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Meany, George, 1894-1980
Bio: President, New York State Federation of Labor, 1934-1939; Secretary Treasurer, 1939-1952, President, 1952-1955, American Federation of Labor; President, AFL-CIO, 1955-1979
McPherson, Harry C. (Harry Cummings), 1929-
Bio: Harry Cummings McPherson, Jr. (b. 1929) was a lawyer and government official. He served the U.S. Senate as assistant general counsel to Democratic policy committee, 1956 to 1959; associate counsel, 1959 to 1961; and general counsel, 1961 to…
McNamara, Robert Strange, 1916-2009
Bio: Robert Strange McNamara (b. June 9, 1916, in San Francisco, California-d. July 2009, Washington, D.C.) was a business executive and Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. During World War II he worked on the…
McLean, William Hunter, 1909-1982
Bio: William Hunter McLean (1909-1982) was a friend and campaign manager of President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was the Chairman of the Texas Department of Insurance from August 31, 1963 to August 30, 1968
McKee, William F. (William Fulton), 1906-1987
Bio: William Fulton McKee (1906-1987) was born in Chilhowie, Virginia. He received his commission in the Coast Artillery Corps from West Point in 1929 and later advanced to the rank of brigadier general in February 1945. His positions in the U.S. Air…
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-
Bio: George S. McGovern was born on July 19, 1922 in Avon, South Dakota. He served in the following capacities: professor of history and political science, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1949 to 1953; executive secretary, South Dakota Democratic Party,…
McCormack, John W., 1891-1980
Bio: (1891-1980) Attorney; Veteran, WWI, U.S. Army; member, State House of Representatives, 1920-1922. State Senate, Massachusetts, 1923-1926; U.S. Congressman, Massachusetts, 1928-1971; Speaker of the House, 1961-1970
McCone, John A. (John Alex), 1902-1991
Bio: John A. McCone (1902-1991) was a graduate from the College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, in 1922. He began his long career as a riveter and boiler-maker for the Llewellen Iron Works in Los Angeles. He eventually became…
McCarthy, Eugene J., 1916-
Bio: (1916 -2005) Technical Assistant for Military Intelligence during WWII, 1942-1946; Instructor, St. Thomas College, 1946-1948; U.S. Congressman from Minnesota's Fourth District, 1949-1958; U.S. Senator, 1959-1970; member, Senate Foreign Relations…
Martin, William McChesney, Jr., 1906-1998
Bio: William McChesney Martin, Jr. (b. December 17, 1906, St. Louis, Missouri-d. July 27, 1998, Washington, D.C.), Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Bank, from April 2, 1951 to January 31, 1970.
Martin, Louis, 1912-1997
Bio: Louis Emanuel Martin was born on November 18, 1912 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. He received a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1934. He worked on the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy, and was a close advisor of Presidents Kennedy…
Marston, Robert Q.
Bio: (1923-1999) Physician; Medical professor; Dean, 1961-1965, Vice Chancellor, 1965-1966, University of Mississippi School of Medicine; Director of National Institutes of Health, 1968-1973; Author
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993
Bio: (1908-1993) Attorney; Special Counsel, NAACP, 1938-1950; Director, Counsel, Legal and Educational Defense Fund, 1940-1961; U.S. Circuit Court Judge, 1961-1965; Solicitor General of the U.S., 1965-1967; Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court,…
Marshall, Burke, 1922-2003
Bio: Burke Marshall (1922-2003), lawyer and government official, was the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice from 1961 to 1964.
Marks, Leonard Harold, 1916-2006
Bio: Leonard Harold Marks (b. March 5, 1916 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-d. August 11, 2006 Washington, D.C.) was a communications lawyer and government official. In October 1962, he was one of thirteen individuals named by President Kennedy to…
Markman, Sherwin J., 1929-
Bio: Sherwin Markman was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 19, 1929. He earned his B.A. Magna Cum Laude from State University of Iowa in 1949 and his J.D. from Yale University Law School in 1952. Markman served as the state president of the Young…
Mann, Thomas C. (Thomas Clifton), 1912-1999
Bio: Thomas Clifton Mann (1912-1999) was born in Laredo, Texas. He graduated from Baylor University in 1934, and from 1934 to 1942, worked as a lawyer on Laredo, Texas. In 1942, Mann joined the Diplomatic Service of the U.S. Department of State, and…
Manatos, Mike, 1914-1983
Bio: Mike (Michael N.) Manatos (1914-1983) was Administrative Assistant to President John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1963, and then for President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1963 to 1969.
Mahoney, Florence Stephenson, 1899-2002
Bio: Florence Stephenson Mahoney (b. April 20, 1899, near Muncie, Indiana-d. November 29, 2002, Washington, D.C.), advocate for national health research and programs.
Maguire, Charles Martin, 1930-2009
Bio: Charles Martin Maguire (b. February 14, 1930, Manhasset, New York-d. April 25, 2009, Washington, D.C.), business and public policy consultant, assistant to Lyndon Johnson. In 1939 his family moved to Dublin, Ireland. Maguire graduated from…
Magnuson, Warren Grant, 1905-1989
Bio: Warren Grant Magnuson (b. April 12, 1905, Moorhead, Minn.-d. May 20, 1989, Seattle, Wash.), a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the State of Washington, graduated from the University of Washington law school in 1929 and served in several…
Macy, John W. (John Williams), 1917-1986
Bio: John Williams Macy (1917-1986), management consultant and government official, was Chairman of the Civil Service Commission from 1961 to 1969.
