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Evers, Charles, 1922-

Bio: (1922- ) Civil rights activist; Brother of Medger Evers; Veteran, WWII, U.S. Army; Mayor, Fayette, Mississippi; Field Director, NAACP

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Faulk, John Henry

Bio: (1913-1990) Long-time acquaintance of LBJ; Radio humorist and storyteller, 1946-1957; Blacklisted and accused of communism by Senator Joseph McCarthy’s AWARE organization; Cast member of television show Hee-Haw, 1975-1980; Playwright

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Fauntroy, Walter Edward, 1933

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Bio: Walter Edward Fauntroy (b. February 6, 1933, Washington, D.C.), was a Delegate from the District of Columbia. He attended Washington, D.C., public schools, graduating from Dunbar High School in 1952. He earned his B.A. from Virginia Union…

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Feild, John G., 1922-2006

Bio: John G. Feild was born in 1922. In 1959, he became a legislative assistant to Senator Philip A. Hart from Michigan. He aided in the campaign to elect John F. Kennedy for president, and served as the executive director of the President’s…

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Feldman, George Joseph, 1903-1994

Bio: George J. Feldman, also known as G. J. Feldman, (b. November 6, 1903-d. November 22, 1994, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania), became an administrative assistant to Senator David L. Walsh, a Massachusetts Democrat, in the 1930s, and later served as a…

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Feldman, Myer, 1914-2007

Bio: Myer Feldman, also Mike Feldman, (b. Jun 22, 1914, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-d. March 1, 2007, Bethesda, Maryland) held the post of Deputy Special Counsel to the President throughout the Kennedy administration. He served with Assistant…

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Fenn, Dan H. (Dan Huntington), 1923-

Bio: Dan Huntington Fenn (b. 1923), educator and government official, was a faculty member of the Harvard Business School from 1955 to 1961. During 1961, he was also Special Assistant to Senator Benjamin Smith of Massachusetts. He was the staff…

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Ferguson, Glenn

Bio: (1930-2008) Author; Director, VISTA, 1964-1966; U.S. Ambassador to Kenya; President, University of Connecticut, 1973-1978; President, Radio Free Liberty-Radio Europe, 1978-1982; President, Lincoln Center, 1983; President, American University…

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Finch, Robert H., 1925-

Bio: (1925-1995) Lawyer; veteran; administrative assistant to Vice President Richard Nixon 1958-1960; campaign manager to Nixon in 1960 presidential election; lieutenant governor of California 1967-1969; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare…

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Finletter, Thomas Knight, 1893-1980

Bio: (1893-1980) Attorney; Special Assistant to the Secretary of State, 1941-1944; Chairman, President's Air Policy Commission, 1947-1948; Secretary of the Air Force, 1950-U.S. Ambassador to NATO, 1961-1965

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Fisher, Ovie Clark

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Bio: (1903-1994) Attorney; Rancher; Author; County Attorney, Tom Green County, Texas, 1931-1935; Member, Texas State House of Representatives, 1935-1937; District Attorney, 51st judicial district, 1937-1943; U.S. Congressman, Texas, 1943-1974

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Fitt, Alfred B. (Alfred Bradley), 1923-1992

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Bio: Alfred Bradley Fitt (1923-1992) was Deputy Secretary of the Army for Manpower from 1961 to 1963, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civil Rights from 1963 to 1964, general counsel for the Department of the Army from 1964 to 1967, and…

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Flax, Alexander H. (Alexander Henry), 1921-

Bio: Alexander Henry Flax (b. 1921) was an aeronautical engineer, serving as chief scientist at the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1961. He was Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and Development from 1963 to 1969.

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Fleming, Robert H.

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Bio: (1912-1984) Journalist; Midwest Bureau Chief, Newsweek Magazine, 1953-1957; Correspondent, 1957-1961, Chief, Washington Bureau, ABC News, 1961-1965; Deputy Press Secretary for LBJ, 1966-1968; Assistant Director, U.S. Intelligence Agency,…

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Fleming, Robert J. (Robert John), 1907-1984

Bio: Robert John Fleming (1907-1984) was appointed the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone on January 4, 1962.

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Flournoy, Craig, 1951

Bio: Craig Flournoy (b. John Craig Flournoy, June 26, 1951, Shreveport, Louisiana), reporter and professor. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Orleans in 1975, a Master of Arts in history from Southern Methodist University in…

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Flynt, Ralph C. M. (Ralph Comer Michael), 1904-1993

Bio: Ralph C. M. Flynt (b. 1904) was Director of General and Liberal Education at the U.S. Office of Education from 1952 to 1953, Assistant Commissioner of Education from 1959 to 1962, and Associate Commissioner of Education from 1963 to 1969.

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Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006

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Bio: Gerald Rudolph Ford was the 38th President of the United States, U. S. Congressman (R-Michigan) from 1949-1973; He became a member of the House Appropriations Committee in 1951, and rose to prominence on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee,…

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