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Encyclopedia > John Connally
John Bowden Connally, Jr.


In office
February 11, 1971 – June 12, 1972
President Richard Nixon
Preceded by David M. Kennedy
Succeeded by George Schultz

In office
January 15, 1963 – January 21, 1969
Lieutenant(s) Preston Smith
Preceded by Price Daniel
Succeeded by Preston Smith

In office
January 25, 1961 – December 20, 1961
President John F. Kennedy
Preceded by William B. Franke
Succeeded by Fred Korth

Born February 27, 1917(1917-02-27)
Flag of Texas Floresville, Texas
Died June 15, 1993 (aged 76)
Flag of Texas Houston, Texas
Political party Republican
Spouse Nellie Connally

John Bowden Connally, Jr. (February 27, 1917June 15, 1993) was a powerful American politician from the state of Texas. He was initially a member of the Democratic Party, but in 1973, at the height of the Watergate affair, he switched allegiance to the Republican Party. He was also noteworthy as a passenger in the car in which John F. Kennedy was shot to death. Although badly wounded himself, Connally made a full recovery from his injuries. Fmr. ... The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the finance minister of the Federal Government of the United States. ... is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Connally was born into a large family in Floresville, the seat of Wilson County located south of San Antonio. He graduated from The University of Texas School of Law where he was student body president. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was an aide to Lyndon Baines Johnson when the latter was a young congressman and maintained ties to Johnson throughout his career. During the Vietnam War, Connally hawkishly urged Johnson to "finish" it by whatever military means necessary. Floresville is a city located in Wilson County, Texas. ... Wilson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... “San Antonio” redirects here. ... The University of Texas School of Law is an ABA-certified American law school located on The University of Texas at Austin campus. ... USN redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... War Hawk is a term originally used to describe a member of the House of Representatives of the Twelfth Congress of the United States (usually from the south & southwest) who advocated going to war against Great Britain in the War of 1812. ...

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From Navy Secretary to Governor

Portrait of Governor Connally

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy named Connally, at Johnson's request, as Secretary of the Navy. Connally resigned eleven months later in order to run for the Texas governorship. He was elected Governor of Texas in 1962 as a conservative Democrat, first defeating liberal Democrat Don Yarborough in a close primary, and then, in November 1962, turning back a determined bid by the Republican Jack Cox of Houston. Cox had run two years earlier in the Democratic primary against then Governor Marion Price Daniel, Sr. Connally received 847,036 ballots (54 percent) to Cox's 715,025 (45.6 percent). Connally served as governor from 1963 to 1969. He faced weak Republican opposition from Jack Crichton and T.E. Kennerly in the general elections of 1964 and 1966, winning those contests by margins of 73.8 percent and 72.8 percent, respectively. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ... American conservatism is a constellation of political ideologies within the United States under the blanket heading of conservative. ... American liberalism—that is, liberalism in the United States of America—is a broad political and philosophical mindset, favoring individual liberty, and opposing restrictions on liberty, whether they come from established religion, from government regulation, from the existing class structure, or from multi-national corporations. ... Don Yarborough (born December 15, 1925 in New Orleans, LA) is a retired attorney and investor in Houston, TX who unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Texas in 1962, 1964 and 1968. ... “Houston” redirects here. ... Texas politician Price Daniel Marion Price Daniel, Sr. ...


On November 22, 1963, he was seriously wounded while riding in President Kennedy's car in Dallas, when the president was assassinated. He was wounded 5 times when a bullet entered through his chest, exiting below the right nipple, then entering the right wrist, shattering the radius bone, exiting, then embedding itself in his left thigh. Gov. Connally was hit by the second bullet, which was 4.9 seconds before the fatal head shot to Kennedy. is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Dallas” redirects here. ... President Kennedy with his wife, Jacqueline, and Texas Governor John Connally in the presidential limousine just moments before his assassination The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, USA at 12:30 p. ...


Secretary of the Treasury and Joining the Republican Party

Republican President Richard Nixon appointed Connally, a Democrat, as United States Secretary of the Treasury in 1971. That year he famously told a delegation of Europeans worried about exchange rate fluctuations that the dollar is "our currency, but your problem." [2] He served as secretary until 1972. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and, until 2003, some issues of national security and defense. ...

Connally's signature, as used on American currency
Connally's signature, as used on American currency

In 1973, when Lyndon Baines Johnson died, Connally took part in eulogizing his old friend during burial services, along with the minister who officiated the services, Rev. Billy Graham. Millions around the world viewed Connally's eulogy as the most famous moment of the four days that marked the death and state funeral of LBJ, because it was a reminder that he was wounded in the assassination that made his mentor and fellow Texan president.[citation needed] Image File history File links John Connallys signature, used on American currency. ... Image File history File links John Connallys signature, used on American currency. ... Lyndon Baines Johnson ( August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... The Reverend William Franklin Graham, Jr. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...


Later in 1973, he joined the Republican party. When Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned that same year, Connally was one of Richard Nixon's top choices for vice president. However, Nixon ultimately chose Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr., the House Minority Leader from Michigan, probably because he knew that the moderate Ford could be easily confirmed by both houses of Congress whereas Connally would run into liberal Democratic opposition.-1... Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States serving under President Richard M. Nixon, and the fifty-fifth Governor of Maryland. ... For other persons named Gerald Ford, see Gerald Ford (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ...


In 1975, Connally was acquitted of bribery charges. He had been accused of pocketing $10,000 for influencing a milk price decision by Texas lawyer Jake Jacobsen.


Connally announced in January 1979 that he would seek the Republican nomination for President in 1980. He was considered a great orator and strong leader, featured on the cover of Time magazine with the heading "Hot on the Trail", but his wheeler dealer image remained a liability. He raised more money than any other candidate, but he was never able to overtake the popular conservative front runner Ronald Reagan. Connally spent his money nationally, while George Bush targeted his time and money in early states and won the Iowa caucus, making him the alternative to Reagan. Connally eventually focused on South Carolina, an early primary state where he had the support of popular U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond, but he lost there to Reagan 55 to 30 percent (15 percent for Bush) and withdrew from the race. After spending $11 million during the campaign, Connally secured the support of a single delegate, Mrs. Ada Mills of Arkansas, who became known as the "$11 million delegate". Connally quickly endorsed Reagan and helped him win a narrow primary victory over Bush in Bush's adopted home state of Texas. It was no secret that Connally and Bush despised each other, and Connally said as much in a 1988 60 Minutes interview on CBS. Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ... “Reagan” redirects here. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... Since 1976, the Iowa caucus has been the first indication of which candidate for President of the United States would win the nomination of his or her political party at that partys national convention. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude... James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and as a United States Senator representing that state. ... This article is about the CBS news magazine. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ...


In 1986, Connally filed for bankruptcy as a result of a string of business losses in Houston.[3] In December 1990 Connally and Oscar Wyatt, chairman of the Coastal Oil Corporation, met with President Saddam Hussein of Iraq. Hussein had been holding foreigners as hostages (or "guests" as Hussein called them) at strategic military sites in Iraq. After the meeting Hussein agreed to let the hostages go, and they were released. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was the fifth President of Iraq and Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council from 1979 until his overthrow by US forces in 2003. ...


He died of pulmonary fibrosis in the summer of 1993. Diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), also known as interstitial lung disease, refers to a group of lung diseases, affecting the alveolar epithelium, pulmonary capillary endothelium, basement membrane, perivascular and perilymphatic tissues. ...


Trivia

  • Connally and his wife, whom he met at UT and married in 1940, admitted to being soap opera addicts. In a Time magazine article, January 12, 1976, the two were quoted as saying that they would not allow anything to interrupt them during their favorite "story", Love of Life. The couple were also fans of As the World Turns. [4]

President Kennedy, with his wife Jackie Kennedy, and the Connallys in the Presidential limousine shortly before the assassination Idanell Brill Nellie Connally (24 February 1919 – 1 September 2006) was the First Lady of Texas from 1963 to 1969. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Love of Life was an American soap opera which aired on CBS from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956[2] at 1:30pm. ...

See also

This is an incomplete list of Political appointees in the United States Government whose party was different from that of the President who made the appointment. ...

External links

  • InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse: Nelley Connally (TV Interview with Nellie Connally)
  • Kelley Shannon, Associated Press, "Connally Dies at 87," September 3, 2006.
Preceded by
William B. Franke
United States Secretary of the Navy
1961
Succeeded by
Fred Korth
Preceded by
Price Daniel
Governor of Texas
19631969
Succeeded by
Preston Smith
Preceded by
David M. Kennedy
United States Secretary of the Treasury
19711972
Succeeded by
George P. Shultz

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John B. Connally Center (338 words)
John B. Connally, Jr., thirty-eighth governor of the state of Texas, was born on a farm near Floresville, Texas, one of eight children of Lela and John Bowden Connally, Sr.
Connally was appointed U.S. Secretary of the Navy by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
Known as the "education governor", John Connally provided the leadership that has made The University of Texas one of the premier centers of learning in the nation today and laid the foundation for an unprecedented era of growth and prosperity for the state.
John Connally - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (914 words)
Connally was born in Floresville, Texas, and graduated from The University of Texas School of Law where he served as student body president.
Connally served as governor from 1963 to 1969.
Connally announced in January 1979 that he would be a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1980.
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