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Wallace, Robert A. (Robert Ash), 1921
Bio: Robert Ash Wallace, Jr. was born on May 26, 1921, in Cordell, Oklahoma. He received a BA in political science at the University of Washington, and a PhD in public administration from the University of Chicago. Wallace became legislative…
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Wallace, Elizabeth Paterson, 1922-2011
Bio: Elizabeth “Pat” Paterson Wallace (b. Elizabeth Paterson, January 19, 1922, Thurber, Texas-d. January 24, 2011, San Antonio, Texas), retail designer. She grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and graduated from R.L. Paschal High School in 1939.…
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Updegrove, Mark K.
Bio: Mark K. Updegrove is a journalist, author, educator, and Presidential historian who served as the Director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum and as Inaugural CEO of the National Medal of Honor Museum
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Turner, Randy C.
Bio: Randy C. Turner, also known as Randolph C. Turner, was a collector and a resident of Austin, Texas.
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Turner, Donald F. (Donald Frank), 1921-1994
Bio: Donald Frank Turner (1921-1994) was a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court from 1950 to 1951, and served as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Anti-Trust Division at the Department of Justice from 1965 to 1968. He was also a lawyer in…
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Turchin, Charles R., 1911-1983
Bio: Charles R. Turchin (b. July 4, 1911, New York-d. April 18, 1983, Palm Beach, Florida), podiatrist. He was the podiatrist to President Lyndon B. Johnson and his family, and was president of the American Podiatry Association. Turchin served in the…
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Tucker, Stearns Seymour, Sr., 1899-1968
Bio: Stearns Seymour Tucker, Sr. (b. May 27, 1899, White Haven, Pennsylvania-d. July 31, 1968, Richland Hills, Texas) was a deputy state administrator for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Texas. He lived in Johnson City, New York before…
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Tucker, Ray
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Trudeau, Arthur G. (Arthur Gilbert), 1902-1991
Bio: Arthur Gilbert Trudeau (1902-1991) served in the U.S. Army, advancing through grades to Lieutenant General. He was chief of Army Intelligence from 1953 to 1955; chief of staff of the Far East and UN Command from 1955 to 1956; and chief of…
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Travis, Edmunds, 1890-1971
Bio: Edmunds Travis (1890-1971) was a newspaper editor from Texas. He worked as an editor for the following newspapers, beginning in 1908: the Austin Tribune, the Austin Statesman, the Austin Dispatch, and the Houston Post.
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Travell, Janet G. (Janet Graeme), 1901-1997
Bio: Janet Graeme Travell (1901-1997) was the physician to John F. Kennedy from 1955 to 1963, and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1963 to 1965.
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Towner, Dean Hamilton, 1919-2013
Bio: Dean Hamilton Towner (b. May 20, 1919, Saranac Lake, New York-d. November 5, 2013, Austin, Texas), educator. He attended Cornell University from 1936 to 1941, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and earned a B.A. and a M.A. in Classical…
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Tobriner, Walter Nathan, 1902-1979
Bio: Walter Nathan Tobriner (b. July 2, 1902, Washington, D.C.-d. July 14, 1979, Washington, D.C.), lawyer, United States Ambassador, and government appointee. He attended Sidwell Friends School, but left early to attend Princeton University where he…
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Tobias, Andrew, 1947-
Bio: Andrew Tobias is an author, mainly on financial and business topics, who served as the Treasurer for the Democratic National Committee from 1999 until 2017.
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Tilson, Betty
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Tillman, Stephen Frederick, 1900-1977
Bio: Stephen F. Tillman was a Colonel in the U.S. Army, civil servant, genealogist, and author
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Tierney, Paul J. (Paul James), 1916-1995
Bio: Paul James Tierney (1916-1995) was a staff member with the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee from 1953 to 1955, and assistant counsel to the Government Operations Committee from 1955 to 1963. He was a member of the Interstate Commerce…
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Thompson, Brad, 1923
Bio: Brad Thompson was born August 2, 1923, in Bunyan, Erath County, Texas. He married Betty Watson of Dublin in January 1943, and was later drafted into the Army Air Corps. Following his discharge from the Army Air Corps in late 1945, he returned to…
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Thompson, Robert E.
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Thomas, Norman C. (Norman Carl), 1932-
Bio: Normal Carl Thomas (b. 1932), political scientist and educator, is the author of the following books: Rule 9: Politics, Administration and Civil Rights (1966, with Karl Lamb); Congress: Politics and Practice (1964); Education in National…
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Tenenbaum, Edward A. (Edward Adam), 1921-
Bio: Edward Adam Tenenbaum (b. 1921) was an economist with the Finance Division of the Office of Military Government for Germany, U.S. (OMGUS) and wrote a study on German currency reform during the Truman administration. He was also an economist with…
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Taylor, T. J., III, 1924
Bio: T. J. Taylor, III, (b. November 22, 1924), of Corpus Christi, Texas, is a nephew of Lady Bird Johnson.
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Taylor, Jay Littleton, 1902-1982
Bio: Jay Littleton Taylor (b. January 24, 1902, Bowie, Texas-d. May 13, 1982, Amarillo, Texas), was a financier, oilman and cattle rancher in Northwest Texas. He worked as general manager of an oil-field service company, Halliburton Company, and is…
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Swift, Roy Lee, 1911-1995
Bio: Roy Lee Swift (b. August 6, 1911-d. August 13, 1995), resident of Floresville, Texas.
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Sutton Family
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Stillman, James David
Bio: James David Stillman is a collector of handwriting and signatures.
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Steele, John L. (John Lawrence), 1917-2001
Bio: John Lawrence Steele (1917-2001), journalist and communications executive, reported on political events in Washington, D.C., for many years. During the 1940s and early 1950s he worked for United Press International and covered Dwight D.…
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Starkie, Earl Lee, 1915-1990
Bio: Earl Lee Starkie (b. August 30, 1915, San Angelo, Texas-d. December 19, 1990, Austin, Texas) was a resident of Austin, Texas. He is the son of Clarence E. Starkie and Cora Killinger. Starkie is interred in Fairmount Cemetery in San Angelo,…
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Stallman, Rosina Fredericka, 1892-1980
Bio: Rosina Fredericka Stallman (b. Rosina Fredericka Walling, October 8, 1892, Bell Town, Crawford County, Iowa-d. February 24, 1980, Eagle Lake, Texas) was a school teacher in Shaw’s Bend, Willow School, and Bernardo, Texas before she married…
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Sprague, Irvine H. (Irvine Henry), 1921-
Bio: Irvine Henry Sprague (b. 1921) was an administrative assistant to Congressman John J. McFall from 1957 to 1962, Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1967 to 1968, and administrative assistant to the majority whip in the U.S. House of…
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Spingarn, Stephen J. (Stephen Joel), 1908-1984
Bio: Stephen Joel Spingarn (1908-1984) was an administrative assistant to President Harry S. Truman in 1949 and 1950. He was a member of the Federal Trade Commission from 1950 to 1953, and a member of the Small Business Advisory Committee of the…
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Spelce, Neal L. (Neal Leslie), 1936-
Bio: Neal Spelce was a long time anchor for KTBC Television and a local celebrity in Austin, Texas. He was an alumnus of the University of Texas in Austin and served as a spokesperson for Lady Bird Johnson.
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Sparks, William Russell, 1924-1987
Bio: William Russell Sparks, also Will R. Sparks, (b. July 15, 1924, Detroit, Michigan-d. December 16, 1987, Long Island, New York) served as a speechwriter for President Lyndon B. Johnson and director of public affairs for Citicorp. He was a writer,…
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Smythe, Hugh H. (Hugh Heyne), 1913-1977
Bio: Hugh Heyne Smythe (1913-1977) was a member of the U.S. Delegation to the 16th session of the United Nations General Assembly, and served as a senior advisor to several United Nations commissions and committees. He was the U.S. Ambassador to…
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Smykal, Louis Joseph, 1916-2004
Bio: Louis Joseph Smykal (b. August 26, 1916, Hallettsville, Texas-d. September 27, 2004, Austin, Texas), businessman and a resident of Austin, Texas. He was a veteran of the Merchant Marines and the U.S. Navy, having served as a radioman in World…
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Smith, Haywood R.
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Skinner, Elliott Percival, 1924-
Bio: Elliott Percival Skinner (b. 1924) was the U.S. Ambassador to Upper Volta from 1966 to 1969. He was a professor of anthropology at Columbia University and chairman of the department of anthropology from 1972 to 1975.
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Skalicky, Ann T., 1910
Bio: Ann T. Skalicky (b. April 7, 1910) was a Public Affairs staffer for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and a resident of Portland, Oregon.
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Simpson, Donald F.
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