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Lang, A. Scheffer

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Lampman, Robert James, 1920-1997

Bio: Robert James Lampman, also known as R. J. (b. September 25, 1920, Plover, Wisconsin-d. March 4, 1997, Madison, Wisconsin), economist and professor. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1942 and entered the service. After serving as a…

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Ladd, Jonathan F.

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Kruger, W. Stanley

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Knowlton, William A.

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Knowland, William F. (William Fife), 1908-1974

Bio: (1908-1974) Member of California State Assembly, 1933-35; California State Senate, 1935-39; Republican National Committee from California, 1938-42; U.S. Senator from California, 1945-59; Republican candidate for governor in California, 1958

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Knappstein, Heinrich

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Klein, Lawrence

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Kleberg, Robert Justus, 1896-1974

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Kinch, Sam, Sr.

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Killam, Radcliffe

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Khang, Le Nguyen

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Keyserling, Leon Hirsch, 1908-1987

Bio: Leon Hirsch Keyserling was born on January 22, 1908 in Charleston, South Carolina. He received his A.B. degree from Columbia University in 1928 and in 1931 he received his LL.B. from Harvard University. From 1931 to 1933 he was a graduate…

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Kerwin, Walter T.

Bio: (1917-2008) Veteran, WWII; U.S. Army Four-star General; Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command, 1973; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command,1973-1974; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, 1974-1978; Member, Association of the…

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Kennedy, Vann

Bio: (1905- ) Bureau manager for the International News Service at Austin; newspaper correspondent; Secretary of the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee, 1930s and 1940s; President and General Manager of Corpus Christi television station…

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Kennedy, Mylton

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Kelly, William P.

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Kellam, Claud

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Keith, Alexander MacDonald

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Keen, Joe

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Keating, Val M., 1902-1991

Bio: Val M. Keating (b. Val McGuire or Maguire, July 13, 1902, Minnesota-d. December 15, 1991, Harris County, Texas), social worker. Keating received a degree in social work from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. She moved to Texas in the…

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Karnow, Stanley, 1925-

Bio: Stanley Karnow (b. 1925) was the Paris Correspondent for Time magazine from 1950 to 1957, North African Bureau Chief from 1958 to 1959, Hong Kong Bureau Chief from 1959 to 1962, and the Special Correspondent from 1962 to 1963. He was a Far East…

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Just, Ward

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Judd, Walter Henry, 1898-1994

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Jorden, William J. (William John), 1923-

Bio: William John Jorden (b. 1923) was a reporter, writer, and a diplomat. He was a foreign correspondent with the New York Times from 1952 to 1961. He joined the State Department in 1961, as a member of the Policy Planning Council, 1961 to 1965.…

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Jordan, William H., Jr.

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Jordan, Robert E., III

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Jones, William K.

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Jones, Roger W. (Roger Warren), 1908-1993

Bio: Roger W. Jones (1908-1993) was born in New Hartford, Connecticut. He graduated from Cornell University and received a master's degree from Columbia University. In 1933 he moved to Washington, DC, and went to work for the Bureau of the Budget.…

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Jones, Marvin

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Jones, Herman

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Jones, Curran L. "Jack"

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Jones, Bess

Bio: (1913-2007) Wife of Judge Herman Jones; Journalist, Austin American Statesman; Public Information Director, Texas Tuberculosis Association; Founding President, Austin Cerebral Palsy Center; first President, Volunteer Council, Austin State…

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Johnson, Nicholas

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Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007

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Claudia Alta Taylor was born in Karnack, Texas on December 22, 1912. Her father was Thomas Jefferson Taylor, owner of a general store who declared himself "dealer in everything." Her mother, Minnie Pattillo Taylor, died when the little girl was…

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Jenkins, Herbert

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Jansen, Ebba

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Jansen, Alvin J.

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Janeway, Eliot, 1913-1993

Bio: Eliot Janeway (b. Eliot Jacobstein, January 1, 1913, New York City-d. February 8, 1993) was the son of Jewish parents Meyer Joseph Jacobstein and the former Fanny Siff. Janeway was an American economist, journalist and author whose career…

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James, W. Ervin

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