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John Thomas Connor
John T. Connor (1914 - 2000) was United States Secretary of Commerce from January 18, 1965 to January 31, 1967.
John T Connor was a lawyer in New York who in 1942 became a researcher for the Office of Scientific Research and Development which helped to find cures for many diseases and illnesses.
He also worked with Navy secretary James V Forrestal as special assistant concerning penicillin, after his service to the U.S Government he became a businessman but returned to politics to be co-chair of the Johnson-Humphrey Campaign in 1964.
He was awarded with Commerce Secretaryship in 1965 but wielded less influence within the administration than Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler and Economic Advisor Gardner Ackley.
He reigned after settled the East Coast Dock Strike in 1965, and the General Electric employees strike in 1966.
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