OVERVIEW:

BORN:
October 24, 1938 (El Paso, Texas)

EDUCATION:
Vanderbilt University (1960)
Harvard Law School (1966)

CAREER:
U.S. Marine Corps
Attorney, King & Spalding (1966-1972)
Carter 1970 Gubernatorial Campaign
Board of Directors, Georgia Department of Human Resources
National Finance Director, Carter-Mondale Campaign
Head of Carter-Mondale Policy Planning Group (1976)
Director of Carter Transition Team (1976-1977)
Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs
Secretary to the Cabinet
Chair, President’s Interagency Coordinating Council (1977-1981)
White House Chief of Staff (1980-1981)
Carter Transition Director (1980-1981)

PORTRAIT:

Jack Watson, 5/23/1977 (National Archives)

RESOURCES:

Jimmy Carter meets with Jack Watson, cabinet secretary, in the Oval Office, 11/21/1977 (National Archives)

Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Wikipedia
Carter Oral History (Miller Center)
Exit Interview (Carter Library)
Papers (Carter Library)

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Transition, 11/11/1976 (NYT)
Appointment, 6/12/1980 (WP, NYT)