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Bentsen, Lloyd, 1921-
Bio: Lloyd Bentsen (1921-2006) was a lawyer and served in the U.S. Army Air Force, 1942-1945. He was a County judge, 1946-1948; U.S. Congressman, Texas, 1948-1955; U.S. Senator, Texas, 1970-1993; and Secretary of the Treasury, 1993-1994. He was…
Benchley, Peter Bradford, 1940-2006
Bio: Peter Bradford Benchley (b. May 8, 1940 – February 12, 2006), best known for his novel Jaws, became a speechwriter in the White House for President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967.
Bell, David E. (David Elliot), 1919-2000
Bio: David E. Bell (b. 1919) was the Administrative Assistant to President Harry S. Truman from 1951 to 1953, Director of the Bureau of the Budget from 1961 to 1962, and an administrator for the Agency for International Development from 1963 to…
Beebe, Leo C. (Leo Clair), 1917-2001
Bio: Leo Clair Beebe (1917-2001) worked for Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1972. He was also a consultant to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare from 1978 to 1981, and the founding President and Executive Vice-Chairman of the National…
Bayh, Birch, 1928-
Bio: Member, Indiana State House of Representatives, 1954-1962; Speaker, Indiana State House of Representatives, 1959; U.S. Senator, Indiana, 1963-1981; Candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976
Battle, Lucius D., 1918-
Bio: Lucius D. Battle was born in 1918 in Dawson, Georgia. He graduated with an A.B. from University of Florida in 1939 and earned his LL.B. from the University of Florida Law School in 1946. From 1942 to 1943 he was an Associate Administrative…
Bator, Francis Michel, 1925
Bio: Francis Michel Bator (b. August 10, 1925, Budapest, Hungary), economist and educator, served as Deputy National Security Advisor, as Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, as Senior Economic Advisor for the Agency of International…
Barr, Joseph Walker, 1918-1996
Bio: Joseph Walker Barr (b. January 17, 1918-d. February 23, 1996) was an assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury from 1961 to 1964, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from 1964 to 1965, Under Secretary of the Treasury…
Ball, George W. (George Wildman), 1909-1994
Bio: George Wildman Ball (1909-1994) graduated from Northwestern University in 1930, and received his J.D. in 1933. He was admitted to the Illinois bar the following year. Ball began his career of government service working in the General…
Baker, John A. (John Austin), 1914-1982
Bio: John Austin Baker (1914-1982) was an economist at the Department of Agriculture from 1937 to 1951, and an assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture from 1948 to 1951. He was the director of legislative services for the National Farmers Union…
Anderson, Robert Bernerd, 1910-1989
Bio: Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) was a lawyer, oil and gas developer, and U.S. government official who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1953 to 1954, as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1954 to 1955, and as Secretary of the Treasury…
Alsop, Stewart
Bio: Stewart Alsop (1914-1974) was the brother of Joseph Alsop; an author; and a columnist for the New York Herald Tribune, 1945-1954, the Saturday Evening Post, 1954-1968, and Newsweek, 1968-1974.
Alsop, Joseph, 1910-
Bio: Joseph Alsop (1910-1989) was a political columnist, New York Herald Tribune, 1932-1937 and co-wrote syndicated column, "The Capital Parade," 1937-1940. He was staff member to General Chennault, 1943-1945. He co-wrote a column with his brother,…
Alford, Dorothy Burkett, 1920-2012
Bio: Dorothy Burkett Alford, also known as Palmie (b. Dorothy Jean Burkett, July 4, 1920, Eastland, Texas-d. March 17, 2012, San Antonio, Texas), secretary. She spent her early years in California and Texas, graduating from Manual Arts High School in…
Alexander, Clifford L., 1933-
Bio: Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. was a Foreign Affairs Officer, National Security Council, 1963-1964 and then Deputy Special Assisitant to the President 1964-1967. Alexander worked with Ralph Dungan (on appointments) and Lee White (on civil rights,…
Albright, Jack
Bio: Jack Albright was the Commanding Officer of the White House Communications Agency, 1965-1969; Brigadier General, Deputy Commander of the First Signal Brigade in Vietnam, 1968; and Commander, STRATCOM/USACC 1971-1976.
Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984
Bio: George Aiken (1892-1984) was Governor of Vermont, 1937-1941 and U.S. Senator, Vermont, 1941-1975.
Ackley, Gardner, 1915-1998
Bio: Hugh Gardner Ackley (1915-1998) worked for the Office of Price Administration in Washington, D.C. from 1941 to 1943 and 1944 to 1946, and he worked for the Office of Strategic Services from 1943 to 1944. He was a member of the Presidents'…
Abell, Bess, 1933-
Bio: Bess Abell was Lady Bird Johnson’s Social Secretary. The daughter of Earle Clements, a man who served Kentucky as both its governor and senator, she lived her entire life around politics. The Johnsons were personal friends; they had hosted…