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Ackley, Gardner, 1915-1998

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Bio: Hugh Gardner Ackley (1915-1998) worked for the Office of Price Administration in Washington, D.C. from 1941 to 1943 and 1944 to 1946, and he worked for the Office of Strategic Services from 1943 to 1944. He was a member of the Presidents'…

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Abell, Bess, 1933-

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Bio: Bess Abell was Lady Bird Johnson’s Social Secretary. The daughter of Earle Clements, a man who served Kentucky as both its governor and senator, she lived her entire life around politics. The Johnsons were personal friends; they had hosted…

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Yarmolinsky, Adam, 1922-2000

Bio: Adam Yarmolinsky (1922-2000), lawyer, educator, and government official, was Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1964 and director of the President's anti-poverty program in 1964. He then served as Deputy Assistant…

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Wood, Robert Coldwell, 1923-2005

Bio: Robert Coldwell Wood (b. 1923) was a management organization expert at the U.S. Bureau of the Budget from 1951 to 1954, Under Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from 1966 to 1968, and Secretary of HUD in 1969. He…

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Wisner, Frank

Bio: Foreign Service officer 1961-1997; Agency for International Development 1964-1965; Staff Aide to the Deputy Chief of Mission 1965-1967; Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Civil Operations 1967; Senior Advisor to the Vietnamese…

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Wilson, Glen Parten, Jr., 1922-2005

Bio: Glen Parten Wilson (b. December 10, 1922, Waco, Texas-d. January 8, 2005, Fort Worth, Texas) was an assistant to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and a staff member of the Senate Special Committee on Space and Astronautics. He also served on the Senate…

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Wilson, Cynthia E., 1940-

Bio: Cynthia E. Wilson was born on July 10, 1940. She went to work for the White House Social Correspondence Office in January 1965, and was with that office at least until December 1968. She worked with the First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, as a…

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Williams, S. T. (Samuel Tankersley), 1897-1984

Bio: Samuel Tankersley Williams (b. Aug. 25, 1897, Denton, Tex.-d. Apr. 26, 1984) served as Chief of Staff XXII Corps in 1945 and 1946 and Commanding General of 25th Division, Korea, in 1952 and 1953. In 1953 and 1954, he commanded the XXVI Corps,…

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Williams, Donald A. (Donald Alfred), 1905-1982

Bio: Donald Alfred Williams (1905-1982) was born in Clark County, South Dakota, on July 14, 1905. Following employment with the state highway department at Pierre, South Dakota, he entered duty with the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) on June 3,…

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Weede, Richard Garfield, 1911-1985

Bio: Richard Garfield Weede (b. Sept. 26, 1911, Sterling, Kan.-d. Oct. 22, 1985, Portsmouth, Va.), U.S. Marine Corps officer, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1935. He served on Guam prior to the outbreak of World War II when he joined the…

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Webb, Emma Stullken, 1893-1981

Bio: Emma S. Webb was a school teacher and attorney who lived in Elgin, Texas. She was married to Charles Wilson Webb, who served as the city attorney of Elgin.

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