McCann, Kevin, 1904-1981
Variant namesKevin McCann (1904-1981) was born in County Tyrone, Ireland. McCann was President Eisenhower's chief speech writer and the author of Man From Abilene, a biography of Eisenhower published in 1952. His long association with the general began in 1946, when Eisenhower was named Army Chief of Staff at the Pentagon, and continued until Eisenhower's death in 1969. McCann also served as President of Defiance College from 1951 to 1964.
From the description of McCann, Kevin, 1904-1981 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10572947
Writer, college president.
From the description of Reminiscences of Kevin McCann : oral history, 1966. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122608724
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Birth 1904-10-12
Death 1981
English
