John C. Whitehead
| John C. Whitehead | |
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| 9th U.S. Deputy Secretary of State | |
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In office July 9, 1985 – January 20, 1989 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Kenneth W. Dam |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence S. Eagleburger |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Cunningham Whitehead April 2, 1922 Evanston, Illinois, United States |
| Died | February 7, 2015 (aged 92) New York, New York, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia Matthews Nancy Dickerson (1989-1997; her death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
Haverford College Harvard Business School |
| Occupation |
Investment banker Political appointee |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
John Cunningham Whitehead (April 2, 1922 – February 7, 2015) was an American banker and civil servant, and a board member of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation (WTC Memorial Foundation) and, until his resignation in May 2006, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.
Whitehead was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Winifred K. and Eugene Cunningham Whitehead. His family moved to Montclair, New Jersey, when he was two years old.
Whitehead graduated from Haverford College in 1943 and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, where he commanded one of the LCDP landing crafts at Omaha Beach, in the D-Day landing invasion of Normandy.
In 1947, he received an MBA degree from Harvard Business School
Whitehead started his career at the New York investment bank of Goldman Sachs as a partner. He rose to become Chairman over a total of 38 years at the firm and retired in 1984 as Co-Chairman and Co-Senior Partner.
Whitehead served as United States Deputy Secretary of State in Ronald Reagan's administration from 1985 to 1989 under George Shultz, and was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Reagan. In 1996, he was the Campaign Chairman for Michael Benjamin who ran for a seat in New York's 8th congressional district.
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