Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) — 35. EISENHOWER

John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) — 35. KENNEDY

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

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

BORN:
July 5, 1902,
Nahant, Massachusetts

DIED:
February 27, 1985,
Beverly, Massachusetts

EDUCATION:
Harvard University (BA, 1924)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1933-1936:
Member, Massachusetts State Legislature
1937-1944:
U.S. Senator (R-MA)
1944-1946:
Served in U.S. Army during World War II
1947-1953:
U.S. Senator (R-MA)
1953-1960:
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
1960:
Unsuccessful Republican Nominee for Vice President
1963-1964:
U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
1965-1967:
U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
1967-1968:
U.S. Ambassador at Large
1968-1969:
U.S. Ambassador to West Germany
1969:
Head of the American Delegation to the Vietnam Peace Negotiations in Paris, France
1970-1977:
Special Envoy to the Vatican

PORTRAIT:

Photo Credit: Warren K. Leffler (Library of Congress)

RESOURCES:

12 December 1961: President John F. Kennedy meets with Director General of The Atlantic Institute, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (Robert Knudsen/ JFK Library)

BIOGRAPHIES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
Massachusetts Historical Society

ORAL HISTORY:
JFK Library

MEDIA COVERAGE:

05/01/1967: L-R: Henry Cabot Lodge, President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office (LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamoto)

OBITUARIES (2/28/1985):
New York Times
Washington Post