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THE CABINET NOV. 22, 1963-JAN. 20, 1969
LISTED IN ORDER OF SUCCESSION
SECRETARY OF STATE
POSTMASTER GENERAL
Dean Rusk (D-NY)
John A. Gronouski (D-WI)
Jan. 20, 1961-Jan. 20, 1969
Sept. 24, 1963-Sept. 10, 1965
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Lawrence F. O’Brien (D-MA)
C. Douglas Dillon (R-Wash., D.C.)
Sept. 10, 1965-April 10, 1968
Jan. 20, 1961-March 31, 1965
M. Marvin Watson (D-TX)
April 10, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
Henry H. Fowler (D-VA)
April 1, 1965-Dec. 20, 1968
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Joseph W. Barr (D-IN)
Stewart L. Udall (D-AZ)
Dec. 20, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
Jan. 20, 1961-Jan. 20, 1969
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
Robert S. McNamara (R-MI)
Orville L. Freeman (D-MN)
Jan. 20, 1961-Feb. 29, 1968
Jan. 20, 1961-Jan. 20, 1969
Clark M. Clifford (D-MD)
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
March 1, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
Luther H. Hodges (D-NC)
Jan. 20, 1961-Jan. 15, 1965
ATTORNEY GENERAL Robert F. Kennedy (D-MA)
John T. Connor (D-NJ)
Jan. 20, 1961-Sept. 3, 1964
Jan. 15, 1965-Feb. 1, 1967
Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach (D-Wash., D.C.)
Sept. 3, 1964-Sept. 21, 1966
Feb. 1, 1967-March 1, 1968
William Ramsey Clark (D-TX)
C.R. Smith (D-NY)
Sept. 21, 1966-Jan. 20,1969
LBJ Presidential Library
Alexander B. Trowbridge (D-Wash., D.C.)
March 1, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
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THE CABINET
CONTINUED
NOV. 22, 1963-JAN. 20, 1969
SECRETARY OF LABOR
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
W. Willard Wirtz (D-IL)
UNITED NATIONS
Sept. 25, 1962-Jan. 20, 1969
Adlai E. Stevenson II (D-IL)
Jan. 20, 1961-July 14, 1965
SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND
(Died in office)
WELFARE Anthony J. Celebrezze (D-OH)
Arthur J. Goldberg (D-IL)
July 31, 1962-Aug. 19, 1965
July 20, 1965-June 21, 1968
John W. Gardner (R-NY)
George W. Ball (D-IL)
Aug. 19, 1965-March 1, 1968
June 24, 1968-Sept. 25, 1968
Wilbur J. Cohen (D-MD)
James Russell Wiggins (D-Wash., D.C.)
March 1, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
Oct. 4, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Robert C. Weaver (D-Wash., D.C.)
Jan. 17, 1966-Jan. 1, 1969
Robert C. Wood (D-MA)
Jan. 2, 1969-Jan. 20, 1969
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION Alan S. Boyd (D-FL)
Jan. 12, 1967-Jan. 20, 1969
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LISTED IN ORDER OF SUCCESSION
SECRETARY OF STATE
POSTMASTER GENERAL
Dean Rusk (D-NY)
John A. Gronouski (D-WI)
Jan. 20, 1961-Jan. 20, 1969
Sept. 24, 1963-Sept. 10, 1965
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Lawrence F. O’Brien (D-MA)
C. Douglas Dillon (R-Wash., D.C.)
Sept. 10, 1965-April 10, 1968
Jan. 20, 1961-March 31, 1965
M. Marvin Watson (D-TX)
April 10, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
Henry H. Fowler (D-VA)
April 1, 1965-Dec. 20, 1968
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Joseph W. Barr (D-IN)
Stewart L. Udall (D-AZ)
Dec. 20, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
Jan. 20, 1961-Jan. 20, 1969
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
Robert S. McNamara (R-MI)
Orville L. Freeman (D-MN)
Jan. 20, 1961-Feb. 29, 1968
Jan. 20, 1961-Jan. 20, 1969
Clark M. Clifford (D-MD)
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
March 1, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
Luther H. Hodges (D-NC)
Jan. 20, 1961-Jan. 15, 1965
ATTORNEY GENERAL Robert F. Kennedy (D-MA)
John T. Connor (D-NJ)
Jan. 20, 1961-Sept. 3, 1964
Jan. 15, 1965-Feb. 1, 1967
Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach (D-Wash., D.C.)
Sept. 3, 1964-Sept. 21, 1966
Feb. 1, 1967-March 1, 1968
William Ramsey Clark (D-TX)
C.R. Smith (D-NY)
Sept. 21, 1966-Jan. 20,1969
LBJ Presidential Library
Alexander B. Trowbridge (D-Wash., D.C.)
March 1, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
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THE CABINET
CONTINUED
NOV. 22, 1963-JAN. 20, 1969
SECRETARY OF LABOR
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
W. Willard Wirtz (D-IL)
UNITED NATIONS
Sept. 25, 1962-Jan. 20, 1969
Adlai E. Stevenson II (D-IL)
Jan. 20, 1961-July 14, 1965
SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND
(Died in office)
WELFARE Anthony J. Celebrezze (D-OH)
Arthur J. Goldberg (D-IL)
July 31, 1962-Aug. 19, 1965
July 20, 1965-June 21, 1968
John W. Gardner (R-NY)
George W. Ball (D-IL)
Aug. 19, 1965-March 1, 1968
June 24, 1968-Sept. 25, 1968
Wilbur J. Cohen (D-MD)
James Russell Wiggins (D-Wash., D.C.)
March 1, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
Oct. 4, 1968-Jan. 20, 1969
SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Robert C. Weaver (D-Wash., D.C.)
Jan. 17, 1966-Jan. 1, 1969
Robert C. Wood (D-MA)
Jan. 2, 1969-Jan. 20, 1969
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION Alan S. Boyd (D-FL)
Jan. 12, 1967-Jan. 20, 1969
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