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- Bio: George Gordon Fulcher (b. August 24, 1909, Naples, Texas-d. June 24, 1973, Austin, Texas) was a Texas newspaper publisher and editor, chairman of the Texas Water Quality Board, and an associate of Lyndon B. Johnson. He was a resident of Austin
Bonanno, Phyllis
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- for International Private Enterprise, 1999; a lobbyist for the National Association of Manufacturers; the manager of non-academic staff of the President's Commission on Campus Unrest; and President of International Trade Solutions and CrossStreetTrade, 2002.
Oberdorfer, Don, 1931-
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- Bio: Donald Oberdorfer was a journalist with the Charlotte Observer, Saturday Evening Post,Knight Newspaper Bureau, and the Washington Post. His book credits include ““Tet!: The Turning Point in the Vietnam War”, 1971;and“The Turn: From the Cold War
- LBJ Connection: Journalist; Washington correspondent, Knight Newspapers, 1958-1961; Associate Editor and Contributing Editor, Saturday Evening Post, 1961-1965; Staff writer, Washington Post, 1968; Author, Tet!
Cuneo, Ernest L., 1905-1988
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- . In 1936, James Farley appointed Cuneo associate general counsel of the Democratic National Committee. When World War II began, General William Donovan, head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), appointed Cuneo liaison officer between the OSS, British
- LBJ Connection: Associate Counsel, Democratic National Committee, 1936-1940; White House Liaison Officer, OSS, 1942-1945; Chairman of the Board, National American Newspaper Alliance, Inc., 1950-1963
Keach, Carroll, 1914-1983
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- Bio: Carroll Keach (b. William Carroll Keach, September 22, 1914, Tomball, Texas-d. January 28, 1983, Robstown, Neuces, Texas), newspaper editor and associate of Lyndon B. Johnson. He attended Sam Houston High School and was a speech student
- Bio: Nadine Ellen Cannon Eckhardt (b. January 20, 1931, McAllen, Texas). She married Billy Lee Brammer in 1950 and moved to Austin in 1951 where she worked for the University of Texas and the Austin American-Statesman newspaper. She and her husband
- LBJ Connection: Along with husband Billy Lee Brammer, author of "The Gay Place," LBJ associate and staff member in late 1950s in Texas and Washington
- as founding editor of Journalism Abstracts, now Journalism & Mass Communications Abstracts, a publication of the Association for Education and Journalism and Mass Communication.
- LBJ Connection: Donor of collection consisting of 1964 presidential campaign newspaper coverage
- Bio: Arthur Joseph Goldberg was born August 8, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of eight children of Russian immigrants. Goldberg became a prominent labor lawyer, representing striking Chicago newspaper workers on behalf of the Congress
- LBJ Connection: General Counsel, CIO, 1948-1955; of Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, 1955-1961; Secretary of Labor, 1961-1962; Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-1965; U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., 1965-1968
Harris, Patricia, 1924-1985
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- , she became associate dean of students and lecturer in law at Howard University. During the administration of President John F. Kennedy, she served as co-chairman of the National Women's Committee on Civil Rights. In 1964, she became the first black
- LBJ Connection: (1927-1972) Editor, Snyder Daily News, 1952-1954; President, San Antonio Standard, 1956-1962; Vice President, Express Publishing Company, 1962-1966, President, 1966-1972; Chairman of the Board, Harte-Hanks Newspapers, 1971-1972
Buck, Raymond
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- LBJ Connection: Long-time political associate of LBJ; Associate General Counsel to American Airways and American Airlines; Insurance executive
Hackler, Loyd, 1926-1996
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- LBJ Connection: Journalist; Associate Director of Information, Veterans Administration; White House advance man, 1965; Associate, later Assistant White House Press Secretary, 1966-1969
Sugarman, Jule M.
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- LBJ Connection: Acting Chief, Children's Bureau, Department of Health, Education and Welfare; Associate Director, Head Start; Deputy Associate Director, Community Action Program, Office of Economic Opportunity
McArthur, George
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- LBJ Connection: Reporter for the Associated Press
Kellam, Claud
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- LBJ Connection: Texas associate of LBJ
Blundell, James H.
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- LBJ Connection: Long-time Texas political associate of LBJ; Campaign worker
Byers, Bo
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- LBJ Connection: Journalist and member of the Texas Capitol Press Corps, Associated Press and Houston Chronicle, 1946-1983
Haddad, William F., 1928-
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- LBJ Connection: First Associate Director, Peace Corps; CEO and Chairman, MIR Pharmaceutical, Inc
Bruck, Oliver N.
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- LBJ Connection: Political associate of LBJ; Postmaster, Austin, Texas
Looney, J.C.
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- LBJ Connection: Texas attorney and long-time political associate of LBJ
Chartener, William H.
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- LBJ Connection: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs; President, National Association of Business Economists, 1967-1968
Crooker, John H., Sr.
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- LBJ Connection: Houston attorney and political associate of LBJ
Tocker, Phillip
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- LBJ Connection: Attorney and advertising executive; Chairman of the Board and President, Outdoor Advertising Association of America
Bardwell, Malcolm G.
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- LBJ Connection: Friend and political associate of LBJ; Secretary to Congressman Maury Maverick, Texas
Muirhead, Peter P.
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- LBJ Connection: Associate Commissioner for Higher Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Murphey, Robert W.
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- LBJ Connection: Nephew and close associate of Coke Stevenson; Sergeant at Arms, Texas House of Representatives, 1949-1952
Nichols, Tom W.
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- LBJ Connection: Member, Southwest Texas State College Faculty; Associate Professor of Business Administration
Reed, Wayne O.
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- LBJ Connection: Associate Commissioner for Federal-State Relations, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1957-1965
Rogers, Will R.
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- LBJ Connection: Long-time political associate of LBJ; Mayor of Bastrop, Texas
Sterry, Elizabeth
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- LBJ Connection: Member, Southwest Texas State College Faculty; Associate Professor of Geography
Cochran, David
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- LBJ Connection: Associate Commissioner of Environmental and Consumer Health for the Texas State Department of Health.
- LBJ Connection: Attorney for Anheuser-Busch; counsel for Falstaff Brewing Corporation; lobbyist for the Missouri Brewing Association; advisory board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments 1965-1970; St. Louis judge; rancher
Jaworski, Leon.
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- Bio: (1905-1982) Texas attorney and political associate of LBJ; War Crimes Prosecutor, Germany, WWII; Special Assistant, U.S. Attorney General, 1962-1965; Special Prosecutor during Watergate scandal
- LBJ Connection: Texas attorney and political associate of LBJ; Special Assistant, U.S. Attorney General, 1962-1965
Meridith, Fred V., 1910-1983
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- Bio: Fred V. Meridith (b. Frederick Van Cleve Meridith, October 5, 1910, Terrell, Texas-d. October 31, 1983, Terrell, Texas), political associate and local Terrell, Texas, campaign manager for Lyndon B. Johnson. Meridith is interred in Oakland
- LBJ Connection: LBJ political associate and campaign manager for Terrell, Texas
- LBJ Connection: President, American Bar Association, 1952-1953; President, Inter-American Bar Association, 1954-1956; Vice Chairman, Civil Rights Commission, 1957-1963; Vice Chairman, Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Route Commission; President’s
Almond, J. Lindsay, Jr.
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- LBJ Connection: U.S. Congressman, Virginia, 1945-1948; Attorney General and Governor, Virginia, 1948-1957; Associate Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1962-1982
Hartzog, George B.
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- LBJ Connection: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, 1946-1962; Associate Director, National Park Service, 1963-1964, Director, 1964-1972; Executive Director, President's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Birdwell, W. Sherman
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- LBJ Connection: Friend and political associate of LBJ; Staff member, National Youth Administration, Texas, and LBJ’s congressional office
Collins, LeRoy
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- LBJ Connection: Governor of Florida, 1955-1960; President, National Association of Broadcasters, 1961-1964; Director, Community Relations Service, Department of Commerce; Under Secretary of Commerce, 1965-1966
Lapin, Raymond H.
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- LBJ Connection: Founding president, CEO, Bankers Mortgage Company, 1954-1966; President, Federal National Mortgage Association, 1968-1970
Coleman, James P.
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- LBJ Connection: Long-time political associate of LBJ; Governor of Mississippi, 1956-1960; Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Judicial District