Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) — 36. JOHNSON

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Henry Hammill Fowler

BORN:
September 5, 1908;
Roanoke, Virginia

DIED:
January 3, 2000 (age 91);
Alexandria, Virginia

EDUCATION:
Roanoke College (BA)
Yale University (LLB, SJD)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1934-1939:
Attorney, Tennessee Valley Authority
1941-1944;
Assistant General Counsel, Office of Production Management and War Production Board
1945:
Special Assistant to the Administrator of the Foreign Economic Administration
1951-1952:
Administrator, National Production Authority;
1952-1953:
Administrator, Defense Production Administration;
Director, Office of Defense Mobilization,
Member, National Security Council;
1958-1961
Member, Commission on Money and Credit,
1960-1961:
Member, National Committee on Government Finance,
Brookings Institute
1961-1964:
Under Secretary of the Treasury
1965-1968:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
1968-1999:
Partner, Goldman Sachs

PORTRAITS:

RESOURCES:

4/1/1965: Secy. Henry Fowler (foreground right) speaking as Secy. Douglas Dillon (left), Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson (right), others listen. at the Swearing-in ceremony for Henry Fowler as Secretary of the Treasury in the Cabinet Room of the White House (LBJ Library Photo by Yoichi Okamoto)

BIOGRAPHIES:
LBJ Library
Department of the Treasury
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

ORAL HISTORY:
Truman Library (6/20/1989)
LBJ Library (#1, 1/10/1969)
LBJ Library (#2, 4/22/1969)
LBJ Library (#3, 7/31/1969)

MEDIA COVERAGE:

10/06/1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks with Secretary of the Treasury Henry Fowler in the Cabinet Room of the White House (LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamoto)

OBITUARIES (1/5/2000):
New York Times
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune