John R. Steelman
John Roy Steelman (June 23, 1900 – July 14, 1999) was the first Assistant to the President of the United States serving President Harry S. Truman from 1946 to 1953. The office later became the White House Chief of Staff.
John R. Steelman | |
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 Portrait of John R. Steelman as Director, United States Conciliation Service, Department of Labor. | |
| Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization Acting | |
| In office March 31, 1952 – September 8, 1952 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Charles Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Henry H. Fowler |
| 1st White House Chief of Staff | |
| In office December 12, 1946 – January 20, 1953 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sherman Adams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Roy Steelman June 23, 1900 Thornton, Arkansas, U.S |
| Died | July 14, 1999 (aged 99) Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Education | Henderson State University (BA) Vanderbilt University (MA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (PhD) |
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Steelman, Director of the U.S. Conciliation Service, and Labor Secretary Francis Perkins leave the White House after a meeting with President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1939)
Steelman (left) in 1950 on board Harry Truman's yacht.
