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

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

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Lawrence Francis O’Brien Jr.

BORN:
July 7, 1917,
Springfield, Massachusetts

DIED:
September 28, 1990 (age 73),
New York, New York

EDUCATION:
Northeastern University (LLB)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1946-1950:
Managed three Congressional Campaigns for Representative Foster Furcolo
1949-1950:
Administrative Assistant to Representative Foster Furcolo
1951-1952:
Worked on then Representative John F. Kennedy’s 1952 Senate Campaign
1960:
Director of Organization for the Kennedy for President Campaign and the Kennedy-Johnson ticket
1961-1965
Special Assistant to Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson
1965-1968:
U.S. Postmaster General
1968:
Began working for Robert Kennedy’s Presidential Campaign
June 1968:
Began working for Hubert Humphrey’s Presidential Campaign after Robert Kennedy’s assassination
1968-1969
Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
1970-1972:
Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
1975-1984:
Commissioner of the National Basketball Association

PORTRAIT:

RESOURCES:

19 October 1963: President John F. Kennedy attends a football game between Harvard University and Columbia University with Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Lawrence O’Brien (right); Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers (left of Kennedy) and other members of his staff at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts ( Cecil Stoughton./ JFK Library)

BIOGRAPHIES:
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
JFK Library (Digital Content)

ORAL HISTORY
LBJ Library

MEDIA COVERAGE:

03/29/1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson with staff members Lawrence O’Brien and Bill Moyers (LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamoto)

OBITUARIES (9/29/1990):
Washington Post
New York Times