Bill Moyers
Bill D. Moyers (born June 5, 1934) is an American journalist and public commentator. He served as White House Press Secretary in the Johnson administration from 1965 to 1967. He also worked as a network TV news commentator for ten years.
Bill Moyers | |
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11th White House Press Secretary | |
In office July 8, 1965 – February 1, 1967 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | George Reedy |
Succeeded by | George Christian |
Personal details | |
Born | Billy Don Moyers June 5, 1934 Hugo, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Judith Suzanne Davidson (m. 1954) |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Bernardsville, New Jersey |
Education |
Bill Moyers Media
President Johnson (right) meets with special assistant Moyers in the White House Oval Office, 1963
Moyers giving a press conference at the White House in 1965
Moyers at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2018
References
- ↑ "Mimi Swartz, " The Mythic Rise of Billy Don Moyers: From Marshall, Texas, he set off on a heroic journey: to become LBJ’s protégé, the conscience of TV news, and the prophet of a brand-new faith," November 1989". Texas Monthly. http://www.texasmonthly.com/content/mythic-rise-billy-don-moyers. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
Other websites
Media related to Bill Moyers at Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Moyers' website and video library
- Bill Moyers at The Internet Movie Database
- Bill Moyers Awarded Lifetime Emmy
- Bill Moyers on Inequality in America Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Moyers's retirement from NOW announced
- The Moral Core of Bill Moyers, by Eve Berliner