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Lewis, Robert G. (Robert George), 1919-
Bio: Robert George Lewis (b. 1919) was an agricultural journalist and economic consultant. In 1960 he was director of national headquarters for Farmers for Kennedy and Johnson Committee. He served as Administrator for the Rural Community…
Levinson, Larry, 1930
Bio: awrence E. Levinson, also known as Larry Levinson, (b. 1930), graduated from Syracuse in 1952 and Harvard Law School in 1955. Levinson served in the Kennedy Administration as counsel in the offices of the Secretary of the Air Force and Defense…
Lemnitzer, Lyman L. (Lyman Louis), 1899-1988
Bio: Lyman Louis Lemnitzer (1899-1988) was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He received his commission in the Coast Artillery Corps from West Point in 1920 and was an instructor at West Point from 1926 to 1930, and again in 1934 and 1935. He…
LeMay, Curtis E. (Curtis Emerson), 1906-1990
Bio: Curtis Emerson LeMay (1906-1990) was a U.S. Air Force general who directed the bombing of Japan in World War II, and helped lead the bombing in Germany. He built the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and served as Air Force Chief…
Lasker, Mary W. (Mary Woodward), 1900-1994
Bio: Mary Lasker (1900-1994) and her husband Albert D. Lasker co-founded the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, which supports medical research. Between 1900 and 1940 major sources of financing for medical research were nongovernmental, with private…
Laitin, Joseph
Bio: Joseph Laitin was a journalist and government official. He began at the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and the Standard News Association. During World War II he was head of the United Press staff in Washington, D.C., and later became a war correspondent…
Krimer, William D.
Bio: 6/22/1915-2/4/2001; Russian interpreter; Senior Language Officer in the Language Services Division, Department of State 1963-1982.
Krim, Arthur B., 1910-1994
Bio: Arthur B. Krim (b. April 4, 1910, New York City-d. September 21, 1994, New York City), American entertainment lawyer, the former finance chairman for the U.S. Democratic Party, an adviser to President Lyndon Johnson. He was the chairman of…
Komer, R. W.
Bio: Robert W. Komer was appointed a NSC staff assistant to McGeorge Bundy in 1961. In 1965 he was named Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and in April 1966 he was made Special Assistant to the President in…
Koeniger, John Fritz, 1904-1989
Bio: John Fritz Koeniger (b. September 26, 1904, Texas-d. January 15, 1989, Austin, Texas) was a childhood friend of Lyndon B. Johnson and worked in Johnson’s office during his time as a United States Representative for the Texas 10th District.
Keppel, Francis C., 1916-1990
Bio: Francis C. Keppel (1916-1990), educator and government official, was Commissioner of Education in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare from 1963 to 1965, and Chairman of the Board of the General Learning Corporation from 1966 to…
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
Bio: Edward Moore Kennedy (b. Feb. 22, 1932, Boston, Mass.-d. Aug. 25, 2009), graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in government in 1956, and received his LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1959. He served in the United States…
Kellam, Jesse Cage, 1900-1977
Bio: Jesse Cage Kellam, also known as J. C. Kellam, (b. August 24, 1900-d. October 11, 1977) was a long-time business associate and friend of Lyndon Baines Johnson. He was Deputy Director of the National Youth Administration for Texas from 1935 to…
Keach, Carroll, 1914-1983
Bio: Carroll Keach (b. William Carroll Keach, September 22, 1914, Tomball, Texas-d. January 28, 1983, Robstown, Neuces, Texas), newspaper editor and associate of Lyndon B. Johnson. He attended Sam Houston High School and was a speech student of…
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-
Bio: (1936-1996) First female African-American Senator elected to the Texas State Senate, 1966-1972; U.S. Congresswoman, 1972-1978; Member, House Judiciary Committee during Nixon impeachment hearings; Delivered keynote address at Democratic National…
Jones, Luther Edward, Jr., 1914-1999
Bio: Luther Edward Jones, Jr., also known as L. E. (b. January 12, 1914, Montgomery County, Texas-d. September 6, 1999, Corpus Christi, Texas), lawyer. Attended Central High School in Houston, Texas, where he was on the debate team led by Lyndon B.…
Jones, John Wesley, 1907-1998
Bio: John Wesley Jones (1907-1998) was a Foreign Service officer and diplomat. After graduating from George Washington University in 1930, he joined the Foreign Service. He served in Mexico and Italy, and was one of the last diplomats to leave…
Jones, James R.
Bio: (1939- ) Attorney; Assistant to Chief of Staff W. Marvin Watson, 1965-1968; Deputy Special Assistant to the President, 1968; Special Assistant to the President 1968-1969; U.S. Congressman, Oklahoma, 1973-1987
Jones, Boisfeuillet, 1913-2001
Bio: Boisfeuillet Jones (b. January 22, 1913, Atlanta, Georgia-d. July 19, 2001, Atlanta, Georgia), educator, federal official, and administrator of philanthropic organizations. graduate of Emory University; served as president of Emily and Ernest…
Johnson, W. Thomas, 1941-
Bio: Wyatt Thomas Johnson, Jr., also known as Tom Johnson, was born in Macon, Georgia, on September 30, 1941. He started his career in journalism in 1958, while still attending Lanier High School in Macon, in 1958. In 1965, he accepted an appointment…