Ellsworth Bunker |
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Bunker in 1965 |
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In office
April 5, 1967 – May 11, 1973 |
| President | Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon |
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| Preceded by | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
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| Succeeded by | Graham Martin |
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In office
January 29, 1964 – November 7, 1966 |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
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| Preceded by | deLesseps Story Morrison |
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| Succeeded by | Sol Linowitz |
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In office
November 28, 1956 – March 23, 1961 |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy |
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| Preceded by | John Sherman Cooper |
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| Succeeded by | John Kenneth Galbraith |
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In office
May 7, 1952 – April 3, 1953 |
| President | Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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| Preceded by | James Clement Dunn |
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| Succeeded by | Clare Boothe Luce |
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In office
March 13, 1951 – March 12, 1952 |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
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| Preceded by | Stanton Griffis |
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| Succeeded by | Albert F. Nufer |
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| Born | (1894-05-11)May 11, 1894
Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
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| Died | September 27, 1984(1984-09-27) (aged 90)
Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S. |
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Harriet Allen Butler
(m. 1920 ; died 1964 ) |
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| Alma mater | Yale University |
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| Profession | Businessman and diplomat |
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| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction (1963, 1967)
President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service (1979) |
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Ellsworth F. Bunker (May 11, 1894 – September 27, 1984) was an American businessman and diplomat who served as ambassador to Argentina, Italy, India, Nepal and South Vietnam. He is perhaps best known for being a hawk on the war in Vietnam and Southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s. As of February 2024, Bunker is one of only two people to have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice, and the only person to receive both awards With Distinction.
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