Bio: Walter Edward Washington (b. April 15, 1915, Dawson, Georgia-d. October 27, 2003, Washington, D.C.), civil servant and politician, was appointed as chief executive of Washington, D.C. in 1967, by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Bio: Paul Culliton Warnke (1920-2001) was a lawyer and government official. He was general counsel at the Department of Defense from 1966 to 1967, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1967 to 1969. He was…
Bio: Lewis William Walt (b. Feb. 16, 1913, Wabaunsee County, Kan.-d. March 26, 1989, Gulfport, Miss.), U.S. Marine Corps officer, enlisted in the Colorado National Guard at the age of 17, and after graduating from university in 1936, he accepted an…
Bio: Grace Tully was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on August 9, 1900. She went to work for the Democratic National Committee in 1928, and her first assignment was to assist Eleanor Roosevelt in organizing support for presidential candidate Al Smith.…
Bio: Thomas John Hall Trapnell (1902-2002) was born in Yonkers, N.Y. He was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1927. General Trapnell's first assignment following graduation was that of a platoon leader in the 11th Cavalry. During…
Bio: James Claude Thomson (1931-2002), educator, was Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State in 1961, and Special Assistant to the President's Special Representative for Africa, Asia, and Latin America from 1961 to 1963. He also served as…
