John Bowden Connally, Jr. (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was an influential American politician, serving as Governor of Texas, Secretary of the Navy under President John F. Kennedy, and as Secretary of the Treasury under President Richard M. Nixon. While he was Governor in 1963, Connally was a passenger in the car in which President Kennedy was assassinated.
Connally was born into a large family in Floresville, the seat of Wilson County sout...
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John Bowden Connally, Jr. (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was an influential American politician, serving as Governor of Texas, Secretary of the Navy under President John F. Kennedy, and as Secretary of the Treasury under President Richard M. Nixon. While he was Governor in 1963, Connally was a passenger in the car in which President Kennedy was assassinated.
Connally was born into a large family in Floresville, the seat of Wilson County southeast of San Antonio. He was among the few Floresville High School graduates who attended college. He graduated from the University of Texas, where he was the student body president and a member of the Friar Society. He subsequently graduated from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the bar by examination.
Connally served in the United States Navy during World War II, first as an aide to James V. Forrestal, then as part of the planning staff for the invasion of Africa by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. He transferred to the...
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