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White, Lee Calvin, 1923-2013
Bio: Lee Calvin White (b. September 1, 1923, Omaha, Nebraska-d. October 31, 2013, Bethesda, Maryland), presidential adviser and lawyer. He received an electircal engineering degree in 1948 and a law degree in 1950 from the University of Nebraska.…
Wheeler, Earle Gilmore, 1908-1975
Bio: Earle Gilmore Wheeler (1908-1975) was born in Washington, D.C. He received his commission as 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1932, and advanced to the rank of major general in 1955, then to general in 1962. He served as Chairman of the Joint…
Westmoreland, William C. (William Childs), 1914-2005
Bio: William Childs Westmoreland (1914-2005) was commander of all American forces in the Vietnam War, in his role as Commander of the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, 1964 to 1968. He was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from July 1968 to…
Welsh, Edward Cristy, 1909-1990
Bio: Edward Cristy Welsh (1909-1990) was the Executive Secretary of the National Aeronautics and Space Council from 1961 to 1969.
Webb, James E. (James Edwin), 1906-1992
Bio: James Edwin Webb (1906-1992), lawyer and government official, was the Director of the Bureau of the Budget from 1946 to 1949, Under Secretary of State from 1949 to 1952, and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from…
Weaver, Robert Clifton, 1907-1997
Bio: Robert Clifton Weaver was born on December 29, 1907, in Washington, D.C. Weaver received his B.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. Throughout the New Deal era, Weaver served as an advisor on minority affairs in a number of federal…
Wattenberg, Ben J., 1933-
Bio: Ben J. Wattenberg (b. 1933) was an assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1968, and an aide to Vice President Hubert Humphrey in Minneapolis in 1970. He is the author of the following books: This U. S. A. (1965), The Real Majority…
Watson, William Marvin, 1924
Bio: Marvin Watson was born in Oakhurst, Texas, on June 6, 1924. He graduated from Huntsville High School (1941) and Baylor University, (B.B.A. - 1949; M.A. - 1950). His college education was interrupted for service with the Marine Corps during…
Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998
Bio: George Corley Wallace (1919-1998) served as judge of the 3rd Judicial District of Alabama, 1953 to 1958, and he served four terms as Governor of Alabama, 1963 to 1966, 1971 to 1978, and 1983 to 1986.
Waldron, Robert Earl, 1927-1995
Bio: Robert Earl Waldron (b. January 1, 1927, Arp, Smith County, Texas-d. December 8, 1995, Washington, D.C.), aide to Lyndon B. Johnson and interior designer. Waldron attended the Federal Institute of Business in Texas, the University of Texas law…
Valenti, Jack J. (Jack Joseph), 1921-2007
Bio: Jack Joseph Valenti (b. September 5, 1921, Houston, Texas-d. April 26, 2007, Washington, D.C.), advertising and public relations executive who served as Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1963 to 1966. After leaving the White…
Udall, Stewart Lee, 1920-2010
Bio: Stewart Lee Udall (b. January 31, 1920, St. Johns, Arizona-d. March 20, 2010, Santa Fe, New Mexico) served three terms as a congressman from Arizona, then as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, under presidents John F. Kennedy and…
Trowbridge, Alexander Buel, 1929-
Bio: Alexander Buel Trowbridge was Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Domestic and International Business, 1965 to 1967, and Secretary of Commerce, 1967 to 1968.
Territo, Dorothy, 1919-2005
Bio: Dorothy Territo (b. February 17, 1919-d. March 20, 2005, Massachusetts), Library of Congress employee and White House staff assistant to President Johnson from 1963 to 1969. She also worked with White House Special Projects in 1968, then as…
Temple, Larry E., 1935-
Bio: Larry E. Temple was born December 26, 1935, in Plainview, Texas. He received his law degree from the University of Texas in 1959. He served as a White House special assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, then as an assistant to Texas…