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Kleberg, Robert Justus, 1896-1974

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Kinch, Sam, Sr.

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Killam, Radcliffe

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Khang, Le Nguyen

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Keyserling, Leon Hirsch, 1908-1987

Bio: Leon Hirsch Keyserling was born on January 22, 1908 in Charleston, South Carolina. He received his A.B. degree from Columbia University in 1928 and in 1931 he received his LL.B. from Harvard University. From 1931 to 1933 he was a graduate…

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Kerwin, Walter T.

Bio: (1917-2008) Veteran, WWII; U.S. Army Four-star General; Commanding General, U.S. Continental Army Command, 1973; Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command,1973-1974; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, 1974-1978; Member, Association of the…

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Kennedy, Vann

Bio: (1905- ) Bureau manager for the International News Service at Austin; newspaper correspondent; Secretary of the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee, 1930s and 1940s; President and General Manager of Corpus Christi television station…

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Kennedy, Mylton

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Kelly, William P.

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Kellam, Claud

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Keith, Alexander MacDonald

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Keen, Joe

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Keating, Val M., 1902-1991

Bio: Val M. Keating (b. Val McGuire or Maguire, July 13, 1902, Minnesota-d. December 15, 1991, Harris County, Texas), social worker. Keating received a degree in social work from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. She moved to Texas in the…

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Karnow, Stanley, 1925-

Bio: Stanley Karnow (b. 1925) was the Paris Correspondent for Time magazine from 1950 to 1957, North African Bureau Chief from 1958 to 1959, Hong Kong Bureau Chief from 1959 to 1962, and the Special Correspondent from 1962 to 1963. He was a Far East…

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Just, Ward

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Judd, Walter Henry, 1898-1994

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Jorden, William J. (William John), 1923-

Bio: William John Jorden (b. 1923) was a reporter, writer, and a diplomat. He was a foreign correspondent with the New York Times from 1952 to 1961. He joined the State Department in 1961, as a member of the Policy Planning Council, 1961 to 1965.…

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Jordan, William H., Jr.

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Jordan, Robert E., III

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Jones, William K.

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Jones, Roger W. (Roger Warren), 1908-1993

Bio: Roger W. Jones (1908-1993) was born in New Hartford, Connecticut. He graduated from Cornell University and received a master's degree from Columbia University. In 1933 he moved to Washington, DC, and went to work for the Bureau of the Budget.…

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Jones, Marvin

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Jones, Herman

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Jones, Curran L. "Jack"

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Jones, Bess

Bio: (1913-2007) Wife of Judge Herman Jones; Journalist, Austin American Statesman; Public Information Director, Texas Tuberculosis Association; Founding President, Austin Cerebral Palsy Center; first President, Volunteer Council, Austin State…

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Johnson, Nicholas

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Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007

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Claudia Alta Taylor was born in Karnack, Texas on December 22, 1912. Her father was Thomas Jefferson Taylor, owner of a general store who declared himself "dealer in everything." Her mother, Minnie Pattillo Taylor, died when the little girl was…

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Jenkins, Herbert

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Jansen, Ebba

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Jansen, Alvin J.

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Janeway, Eliot, 1913-1993

Bio: Eliot Janeway (b. Eliot Jacobstein, January 1, 1913, New York City-d. February 8, 1993) was the son of Jewish parents Meyer Joseph Jacobstein and the former Fanny Siff. Janeway was an American economist, journalist and author whose career…

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James, W. Ervin

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Jacobson, George

Bio: (1912-1989) World War II veteran; special assistant to the chief of Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) 1954-1957; deputy chief of staff, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) 1961-1964; associate director of field operations,…

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Jackson, Robert M. (Robert Manson), 1907-1973

Bio: Robert Manson Jackson (1907-1973) was a writer and editor. He was a clerk to Congressman Robert Ewing Thomason from Texas, 1931 to 1933; he was assistant librarian in the U.S. Senate from 1933 to 1934; and he was secretary to Senator Tom…

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Jackson, Lucy Ginter

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Ingram, Janet Wofford

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Ignatius, Paul R.

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Hurd, Peter

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Hurd, Henriette Wyeth

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Huntley, Chet, 1911-1974

Bio: Chester ("Chet") Robert Huntley was a broadcast journalist best known for his work on NBC's top-rated news show, the "Huntley/Brinkley Report." Born December 10, 1911, in Caldwell, Montana, he began his career in radio, eventually serving three…

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