Information: The first column shows data points from McPherson, Harry Cummings, Jr., 1929-2012 in red. The third column shows data points from McPherson, Harry. in blue. Any data they share in common is displayed as purple boxes in the middle "Shared" column.
Harry Cummings McPherson, Jr. (b. Tyler, Texas, August 22, 1929-died Bethesda, Maryland, February 16, 2012) was a lawyer and government official. He served the U.S. Senate as assistant general counsel to Democratic policy committee, 1956 to 1959; associate counsel, 1959 to 1961; and general counsel, 1961 to 1963. He served as Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs at the Department of the Army, 1963 to 1964; Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs at the Department of State, 1964 to 1965; Special Assistant Counsel to President Johnson, 1965 to 1966; and Special Counsel to President Johnson, 1966 to 1969. His book, A Political Education, was published in 1972.
Harry Cummings McPherson, Jr. (August 22, 1929 – February 16, 2012) served as counsel and special counsel to President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson from 1965 to 1969 and was Johnson's chief speechwriter from 1966 to 1969. McPherson's A Political Education, 1972, is a classic insider's view of Washington and an essential source for Johnson's presidency. A prominent Washington lawyer and lobbyist since 1969, McPherson was awarded American Lawyer magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. He died February 16, 2012, in Bethesda, Maryland ...
White House Central Files (Johnson Administration). 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. White House Subject Files on Recreation and Sports
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McPherson, Harry.
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Daniel P. Moynihan Papers 1765-2003 (bulk 1955-2000)
Daniel P. Moynihan Papers, 1765-2003, (bulk 1955-2000)
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Daniel P. Moynihan Papers 1765-2003 (bulk 1955-2000)
Public official, diplomat, educator, and senator. Correspondence, memoranda, journals, speeches, writings, legislative files, notes, research material, subject files, appointment books, press releases, printed material, clippings, and photographs documenting Moynihan's career in public service, in higher education, and in politics, particularly his years as United States senator from New York.
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1,306,400 items; 3,741 containers plus 10 oversize, 1 electronic file, and 3 classified; 1,492.8 linear feet; 1,021 microfilm reels
Daniel P. Moynihan Papers, 1765-2003, (bulk 1955-2000)
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McPherson, Harry.
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Civil rights during the Johnson administration, 1963-1969 (inclusive), [microform].
Civil rights during the Johnson administration, 1963-1969 (inclusive), [microform].
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Civil rights during the Johnson administration, 1963-1969 (inclusive), [microform].
The papers include subject, name, chronological, and confidential files from the central files of the White House, material from the administrative histories files of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library, and transcripts of oral histories, also from the library. In addition, there are the files of the White House Conference on Civil Rights and records of the Kerner Commission which document the riots that occurred in the United States in the mid-1960s. The material focuses on the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and details the activities of the federal government, the executive branch, and prominent individuals.
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