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Hummel, Don, 1907-1988

Bio: Don Hummel (b. September 8, 1907-d. August 18, 1988), businessman and politician, was the mayor of Tucson, Arizona, from 1955 to 1961. He served as Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development during the…

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Howard, Jack, 1924

Bio: Jack Howard (b. August 26, 1924, Santa Ana, California), labor relations consultant. He received a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1948 and a M.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1952. Howard worked as a…

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Hoffman, Carl W.

Bio: (1919- ) Major General, U.S. Marine Corps; Secretary for General Greene, Central Military Commission, 1965-1968; Commanding General, Task Force Hotel, Vietnam; Marine Corps Recruit Depot, 1971-1972

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Hodges, Luther Hartwell, 1898-1974

Bio: Luther Hartwell Hodges (1898-1974) was a textile executive, governor of North Carolina, and Secretary of Commerce. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina in 1919, served briefly at the end of World War I, and…

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Hobby, Oveta Culp, 1905-1995

Bio: Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-1995) went to Washington, D.C., in 1941 to head the newly formed women's division of the War Department's Bureau of Public Relations. At the request of Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall she drafted plans for the…

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Hilsman, Roger, 1919-2014

Bio: Roger Hilsman (b. November 23, 1919, Waco, Texas-d. February 23, 2014, Ithaca, New York), foreign policy adviser, government official. He received his B.S. at the U.S. Military Academy in 1943, and served in the U.S. Army. In 1950, Hilsman…

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Herring, Charles F.

Bio: (1914-2004) Long-time political associate of LBJ; Attorney; District Attorney, Travis County, Texas, 1941-1942; Secretary to Congressman Johhnson, 1943; Parliamentarian, Texas State Senate, 1951; U.S. Attorney, Western District of Texas,…

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Henry, Aaron E.

Bio: (1922-1997) President, Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP, 1960-1993; President, Council of Federated Organizations, Mississippi, 1962-1965; Member, Mississippi House of Representatives, 1980-1995

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Heinz, Luther C. (Luther Carl), 1912-1987

Bio: Luther Carl Heinz was born June 15, 1912, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his commission as Ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1933, and advanced through grades to the rank of vice admiral in 1965. He commanded the Amphibious Forces,…

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Hays, L. Brooks (Lawrence Brooks), 1898-1981

Bio: Brooks Lawrence Hays (1898-1981) was the only child of Adelbert Steele Hays, a lawyer, and Sallie T. Butler. He was raised in the western frontier region of Arkansas, near the border with Oklahoma, itself only a few years removed from its…

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Hayes, Frederick O'Reilly, 1923-2002

Bio: Frederick O'Reilly Hayes, also known as Frederick O'R. Hayes (b. October 4, 1923, Utica, New York-d. June 30, 2002, Utica, New York), economist. Hayes graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York and earned two advanced degrees from…

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Haselton, Mary Michelson

Bio: (1920-2004) Secretary, War Department 1941- ; legislative assistant to Senator Lyndon Johnson, 1953-1960; LBJ's sister-in-law; foreign service officer, Department of State, 1960-1964 and 1974-1979; instructor, Simon's Rock College and St.…

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Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987

Bio: Bryce Nathaniel Harlow (1916-1987) was raised in Oklahoma City. Interested in public service, he attended the University of Oklahoma to study political science, graduating with a B.A. degree and a Phi Beta Kappa key in 1936. Harlow continued his…

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