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Paul, Norman S. (Norman Stark), 1919-1978
Bio: Norman Stark Paul (b. Mar. 23, 1919, Stamford, Conn.-d. May 30, 1978), lawyer, served as Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force from 1965 to 1967.
Palmer, Joseph, II
Bio: (1914-1994) Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Nairobi, 1943; U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, 1960-1964; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 1966-1969; U.S. Ambassador to Libya, 1969
Oliver, Covey T. (Covey Thomas), 1913-
Bio: Covey Thomas Oliver (b. 1913) was a legal educator and consultant. He was U.S. Ambassador to Colombia from 1964 to 1966, and he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs from 1967 to 1968.
Okun, Arthur M., 1928-1980
Bio: Arthur M. Okun (1928-1980) was an economist widely known for his formulation Okun's Law, which provides the mathematical relationship between the rate of unemployment and the gross national product. Okun served as a professor economics at Yale…
O'Brien, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Francis), 1917-1990
Bio: Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990), Democratic Party official, government official, served as the Director of Organization for the Kennedy-Johnson Presidential campaign in 1960. He was the Special Assistant to the President for Congressional…
Nichols, Dorothy
Bio: Dorothy Jackson Nichols (b. 1913, Cotulla, Texas; d. 1990 Washington, D.C.) was a secretary who worked for Lyndon B. Johnson since his first term in Congressthrough his Presidency. She was married to Federal Judge Philip Nichols.
Moyers, Bill D., 1934-
Bio: Journalist; Summer intern for Senator Johnson, 1954; Top aide during LBJ's 1960 presidential campaign; Associate director of public affairs, 1961, Deputy Director, 1962-1963, Peace Corps; Special Assistant to the President, 1963-1967; Whie House…
Moorer, Thomas H. (Thomas Hinman), 1912-2004
Bio: Thomas Hinman Moorer (b. 1912) was a naval officer and Chief of Naval Operations from August 1, 1967 to July 1, 1970.
Monroney, A. S. Mike (Almer Stillwell Mike), 1902-1980
Bio: Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney (b. March 2, 1902, Oklahoma City, Okla.-d. Feb. 13, 1980, Rockville, Md.), a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1924. He was a reporter, writer, and…
Miller, Alfred Dale, 1909-1997
Bio: Dale Miller was a Washington D.C. lobbyist from Corpus Christi, Texas. He served as the Chairman of the 1965 Inaugural Committee.
Middleton, Harry Joseph, 1921
Bio: Harry Joseph Middleton (b. October 24, 1921, Centerville, Iowa-d. January 20, 2017, Austin, Texas), American journalist, who served as Lyndon B. Johnson's Presidential speech writer and staff assistant from 1967 to 1969 and as the director of…
Meany, George, 1894-1980
Bio: President, New York State Federation of Labor, 1934-1939; Secretary Treasurer, 1939-1952, President, 1952-1955, American Federation of Labor; President, AFL-CIO, 1955-1979
McPherson, Harry C. (Harry Cummings), 1929-
Bio: Harry Cummings McPherson, Jr. (b. 1929) was a lawyer and government official. He served the U.S. Senate as assistant general counsel to Democratic policy committee, 1956 to 1959; associate counsel, 1959 to 1961; and general counsel, 1961 to…
McNamara, Robert Strange, 1916-2009
Bio: Robert Strange McNamara (b. June 9, 1916, in San Francisco, California-d. July 2009, Washington, D.C.) was a business executive and Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. During World War II he worked on the…
McLean, William Hunter, 1909-1982
Bio: William Hunter McLean (1909-1982) was a friend and campaign manager of President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was the Chairman of the Texas Department of Insurance from August 31, 1963 to August 30, 1968
McKee, William F. (William Fulton), 1906-1987
Bio: William Fulton McKee (1906-1987) was born in Chilhowie, Virginia. He received his commission in the Coast Artillery Corps from West Point in 1929 and later advanced to the rank of brigadier general in February 1945. His positions in the U.S. Air…
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-
Bio: George S. McGovern was born on July 19, 1922 in Avon, South Dakota. He served in the following capacities: professor of history and political science, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1949 to 1953; executive secretary, South Dakota Democratic Party,…
