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Dorsey, John T., 1948

Bio: John T. Dorsey was born in 1948 in Dallastown, Pennsylvania. He lives with his wife, Mary Dorsey, in Beverly Hills, Michigan, where he works as a consultant.

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Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980

Bio: Helen Gahagan Douglas (b. Helen Gahagan, November 25, 1900, Boonton, Morris County, New Jersey-d. June 28, 1980, New York, New York), actress and politician. She served as the Democratic National committeewoman for California and the vice…

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Dugat, Jean, 1925-1990

Bio: Jean Dugat (b. Martha Jean Dugat, May 6, 1925, El Paso, Texas-d. January 8, 1990, Bee County, Texas), teacher. She received a B.A. from Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos, Texas and taught at A.C. Jones High School in Beeville, Texas.…

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Dungan, Ralph Anthony, Jr., 1923-2013

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Bio: Ralph Anthony Dungan (b. April 22, 1923, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-d. October 5, 2013, St. John Parish, Barbados) was a Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1963 and to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1963 to 1964. He…

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Durbrow, Elbridge, 1903-1997

Bio: (1903-1997) Assistant Chief, Division of Eastern European Affairs, Department of State, 1944, Chief, 1944-1946; U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, 1957-1961; Director, Freedom Studies Center, Boston, Virginia

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Durr, Virginia Foster, 1903-1999

Bio: Virginia Foster Durr (1903-1999) was a civil rights activist and a friend of Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson. She was a relief worker during the Great Depression, worked as a lobbyist and campaign worker for Progressive Party candidate…

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Dutton, Frederick G., 1923-

Bio: (1923-2005) Attorney; Veteran, WWII; Special Assistant to President Kennedy; Organizing Director of JFK Oral History Project, Executive Director, RFK memorial; Deputy National Chairman, Citizens for Kennedy and Johnson, 1960; Executive…

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Eckhardt, Nadine Brammer, 1931

Bio: Nadine Ellen Cannon Eckhardt (b. January 20, 1931, McAllen, Texas). She married Billy Lee Brammer in 1950 and moved to Austin in 1951 where she worked for the University of Texas and the Austin American-Statesman newspaper. She and her…

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Eckler, A. Ross, 1901-1991

Bio: A. Ross Eckler was born May 22, 1901 in Van Hornesville, New York, to Albert Henry and Mary Jane (Young) Eckler. He married Jennie Howe on August 7, 1924. He received an AB from Hamilton College in 1922; an AM from Harvard University in…

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Eckstein, Otto, 1927-1984

Bio: Otto Eckstein was an economist who served on the Council of Economic Advisors under Lyndon B. Johnson. He developed the theory of core inflation and was co-founder of Data Resources, Inc.

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Edgeworth, Georgia Adrian, 1907-1994

Bio: Georgia Adrian Edgeworth (b. Georgia Adrian Cammack, March 6, 1907, Blanco, Texas-d. January 13, 1994, La Vernia, Wilson, Texas) was a resident of San Antonio, Texas in 1982. She was married to Howard Bennett Edgeworth. Edgeworth is interred in…

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Edwards, India, 1895-1990

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Bio: India H. Thomas Gillespie was born on June 16, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John A. and India H. Thomas Gillespie. From 1918 to 1936 Edwards was the Society Editor for the Chicago Tribune. On March 6, 1920 she married John F.…

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Edwards, Tom Rogers, 1933-2006

Bio: Tom Rogers Edwards (b. September 5, 1933, Knox County, Texas-d. August 15, 2006, Deville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, serving from November 1957 to October 1977. Edwards attended the University…

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Eisenhower, Milton Stover, 1899-1985

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Bio: Milton Stover Eisenhower (b. September 15, 1899, d. May 2, 1985) was the youngest brother of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He served as an adviser to every U.S. president from Calvin Coolidge through Richard Nixon. He began working for…

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Elkins, James A., Jr.

Bio: (1919- ) Vice President, 1946-1950, President, 1950, Chairman of the Board, First National Bank, Houston; Board of Regents, University of Houston

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Ellender, Allen Joseph, 1890-1972

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Bio: Allen Joseph Ellender (b. Sept. 24, 1890, Montegut, La.-d. July 27, 1972, Bethesda, Md.), a U.S. Senator from Louisiana, graduated from the Tulane University law school and was admitted to the bar in 1913. He served as a sergeant in the…

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Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015

Bio: George McKee Elsey (b. February 5, 1918, Palo Alto, California-d. December 30, 2015, Tustin, California) was a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve and a staff member in the White House Map Room from 1941 to 1946. He was Assistant to the Special…

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Ensley, Grover W. (Grover William), 1915-2000

Bio: (1915- ) Fiscal analyst, U.S. Bureau of the Budget, 1941-1947; Technical adviser to Senator Ralph Flanders, 1947-1949; Executive Director, Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, 1949-1957; Executive Vice President, National Association of…

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Enthoven, Alain C. (Alain Charles), 1930-

Bio: Alain Charles Enthoven (b. 1930) was an operations research analyst at the Department of Defense in 1960, Deputy Comptroller and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Planning from 1961 to 1965, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for…

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Erb, Paul Ross, 1953

Bio: Paul Ross Erb (b. October 20, 1953, Nueces County, Texas) was a resident of Houston, Texas and is the son of Paul Walters Erb and Wilma Ann Soape Erb of Corpus Christi, Texas.

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