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| − | [[John P. Roche]] (died 1994) was a US political scientist. He was a special adviser to President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] from 1966 to 1968.<ref>Wolfgang Saxon, [http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/07/obituaries/john-p-roche-70-scholar-and-counselor-to-presidents.html John P. Roche, 70, Scholar And Counselor to Presidents], ''New York Times'', 7 May 1994.</ref> | + | [[John P. Roche]] (died 1994) was a US political scientist. He was a special adviser to President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] from 1966 to 1968.<ref>Wolfgang Saxon, [http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/07/obituaries/john-p-roche-70-scholar-and-counselor-to-presidents.html John P. Roche, 70, Scholar And Counselor to Presidents], ''New York Times'', 7 May 1994.</ref> During that time, he was a key mover behind the [[Citizens' Committee for Peace With Freedom in Vietnam]].<ref name="Chester178">Eric Thomas Chester, Covert Network: Progressives, the International Rescue Committee and the CIA, M.E. Sharpe, 1995, p.178.</ref> |
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| + | During his youth, Roche was a Socialist Party activist.<ref name="Chester178">Eric Thomas Chester, Covert Network: Progressives, the International Rescue Committee and the CIA, M.E. Sharpe, 1995, p.178.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:57, 6 October 2014
John P. Roche (died 1994) was a US political scientist. He was a special adviser to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1968.[1] During that time, he was a key mover behind the Citizens' Committee for Peace With Freedom in Vietnam.[2]
During his youth, Roche was a Socialist Party activist.[2]
Affiliations
- Americans for Democratic Action - President 1962-65
- Coalition for a Democratic Majority
- Committee on the Present Danger
- League for Industrial Democracy
- A. Philip Randolph Institute - Director
Connections
- Consultant to John F. Kennedy
- Special Advisor to Lyndon B. Johnson
- Speechwriter for Hubert H. Humphrey Jr.
Notes
- ↑ Wolfgang Saxon, John P. Roche, 70, Scholar And Counselor to Presidents, New York Times, 7 May 1994.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eric Thomas Chester, Covert Network: Progressives, the International Rescue Committee and the CIA, M.E. Sharpe, 1995, p.178.
