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Wilton Persons, the Glossary

Wilton Burton "Jerry" Persons (January 19, 1896 – September 5, 1977) was an American military officer who served as the White House Chief of Staff to President Dwight D. Eisenhower from October 7, 1958, until January 20, 1961.^[1]

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Assistants to the President of the United States
Eisenhower administration cabinet members
White House Chiefs of Staff

Abilene, Kansas

Abilene (pronounced) is a city in and the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States.

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American Expeditionary Forces

The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) was a formation of the United States Armed Forces on the Western Front during World War I, composed mostly of units from the U.S. Army.

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Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery is one of two cemeteries in the United States National Cemetery System that are maintained by the United States Army.

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Auburn University

Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Brigadier general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, a brigadier general is a one-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

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Bryce Harlow

Bryce Nathaniel Harlow (August 11, 1916 – February 18, 1987) was an American congressional staff member, army officer, advisor to U.S. presidents, and corporate lobbyist.

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Chief of Staff of the United States Army

The chief of staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory position in the United States Army held by a general officer.

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Clark Clifford

Clark McAdams Clifford (December 25, 1906October 10, 1998) was an American lawyer who served as an important political adviser to Democratic presidents Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Jimmy Carter.

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Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)

The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a military decoration of the United States Army that is presented to soldiers who have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike, was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Wilton Persons and Dwight D. Eisenhower are United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni and United States Army generals of World War II.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home is the presidential library and museum of Dwight David Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States (1953–1961), located in his hometown of Abilene, Kansas.

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Electrical engineering

Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean.

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Fort Monmouth

Fort Monmouth is a former installation of the Department of the Army in Monmouth County, New Jersey and the site of a major upcoming Netflix film production campus.

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Gordon Persons

Seth Gordon Persons (February 5, 1902 – May 29, 1965) was an American Democratic politician who was the 43rd Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955. Wilton Persons and Gordon Persons are Auburn University alumni.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

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Judge Advocate General of the United States Army

The Judge Advocate General of the United States Army (TJAG) is the senior officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army.

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Kenneth O'Donnell

Kenneth Patrick O'Donnell (March 4, 1924 – September 9, 1977) was an American political consultant and the special assistant and appointments secretary to President John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's assassination in November 1963. Wilton Persons and Kenneth O'Donnell are White House Chiefs of Staff.

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Legion of Merit

The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.

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List of governors of Alabama

The governor of Alabama is the head of government of the U.S. state of Alabama.

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Lynn, Massachusetts

Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts, United States, and the largest city in Essex County.

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Major (United States)

In the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, major is a field officer above the rank of captain and below the rank of lieutenant colonel.

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Major general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

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Master of Business Administration

A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration.

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Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County.

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Order of Abdon Calderón

The Order of Abdón Calderón is an Ecuadorian decoration instituted in 1904 and awarded for extraordinary military service.

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Palm Beach, Florida

Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act,, was the first peacetime conscription in United States history.

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Sherman Adams

Llewelyn Sherman Adams (January 8, 1899 – October 27, 1986) was an American businessman and politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of an 18-year political career that also included a stint as the 67th governor of New Hampshire. Wilton Persons and Sherman Adams are assistants to the President of the United States, Eisenhower administration cabinet members and White House Chiefs of Staff.

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Staunton Military Academy

Staunton Military Academy was a private all-male military school located in Staunton, Virginia.

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Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) was the headquarters of the Commander of Allied forces in northwest Europe, from late 1943 until the end of World War II.

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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

The Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the military headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Allied Command Operations (ACO) that commands all NATO operations worldwide.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Army Coast Artillery Corps

The U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps (CAC) was an administrative corps responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense of the United States and its possessions between 1901 and 1950.

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United States Army Command and General Staff College

The United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC or, obsolete, USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military officers.

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United States Army Signal Corps

The United States Army Signal Corps (USASC) is a branch of the United States Army that creates and manages communications and information systems for the command and control of combined arms forces.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

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United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Secretary of War

The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration.

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University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota (formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities), colloquially referred to as "The U", is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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Western Electric

The Western Electric Company was an American electrical engineering and manufacturing company that operated from 1869 to 1996.

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White House Chief of Staff

The White House chief of staff is the head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, a cabinet position in the federal government of the United States. Wilton Persons and White House Chief of Staff are White House Chiefs of Staff.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilton_Persons

Also known as Jerry Persons, Wilton B. Persons, Wilton Burton Persons.

, 1960 United States presidential election.

Wilton Persons, the Glossary

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See also

Assistants to the President of the United States

Eisenhower administration cabinet members

White House Chiefs of Staff

References