John Connally Jr.

Politician

Birthday February 27, 1917

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Birthplace Floresville, TX

DEATH DATE Jun 15, 1993 (76)

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About

American politician who was the thirty-ninth governor of Texas from 1963 to 1969. He was also the Secretary of the Navy under Kennedy and the Secretary of the Treasury under Nixon.

Before Fame

He worked on the planning staff for General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II.

Trivia

He was in the car with President Kennedy when the president was assassinated and was severely wounded in the tragic shooting.

Family Life

He had four children with Nellie Connally who he married in 1940.

Associated With

He once said that George Bush was "All hat and no cattle."