Philip Graham
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 Philip Graham     (Newspaper publisher) | |
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| Born | Philip Leslie Graham 1915-07-18 Terry, South Dakota, USA |
| Died | 1963-08-03 (Age 48) Marshall, Virginia, USA |
| Alma mater | University of Florida, Harvard Law School |
| Children | • 1 daughter • 3 sons |
| Spouse | Katharine Graham |
| Member of | Council on Foreign Relations/Historical Members, The Georgetown Set |
| Victim of | premature death |
Philip Graham
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In 1960, he helped persuade his friend John F. Kennedy to take Lyndon Johnson on his ticket as the vice presidential candidate, personally talking with both men multiple times during the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California. During the 1960 campaign, he wrote the drafts for several speeches that Johnson gave. After Kennedy and Johnson were elected in November, he successfully lobbied for the appointment of Douglas Dillon as Secretary of the Treasury, and had multiple discussions with Kennedy about other appointments.
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