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Burney, Cecil Edward, 1914-1989
Bio: Cecil Edward Burney (b. October 6, 1914, Riesel, Texas-d. June 11, 1989, Corpus Christi, Texas), lawyer. He was admitted to the Texas State Bar in 1938 and commenced practice in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was a partner at Wood, Burney,…
Burleson, Omar Truman, 1906-1991
Bio: Omar Truman Burleson (b. March 19, 1906, Anson, Tex.-d. May 14, 1991, Abilene, Tex.) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas. He served as county attorney of Jones County, Texas from 1931 to 1934 and as Jones County judge from 1934 to…
Bundy, William P. (William Putnam), 1917-2000
Bio: William Putnam Bundy (1917-2000) served on the Central Intelligence Agency's National Board of Estimates from 1951 to 1961, was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for international security affairs from 1961 to 1963, and was Assistant…
Bundy, McGeorge, 1919-1996
Bio: McGeorge Bundy (1919-1996) was the national security adviser to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1949 Bundy became a lecturer of government on the Harvard University faculty. He quickly rose to become the dean of the College…
Bryant, C. Farris
Bio: Attorney; Member, then Speaker, Florida House of Representatives, 1942-1956; Veteran, WWII, U.S. Navy; Governor of Florida, 1961-1965; U.S. National Security Council; Director, Office of Emergency Planning, 1966-1967.
Bruce, David Kirkpatrick Este, 1898-1977
Bio: David K. E. Bruce was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 12, 1898. During the Truman Administration, he served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 1947 to 1948; Chief of the Economic Cooperation Administration to France, May 1948 to 1949;…
Brownstein, Philip N. (Philip Nathan), 1917-1999
Bio: Philip Nathan Brownstein (1917-1999) worked for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) from 1935 to 1944, and he worked for the Veterans Administration (VA) from 1946 to 1963. He was director of the loan guaranty service at the VA from 1956 to…
Brooks, Robert Max, 1906-1982
Bio: Robert Max Brooks (b. December 23, 1906, Malvern, Arkansas-d. September 9, 1982, Austin, Texas) was an architect from Austin, Texas who worked on several prominent government projects including the Federal Building in Austin, Texas, the Lyndon…
Brandt, Willy, 1913-1992
Bio: Willy Brandt (b. Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm, December 18, 1913, Lubeck, Germany-d. October 8, 1992, Unkel, Germany), German statesman and politician. He was mayor of Berlin from 1957 to 1966, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (commonly…
Boyd, Alan S. (Alan Stephenson), 1922-
Bio: Alan Stephenson Boyd (b. 1922) was a member and Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, from 1961 to 1965, Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation from 1965 to 1967, and Secretary of the Department of Transportation from 1967 to 1969.…
Bowles, Chester Bliss, 1901-1986
Bio: Chester Bliss Bowles (b. April 5, 1901, Springfield, Massachusetts-d. May 25, 1986, Essex, Connecticut), government official and Congressman. He graduated from Choate School in 1919 and Yale University in 1924. He worked as a businessman in…
Bowdler, William G.
Bio: William G. Bowdler worked in the State Department, and as a Organization of American State delegate, from 1950 to 1956, and again 1960 to 1963. He was a White House Latin American adviser, 1965-1968. He served as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador,…
Boutin, Bernard Louis, 1923-2011
Bio: Bernard Louis Boutin (b. 1923), businessman, New Hampshire political figure, and government official was mayor of Laconia, New Hampshire, from 1955 to 1959, and a John F. Kennedy campaign worker in 1960. He was Deputy Administrator for the…
Bonanno, Phyllis
Bio: Phyllis O. Bonnanno began as a member of President Johnson's secretarial staff. and later became: the first director of U.S. Trade Representative’s Office of Private Sector Liaison in the Executive Office under Presidents Carter and Reagan;…
Bolling, Richard Walker, 1916-1991
Bio: Richard Walker Bolling was born May 17, 1916. He served as a U.S. Congressman from the Fifth District of Missouri, 1949 to 1983. He died in Washington, D.C. on April 21, 1991.
Bohlen, Charles E. (Charles Eustis), 1904-1973
Bio: Charles "Chip" Eustis Bohlen (b. August 30, 1904-d. January 1, 1973), diplomat and Russian specialist, was born in Clayton, New York. After Bohlen took his B.A. at Harvard in 1927, he went on a world tour on a tramp ship. Although he had not…
Boggs, Lindy, 1916-
Bio: Lindy Boggs was the widow of Hale Boggs. She served as Chairperson at the Inaugural Ball Committee for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson; she was the first woman elected to House of Representatives from Louisiana, serving as Congresswoman,…
Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971
Bio: Hugo LaFayette Black (1886-1971) was a judge for the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 12, 1937; confirmed by the Senate on August 17, 1937; and received his commission on August 18, 1937. He…
Bernhard, Berl, 1929-
Bio: Berl I. Bernhard (b. 1929), lawyer and government official was General Attorney, Staff Director, and Executive Staff Director of the Commission on Civil Rights from 1958 to 1963. Bernhard was also a campaign aide to Senator Edmund S. Muskie from…
