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Quill, Daniel J.
Bio: Daniel J. Quill served as the Postmaster of San Antonio, Texas for over 30 years and was a close personal friend of Lyndon B. and Lady Bird Johnson, having been the best man at their wedding.
Pollak, Stephen J.
Bio: Stephen J. Pollak, Dartmouth College graduate, 1950, and Yale Law School graduate, 1956. He was a partner at Shea & Gardner prior to its combination with Goodwin Procter in 2004, and served as chair of its Executive Committee from 1993 to 1996.…
Pierson, DeVier, 1931
Bio: Chief Counsel, Joint Committee, Organization of Congress, 1965-1967; Special Counsel to the President, 1967-1969; Member, Trade Advisory Group, Council on International Economic Policy, 1973-1974; Member, Carter Energy Task Force, 1976
Pickle, J. J. (James Jarrell), 1913-
Bio: James Jarrell "Jake" Pickle (b. 1913) was a U.S. Representative from Texas, serving from December 21, 1963 to January 3, 1995. He was area director of the National Youth Administration from 1938 to 1941 and was director of the Texas State…
Perry, Arthur C. (Arthur Colvin), d. 1974
Bio: Arthur Colvin Perry (d. 1974) was an administrative assistant in Washington, D.C. to three U.S. senators from Texas, including Senator Morris Sheppard, Senator Tom Connally, and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. He remained with Johnson through…
Pell, Claiborne, 1918-2009
Bio: Claiborne Pell was born in New York, New York, on November 22, 1918, the son of the diplomat and congressman Herbert C. Pell. As a member of the Democratic Party, Claiborne Pell served as U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms, from…
Paul, Norman S. (Norman Stark), 1919-1978
Bio: Norman Stark Paul (b. Mar. 23, 1919, Stamford, Conn.-d. May 30, 1978), lawyer, served as Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force from 1965 to 1967.
Palmer, Joseph, II
Bio: (1914-1994) Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Nairobi, 1943; U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, 1960-1964; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 1966-1969; U.S. Ambassador to Libya, 1969
Oliver, Covey T. (Covey Thomas), 1913-
Bio: Covey Thomas Oliver (b. 1913) was a legal educator and consultant. He was U.S. Ambassador to Colombia from 1964 to 1966, and he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs from 1967 to 1968.
Okun, Arthur M., 1928-1980
Bio: Arthur M. Okun (1928-1980) was an economist widely known for his formulation Okun's Law, which provides the mathematical relationship between the rate of unemployment and the gross national product. Okun served as a professor economics at Yale…
O'Brien, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Francis), 1917-1990
Bio: Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990), Democratic Party official, government official, served as the Director of Organization for the Kennedy-Johnson Presidential campaign in 1960. He was the Special Assistant to the President for Congressional…
Nichols, Dorothy
Bio: Dorothy Jackson Nichols (b. 1913, Cotulla, Texas; d. 1990 Washington, D.C.) was a secretary who worked for Lyndon B. Johnson since his first term in Congressthrough his Presidency. She was married to Federal Judge Philip Nichols.
Moyers, Bill D., 1934-
Bio: Journalist; Summer intern for Senator Johnson, 1954; Top aide during LBJ's 1960 presidential campaign; Associate director of public affairs, 1961, Deputy Director, 1962-1963, Peace Corps; Special Assistant to the President, 1963-1967; Whie House…
Moorer, Thomas H. (Thomas Hinman), 1912-2004
Bio: Thomas Hinman Moorer (b. 1912) was a naval officer and Chief of Naval Operations from August 1, 1967 to July 1, 1970.
Monroney, A. S. Mike (Almer Stillwell Mike), 1902-1980
Bio: Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney (b. March 2, 1902, Oklahoma City, Okla.-d. Feb. 13, 1980, Rockville, Md.), a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1924. He was a reporter, writer, and…
Miller, Alfred Dale, 1909-1997
Bio: Dale Miller was a Washington D.C. lobbyist from Corpus Christi, Texas. He served as the Chairman of the 1965 Inaugural Committee.
Middleton, Harry Joseph, 1921
Bio: Harry Joseph Middleton (b. October 24, 1921, Centerville, Iowa-d. January 20, 2017, Austin, Texas), American journalist, who served as Lyndon B. Johnson's Presidential speech writer and staff assistant from 1967 to 1969 and as the director of…