Timothy Earl Kraft was born on April 10, 1941 in Noblesville, Indiana. He received a B.A. in Government from Dartmouth College in 1963, and completed postgraduate work in Latin American Affairs at Georgetown University. He was a Volunteer in the Peace Corps, serving in Guatemala. From 1974 to 1976 he was a volunteer and later Western States Coordinator for the Jimmy Carter Presidential Campaign; from 1976 to 1977 he was political coordinator for the Carter transition team; and from 1977 to 1979 he was Assistant the President, serving as appointment secretary. He left the White House in 1979 to become campaign manager of the 1979 Carter-Mondale Reelection Campaign.
From the description of Kraft, Tim, 1941- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10611354
