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Seamans, Robert Channing, 1918-2008

Bio: Robert Channing Seamans (b. Octover 30, 1918, Salem, Massachusetts-d. June 28, 2008), Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from December 21, 1965 to January 5, 1968. He later served as Secretary of the Air…

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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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Scott, Bess Whitehead, 1890-1997

Bio: Bess Whitehead Scott (b. Bess Lorena Whitehead, December 13, 1890, Blanket, Texas-d. December 27, 1997, Austin, Texas), journalist. She is the daughter of William Tazewell Whitehead and Sarah Caroline Barnett. Scott attended Baylor Female…

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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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Schlesinger, Arthur Meier, Jr., 1917-2007

Bio: Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (b. October, 15, 1917, Columbus, Ohio-d. February 28, 2007, New York, New York), historian and writer. He received his A.B. summa cum laude from Harvard University in 1938, was a postgraduate Henry Fellow at Cambridge…

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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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Scammon, Richard M. (Richard Montgomery), 1915-2001

Bio: Richard Montgomery Scammon was born July 17, 1915, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served in England, France, and Germany with the U.S. Army, from 1941 to 1946, and became a captain. He also served with the U.S. Office of Military Government for…

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