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Davis, Sid, 1927
Bio: Sid Davis (b. Sydney or Sidney Davis, November 13, 1927, Youngstown, Ohio), journalist. He received a B.S. from Ohio University in 1952. Davis worked as a news reporter for station WJEH in Gallipolis, Ohio from 1950 to 1951 and news director for…
Davis, George R., 1909-1993
Bio: Dr. George R. Davis (b. February 22, 1909, Topeka, Kansas-d. July 13, 1993, Dallas, Texas) was the pastor of National City Christian Church in Washington, D.C. He conducted the state funeral ceremonies for Lyndon B. Johnson.
Crooker, John Henry, Jr., 1914-2007
Bio: John Henry Crooker, Jr. (b. October 26, 1914, Houston, Texas-d. May 18, 2007, Houston, Texas), lawyer. He received a B.A. from Rice Institute (now known as Rice University) in 1935 and a LL.B. from the University of Texas in 1937. He was…
Corcoran, Thomas G., 1900-1981
Bio: Thomas G. Corcoran (1900-1981) was law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes; he then served with Reconstruction Finance Corporation in 1932, as Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, 1933, and Special Assistant to the U.S.…
Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993
Bio: John Bowden Connally, Jr. (b. Feb. 27, 1917–d. June 15, 1993), served as Governor of Texas, Secretary of the Navy under President John F. Kennedy, and as Secretary of the Treasury under President Richard M. Nixon. He was wounded while a…
Cohen, Wilbur J. (Wilbur Joseph), 1913-1987
Bio: Wilbur J. Cohen (1913-1987) served on the Committee on Economic Security from 1934 to 1935, which drafted the Social Security Act. From 1935 to 1956, Cohen held several positions with the Social Security Administration, concluding his service as…
Cohen, Sheldon S. (Sheldon Stanley), 1927-
Bio: Sheldon Stanley Cohen (b. 1927) was a legislative attorney in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 1952 to 1956, and he served as chief counsel in the Office of Chief Counsel from 1963 to 1965. He was…
Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998
Bio: Clark M. Clifford was born on December 25, 1906, in Fort Scott, Kansas. He received his LL.B from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1928. From 1928 to 1944 he worked as an attorney in St. Louis. He married Margery Pepperell Kimball…
Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977
Bio: Tom C. Clark (b. September 23, 1899) was the Civil District Attorney, Dallas, 1927-1933, then Attorney General of the United States from 1945 to 1949, and Associated Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1949 to 1967. He was also a member of…
Clark, Ramsey, 1927-
Bio: William Ramsey Clark (b. 1927) was Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice from 1961 to 1965, Deputy Attorney General from 1965 to 1967, and Attorney General from 1967 to 1969. After leaving the Federal government, he was a…
Clark, Edward, 1906-1992
Bio: Edward Clark (1906-1992) was an attorney and banker; Assistant Attorney General of Texas 1932-1935; Assistant to Governor James Allred 1935-1937; Texas Secretary of State 1937-1938; Lyndon Johnson's legal counsel; and U.S. Ambassador to…
Christopher, Warren, 1925-
Bio: Warren Christopher was born on October 27, 1925. He received a B.S. from the University of Southern California in 1945 and an LL.B. from Stanford University in 1949. He has been a lawyer in private practice in Los Angeles since 1950. He…
Christian, George E. (George Eastland), 1927-2002
Bio: George Eastland Christian (b. Jan. 1, 1927-d. Nov. 27, 2002, Austin, Tex.) was a University of Texas graduate. He served as an assistant to Senator Price Daniel in 1956, an assistant to Texas Governor Price Daniel from 1957 to 1963, and an…
Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981
Bio: Emanuel Celler (1881-1981) was an attorney; a delegate and member, Platform Committee of Democratic National Conventions, 1942-1964; and a U.S. Congressman, New York, 1923-1973.
Celebrezze, Anthony J. (Anthony Joseph), 1910-
Bio: Anthony J. Celebrezze (1910-1998) was an attorney; WWII veteran, U.S. Navy; member, President's Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1959-1962; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1962-1965; and Judge, 6th Circuit Court of…
Cater, Douglass, 1923-1995
Bio: Silas Douglass Cater (1923-1995) was a Washington editor for Reporter magazine from 1950 to 1963, and national affairs editor from 1963 to 1964. He was Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army in 1951, and Special Assistant to President…
Castro, Nash, 1920-
Bio: Nash Castro (b. 1920) served for 30 years with the National Park Service, from 1939 to 1969, including his service as Director of the National Capital Parks, Washington, D.C. He also served for 21 years as the Executive Director of the Palisades…
Carpenter, Liz, 1920-
Bio: Elizabeth Sutherland Carpenter (b. 1920) operated the Carpenter News Bureau with her husband, Leslie Carpenter, representing national newspapers from 1945 to 1961. She was an executive assistant to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to…
Carpenter, Leslie, 1922-1974
Bio: Leslie Carpenter (1922-1974) was a journalist who operated the Carpenter News Bureau with his wife, Elizabeth S. Carpenter, representing national newspapers from 1945 to 1961. He was also a syndicated Washington correspondent from 1944…
Califano, Joseph A., 1931-
Bio: Joseph A. Califano was trained as an attorney at Harvard Law School and practiced law with private firms as well as with the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy. He served as Special Assistant to the General Counsel of…
Cain, James C. (James Clarence), 1913-1992
Bio: James Clarence Cain (1913-1992) was a friend of Lyndon B. Johnson, and his personal physician beginning in 1946. He worked for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota from 1940 to 1941, 1946 to 1948, and 1966 to 1970.