Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Graduating from Roanoke College in 1929, he received a law degree from the Yale University of Law in 1932 and practiced law with the noted Washington, law firm of Covington & Burling. He later served as special counsel to the Federal Power Commission, negotiating arrangements with Canada and New York State for the St. Lawrence Seaway project. During World War II, he was assistant general counsel for the War Production Board and economic adviser to the American economic mission in London, which helped coordinate production and supply activities of the United States, Britain and Canada. During the Korean War, he was head of the Defense Production Administration and served as a member of the National Security Council for President Truman. In 1961, he became Under Secretary of the Treasury and in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson named him Secretary of the Treasury, serving until 1968. Leaving Washington in 1969, he headed the Goldman Sachs International Corporation firm's international operations and its dealings in government securities, until 1999. He died in retirement from pneumonia at age 91.
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Graduating from Roanoke College in 1929, he received a law degree from the Yale University of Law in 1932 and practiced law with the noted Washington, law firm of Covington & Burling. He later served as special counsel to the Federal Power Commission, negotiating arrangements with Canada and New York State for the St. Lawrence Seaway project. During World War II, he was assistant general counsel for the War Production Board and economic adviser to the American economic mission in London, which helped coordinate production and supply activities of the United States, Britain and Canada. During the Korean War, he was head of the Defense Production Administration and served as a member of the National Security Council for President Truman. In 1961, he became Under Secretary of the Treasury and in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson named him Secretary of the Treasury, serving until 1968. Leaving Washington in 1969, he headed the Goldman Sachs International Corporation firm's international operations and its dealings in government securities, until 1999. He died in retirement from pneumonia at age 91.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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