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Shelton, Isabelle, 1916-1993 (Item)
  • Bio: Isabelle Shelton (b. August 29, 1916-d. May 25, 1993, Washington, D.C.), reporter for the Washington Star. During her years on the staff, she covered First Ladies from Bess Truman to Pat Nixon and wrote about a variety of women's issues. She
Nixon, Lawrence A. (Lawrence Aaron), 1884-1966 (Item)
  • Bio: Lawrence Aaron Nixon (1884-1966) was a physician and voting-rights activist from El Paso, Texas. In 1923, the Texas legislature passed a law prohibiting blacks from voting in Democratic primaries. In July 1924, with the sponsorship of the NAACP
  • Nixon, Lawrence A. (Lawrence Aaron), 1884-1966
Finch, Robert H., 1925- (Item)
  • Bio: (1925-1995) Lawyer; veteran; administrative assistant to Vice President Richard Nixon 1958-1960; campaign manager to Nixon in 1960 presidential election; lieutenant governor of California 1967-1969; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 (Item)
  • over the position early in 1965, holding it for eight years. In both the 1968 and 1972 elections, Ford was a loyal supporter of Richard Nixon, who had been a friend for many years. When Spiro Agnew resigned from the office of Vice President late
Jordan, Barbara, 1936- (Item)
  • Bio: (1936-1996) First female African-American Senator elected to the Texas State Senate, 1966-1972; U.S. Congresswoman, 1972-1978; Member, House Judiciary Committee during Nixon impeachment hearings; Delivered keynote address at Democratic National
Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993 (Item)
  • Bio: John Bowden Connally, Jr. (b. Feb. 27, 1917–d. June 15, 1993), served as Governor of Texas, Secretary of the Navy under President John F. Kennedy, and as Secretary of the Treasury under President Richard M. Nixon. He was wounded while
Murphy, Charles S. (Charles Springs), 1909-1983 (Item)
  • Bio: Charles Springs Murphy was chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (1965-1969) and, as a special counselor to President Johnson, supervised the transition to the Nixon Administration.
Block, Joseph L. (Joseph Leopold), 1902-1992 (Item)
  • Bio: Joseph Leopold Block (1902-1992) was an executive with the Inland Steel Company. He was a consultant to the War Production Board from 1941 to 1945. Block also served Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon
Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987 (Item)
  • President Nixon''s first appointee, announced only a week after the election. Nixon soon made Harlow a counselor to the president in all fields of national affairs.
  • LBJ Connection: Assistant Librarian, House of Representatives, 1938-1940; Chief Clerk, House Armed Services Committee, 1950-1951; Special Assistant and Deputy Assistant to President Eisenhower, 1953-1961; Adviser to President Nixon, 1969-1970
Hopkins, William J., 1910-2004 (Item)
  • Bio: William J. Hopkins (b. May 13, 1910, Netawaka, Kan.-d. July 29, 2004, Gainesville, Fla.) was an executive assistant and clerk to the President of the United States who served under seven presidents, from Herbert Hoover to Richard Nixon. During
Mankiewicz, Frank F. (Frank Fabian), 1924-2014 (Item)
  • as Press Secretary to Robert Kennedy from 1966 to 1968, and as manager of George McGovern's Presidential campaign in 1972. He is the author of Perfectly Clear (1973), U.S. vs. Nixon (1975), and Remote Control (1978).
Roberts, Charles Wesley, 1916-1992 (Item)
  • correspondent in which capacity he covered the adminstrations of Eisenhower, Kenney, Johnson and Nixon. He was one of three journalists present to witness the swearing in of President Johnson aboard Air Force One after President Kennedy's assassination. After
Macomber, William B. (William Butts), 1921-2003 (Item)
  • and the deputy undersecretary of state for administration and management. Although President Richard Nixon made him the ambassador to Turkey in 1973, Macomber refused Nixon's order to punish all Foreign Service officers who protested against the Vietnam War
Dillon, C. Douglas (Clarence Douglas), 1909-2003 (Item)
  • for Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential campaign, Kennedy disregarded party lines and asked Dillon to serve as Secretary of the Treasury in 1961. While Secretary of the Treasury, Dillon worked closely with the Bureau of the Budget and the Council
Eisenhower, Milton Stover, 1899-1985 (Item)
  • Bio: Milton Stover Eisenhower (b. September 15, 1899, d. May 2, 1985) was the youngest brother of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He served as an adviser to every U.S. president from Calvin Coolidge through Richard Nixon. He began working
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 (Item)
  • . Nixon. He ran for the presidency again in 1972, but Senator George McGovern received the Democratic nomination. He remained in the U.S. Senate, and in 1977 the Senate made him its deputy president pro tem. On January 13, 1978 he died in Minnesota and his
Davis, Sid, 1927 (Item)
  • in of President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Air Force One in Dallas, and the trip to China by President Richard M. Nixon. Davis served in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1948. He is the son of Morris and Hilda Friedman. Davis married Barbara J. Flint in 1960
Robson, John E. (John Edwin), 1930- (Item)
  • to 1974 he was a partner and member of the Executive Committee at the firm of Sidley and Austin. He also contributed to the Nixon and Ford economic programs through his work with the 1970 Cost of Living Council; his participation in the October 1974 Summit
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1902-1985 (Item)
  • . After Eisenhower's election, Lodge was appointed Ambassador to the United Nations, with cabinet rank. He was selected by Richard M. Nixon to run with him on the Republican ticket for the 1960 presidential election. After Kennedy won the election, Lodge
Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994 (Item)
  • politics and became president of the Rockefeller Foundation. When Kennedy was elected president, Rusk reentered public life as Secretary of State, a position he held throughout the entire Kennedy and Johnson Administrations. Following Nixon's inauguration
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 (Item)
  • the inauguration of President Richard M. Nixon in January 1969, Johnson returned to Texas. On July 16, 1969 at President Nixon''s request, President Johnson attended the launching of Apollo 11 at Cape Kennedy, Florida, and on July 20, Neil Armstrong and "Buzz