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William Richard Tolbert Jr
William Richard Tolbert, Jr. , 1913-80, president of Liberia (1971-80). In government since 1935, he was vice president (1951-71), succeeding to the Presidency upon Tubman's death in 1971. Instituting reforms to close the disparity between Americo-Liberians and indigens, he raised expectations while... Read more |
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Albert Gore Jr
A LG ORE Born: March 31, 1948 Washington, D.C. American vice president, senator, and congressman Al Gore, U.S. representative, senator, and forty-fifth vice president of the United States, lost one of the closest presidential elections in... Read more |
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United States Secret Service
United States Secret Service a law enforcement division (since 2003) of the Dept. of Homeland Security. It was established in 1865 in the the Dept. of the Treasury to investigate and prevent counterfeiting of currency, officially becoming a distinct organization within the department in 1883. The... Read more |
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Steve Case
Steve Case 1958– Director, Time Warner Nationality: American. Born: August 21, 1958, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Education: Williams College, BA, 1980. Family: Son of Dan (attorney) and Carol (teacher; maiden name unknown) Case; married Joanne Baker (divorced); children: three; ... Read more |
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Barry Diller
Barry Diller 1942– Chief executive officer and chairman, InterActiveCorp Nationality: American. Born: February 2, 1942, in San Francisco, California. Education: Attended University of California, Los Angeles, 1961. Family: Son of (a store owner) and Reva Addison (a... Read more |
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Sylvia M. Rhone
Sylvia Rhone Record company executive For the Record… Sources Sylvia Rhone has chartered a groundbreaking career in the American recording industry. In 1988, she became the first black woman to serve as vice-president of a major record company—Atlantic Records—and three years... Read more |
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Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer 1956– Chief executive officer, Microsoft Corporation Nationality: American. Born: March 24, 1956, in Detroit, Michigan. Education: Harvard University, BS, 1977. Family: Son of Frederic Henry Ballmer (manager, Ford Motor Company) and Beatrice Dworkin; married... Read more |
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John Glover Roberts Jr
John Glover Roberts, Jr. 1955-, American public official, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2005-) b. Buffalo, N.Y., grad. Harvard (B.A. 1976, J.D. 1979). He clerked (1980-81) for Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist before serving in the Reagan administration as special assistant to... Read more |
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Thomas Alexander Scott
Thomas Alexander Scott 1823-81, American railroad president, b. Fort Loudon, Pa. He was employed by the Pennsylvania RR as a station agent in 1850 and rose to become general superintendent (1858) and first vice president (1860). His efficiency in transporting Pennsylvania troops at the beginning of... Read more |
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Presidents of the United States
Presidents of the United States Presidents of the United States President Political Party Dates in Office Vice President(s) George Washington 1789-97 John Adams John Adams Federalist 1797-1801 Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican 1801-9 Aaron... Read more |
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Time Warner Cable Promotes William Osbourn Jr. to SVP and Controller
...News 12-29-2007 Time Warner Cable Promotes William Osbourn Jr. to SVP and ControllerWIRELESS...Time Warner Cable Promotes William Osbourn Jr. to SVP...promotion of William F. Osbourn Jr. to ... |