Blount, Winton M. (Winton Malcolm), 1921-2002

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Winton Malcolm Blount Jr., known as Red Blount (February 1, 1921 – October 24, 2002), was the United States Postmaster General from January 22, 1969, to January 1, 1972. He was the last Postmaster General when the position was within the presidential Cabinet, overseeing the service turn from a government department to a private corporation.

Educated in the Union Springs public schools, Blount later attended Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia, and the University of Alabama, 1939-1941. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a B-29 pilot, 1942-1945. After his release from service, he founded Blount Brothers Corporation in 1946, serving as President and Chairman of the Board until December 1968.

In 1972, Blount ran unsuccessfully for the office of U.S. Senator from Alabama. Since 1973, he was involved with Blount, Inc., an international manufacturing and construction company headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama. Since 1974, he served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (President, 1974 to 1979). He was also the director of Union Camp Corporation, beginning in 1973, a trustee and chairman of the Rhodes College Board, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama.
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creatorOf Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Oval Office tape number 488 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Cabinet Room tape number 65 Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Official Military Personnel Files, 1947 - 1998. National Archives at St. Louis
referencedIn White House Tapes: Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations of the Nixon Adminsitration, 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Cabinet Room Sound Recordings. 1971 - 1973. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn University of Alabama at Birmingham. Office of the President. Board of Trustees Meetings Files 1978-1987. Mervyn H Sterne Library, University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Sterne Library
creatorOf Blount, Winton M., 1921-2002. Winton M. Blount : commercials, 1972-1994. University of Oklahoma, Political Community Archives
creatorOf Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Oval Office tape number 607 Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn Alabama. State Chamber of Commerce. Directors. Photographs, [ca.1937]-[ca.1970]. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration. 1973 - 1979. Photographs of Meetings, Ceremonies, and Programs National Archives at College Park
creatorOf University of Alabama System. Office of the Chancellor. Administrative Files of Chancellor Joseph F. Volker 1976-1982. Mervyn H Sterne Library, University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Sterne Library
referencedIn Alabama. Academy of Honor. Administrative files, 1965-1996. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Oval Office tape number 897 Richard Nixon Library
creatorOf Winton M. Blount papers MSS. 0176., 1956-2004 W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
referencedIn Alabama. Governor (1987-1993 : Hunt). Press Secretary's videocassettes, 1987-1990. Alabama Department of Archives and History

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