W. Marvin Watson
| Marvin Watson | |
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| United States Postmaster General | |
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In office April 26, 1968 – January 20, 1969 |
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| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Larry O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Winton M. Blount |
| White House Appointments Secretary | |
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In office November 22, 1963 – April 26, 1968 |
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| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Kenneth O'Donnell |
| Succeeded by | James Robert Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 6, 1924 Oakhurst, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Baylor University (BA, MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
William Marvin Watson (born June 6, 1924) was an advisor to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and was Postmaster General from April 26, 1968 to January 20, 1969.
Watson was born in Oakhurst, Texas, and attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, getting a scholarship as a musician. He entered the United States Marine Corps during World War II and saw action in the Pacific campaign during the later stage of the war. He began working for Johnson during the 1948 primary campaign for the Democratic nomination to run for the United States Senate. At that time, there was no noteworthy Republican Party in Texas, so the primary would effectively decide the election.
Watson continued being active in local politics as a "Johnson Man," rising to become the head of the Democratic Party in Texas. In 1960, he both helped organize the Kennedy/Johnson campaign in Texas while also working directly for Johnson as an aide while campaigning across the United States. During Johnson's years as both a Senator as well as Vice-President, he repeatedly asked Watson to join his staff, but Watson declined, preferring the freedom of remaining an independent adviser to LBJ, rather than an employee.
Johnson called upon Watson to help organize the 1964 Democratic Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Watson found it necessary to remove many Kennedy family loyalists from the convention staff, as he became convinced that they were working to either force Johnson to accept Robert Kennedy as his running mate, or else stampede the delegates to have RFK nominated for the presidency instead of Johnson.
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