Bill Moyers
Billy Don Moyers (June 5, 1934 – June 26, 2025) was an American journalist and public commentator. He was the White House Press Secretary in the Johnson administration from 1965 to 1967. He 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. |
| Died | June 26, 2025 (aged 91) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Suzanne Davidson
(m. 1954) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Bernardsville, New Jersey |
| Education | |
Billy Don Moyers was born in Hugo, Oklahoma.[1]
On June 26, 2025, Moyers died in a hospital in New York City from problems caused by prostate cancer. He was 91 years old.[2]
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
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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.
- ↑ Bernstein, Fred (June 26, 2025). Bill Moyers, eminence of public affairs broadcasting, dies at 91. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/06/26/bill-moyers-lbj-pbs-broadcasting-dead/. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
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 Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
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