Larry E. Temple

Larry Eugene Temple (born December 26, 1935) is an American attorney who served as the White House Counsel to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1967 to 1969.[1][2] From 1963 to 1967, he was the Executive Assistant to Texas Governor John Connally.[3]

Larry Eugene Temple
White House Counsel
In office
October 26, 1967  January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byHarry McPherson
Succeeded byJohn Ehrlichman
Personal details
Born (1935-12-26) December 26, 1935
Plainview, Texas
Political partyDemocratic

In 1957, Temple graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas. In 1959, he earned a LL.B. degree from the University of Texas School of Law, and graduated Order of the Coif. From 1959 to 1960, he was a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark.

Currently, Temple is chairman of the board of trustees of the LBJ Foundation.[4]

President Johnson posing with staff 1969. Larry Temple standing 2nd row, 2nd from left.
Left to right: Julie Gold, H.W. Brands and Larry Temple at LBJ Library, 2015.

References

  1. "An Insider's Look at the LBJ White House". Texas Lawyer. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  2. "Larry Temple". Presidential Leadership Scholars. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. Redford, Emmette S.; McCulley, Richard T. White House Operations: The Johnson Presidency. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. ISBN 1477304754.
  4. "List of Board of Directors". LBJ Library. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
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