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Silverberg, Denise
Bio: Denise Silverberg is the granddaughter of David Eleck Snyder and daughter of Harriet Anne Silverberg, who did public relations for the Lady Bird Johnson Train in 1964 and was public relations assistant to George Reedy in the Lyndon Johnson…
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Shiflett, Ted, 1943-2008
Bio: Ronnie Ted Shiflett was an amateur poet from Rome, Georgia.
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Shelton, Isabelle, 1916-1993
Bio: Isabelle Shelton (b. August 29, 1916-d. May 25, 1993, Washington, D.C.), reporter for the Washington Star. During her years on the staff, she covered First Ladies from Bess Truman to Pat Nixon and wrote about a variety of women's issues. She…
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Shellow, Robert Scott, 1929
Bio: Robert Scott Shellow (b. September 22, 1929, Milwaukee, Wisconsin), management service company executive, consultant. He received a bachelor’s degree from Reed College in 1951, and a Master of Arts in 1952 and a PhD in 1956 from the University…
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Seriff, Jack
Bio: Jack Seriff, resident of Austin, Texas, was a member of Congregation Agudas Achim in Austin, Texas, and served as the congregations recording secretary.
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Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999
Bio: Glenn Theodore Seaborg (1912-1999), research chemist, educator, and government official, was Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission from 1961 to 1971.
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Schwartz, Marie Smith, 1920
Bio: Marie Schwartz (b. March 19, 1920, Atlanta, Georgia) was a journalist, author, philanthropist, and a personal friend to the Lyndon Johnson family. She was a staff writer for the Washington Post, covering the White House during the Eisenhower,…
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Schumm, Ruth F. (Ruth Frances), 1921-1988
Bio: Ruth Frances Schumm was a journalist from Dallas, Texas who served as an aide to Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Schroeder, Grace Lee Arledge, 1921-2013
Bio: Grace Arledge Schroeder (b. February 28, 1921-d. January 18, 2013), graduated from high school in Manor, Texas. She worked as an artist, and lived in Austin, Texas, for over forty years.
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Schnapper, Morris Bartel, 1912-1999
Bio: Morris Bartel Schnapper (b. March 25, 1912, New York, New York - d. February 5, 1999, Silver Spring, Maryland) was a longtime Washington book publisher through his publishing firm, Public Affairs Press. Mr. Schnapper also was the author of…
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Scher, Steven, (journalist)
Bio: Steven Scher, journalist, was a resident of the Bronx, New York in 1970.
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Schandler, Herbert Yale, 1928-2015
Bio: Herbert Yale Schandler (b. January 2, 1928, Asheville, North Carolina-d. July 16, 2015, McLean, Virginia), soldier and scholar. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1952, and in the 1950s worked as an…
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Schaefer, Walter W., 1906-1983
Bio: Walter W. Schaefer (b. August 7, 1906-d. April 8, 1983) was a Sergeant at Arms for the Texas State House of Representatives and served in the United States Army from 1940 to 1945. Schaefer is interred in the Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery in…
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Salinger, Pierre E. G. (Pierre Emil George), 1925-2004
Bio: Pierre Emil George Salinger (b. 1925) journalist and government official, was the Press Secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy from 1959 to 1960, and again from 1961 to 1963 during Kennedy's presidency. He was the Chief Foreign Correspondent for…
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Sacks, I. Milton (Isaac Milton), 1919-1981
Bio: Isaac Milton Sacks (1919-1981) was an educator and political scientist. He was a research analyst in Southeast Asia and international communism with the U.S. Department of State from 1946 to 1951. He was also a professor at Yale and Brandeis…
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Ryan, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1914-2003
Bio: Robert Joseph Ryan (1914-2003) was a diplomat with the U.S. State Department and United Nations. He was a foreign service officer; Ambassador to Niger from 1964 to 1968; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State from 1968 to 1969; and he became…
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Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971
Bio: Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. (b. Nov. 2, 1897, Winder, Ga.-d. Jan. 21, 1971, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Senator from Georgia, graduated from the University of Georgia law school in 1918. He served with the U.S. Naval Reserve (1918) and was a member…
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Ross, Sanford G.
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Rolston, Dillard Calvin, 1898-1975
Bio: Dillard Calvin Butler was the Mayor of Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, and a lawyer for the Cotton Belt Railroad. He worked for Lyndon Johnson’s campaigns in Camp County, Texas.
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Rolston, Butler
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Rogers, Warren
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Robson, John E. (John Edwin), 1930-
Bio: John Edward Robson was born on June 21, 1930 in New York City, New York. He received a B.A. from Yale University in 1952 and an LL.B. from Harvard University in 1955. He had a varied professional career in law practice, management, academia, and…
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Robinson, Hugh
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Robertson, Dale, Jr., 1954
Bio: Dale Robertson, also known as E. Dale Robertson, also known as Edward Dale Robertson (b. July 9, 1954), is a lawyer from Brownsville, Texas.
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Rives, Clarice Taylor, 1904-1991
Bio: Clarice Taylor Rives (b. Clarice Emma Taylor, November 16, 1904, Dallas County, Alabama-d. March 28, 1991, Tyler, Dallas County, Alabama), was the wife of Murray Gordon Rives and a cousin of Lady Bird Johnson. Rives was a resident of Tyler,…
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Riggs, Garland
Bio: Garland Riggs served in the United States Navy and was attached to Lyndon B. Johnson's Congressional staff in 1942.
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Richards, Horace Edward, 1905-1987
Bio: Horace Edward Richards (b. March 22, 1905, Kirtley, Fayette County, Texas-d. April 27, 1987, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas) was a member of Alpha and Omega Fraternity at Southwest Texas State Teachers College and a columnist for The College Star…
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Richards, Douglas D.
Bio: Douglas D. Richards was a member of the Lincoln Commission of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and had a mailing address at the National Press Building in Washington, D.C. in 1973.
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Rhetts, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1910-1971
Bio: Charles Edward Rhetts was born in Columbus, Indiana, on May 21, 1910. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College, Rhetts earned his law degree from Harvard University in 1934. Rhetts maintained a private law practice specializing in labor…
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Ream, Lindsey Kendall, 1987
Bio: Lindsey Kendall Ream (b. March 28, 1987, Tarrant, Texas), granddaughte of Donald Gene Ream and resident of Katy, Texas.
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Rawls, Palmer Harrison, 1893-1967
Bio: Palmer Harrison Rawls (b. June 10, 1893, Rock Hill, South Carolina-d. November 7, 1967, Rock Hill, South Carolina), soldier. He was a member of Battery C, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery in the United States Army and fought in France during…
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Ransom, Harry Huntt, 1908-1976
Bio: Harry Huntt Ransom (1908-1976) was an educator and university chancellor at the University of Texas at Austin. He began teaching English at the University of Texas from 1935 to 1938, was assistant profession from 1938 to 1942, associate…
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Randolph, Paul Johnston, 1905-1990
Bio: Paul Johnston Randolph (b. September 5, 1905, Beason, Logan County, Illinois-d. November 20, 1990, Walton County, Florida), Illinois State Representative. He attended Lincoln High School, Millikin University, and the University of Illinois. He…
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Rainer, Vessie Thrasher, 1898-1987
Bio: Vessie Thrasher Rainer, also known as Mrs. R. A. Rainer, Sr. (b. Vessie Mae Thrasher, June 8, 1898-d. February 23, 1987, Butts County, Georgia), was a genealogist from McDonough, Henry County, Georgia. She married Robert Andrew Rainer in 1919.…
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Presnal, Ruthie Mae, 1925
Bio: Ruthie Mae Presnal, also known as Ruth (b. Ruthie Mae Gathright, August 12, 1925, Austin, Texas), resident of Austin, Texas. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1942 and married James K. Presnal.
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Powell, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Harrison), 1881-1960
Bio: Benjamin Harrison Powell, Sr. (1881-1960) was an attorney and friend of Lyndon B. Johnson. He had a private law practice in Texas, and also served as a judge for the 12th Judicial District and the Commission of Appeals, a branch of the Texas…
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Pfeiffer, Edward J., 1936-2006
Bio: Edward J. Pfeiffer, also known as Edward Janoskank Pfeiffer and Ede Janos Pfeiffer (b. May 5, 1936, Gyula, Hungary-d. March 15, 2006, Pasadena, California), was an author, professor, and resident of Arcadia and Pasadena, California. He attended…
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