Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1918, Dec. 21 | Born, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1940 | B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1940-1946 | Served in United States Marine Corps, becoming lieutenant colonel Posted to Iceland and participated in Guadalcanal, New Georgia, North Solomons, Guam, and Okinawa operations in the Pacific |
| 1942 | Married Ann Gordon Buchanan |
| 1946 | Entered training program, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, and Beane |
| 1968 | President, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, and Smith |
| 1970-1980 | Member, board of trustees, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. (chairman 1974-1978) |
| 1971 | Elected chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, and Smith |
| 1972 | Published A View from the Street (New York: New American Library. 220 pp.) |
| 1972-1975 | Vice chairman, director, New York Stock Exchange |
| 1981 | Resigned from Merrill Lynch and Co. |
| 1981-1985 | Secretary of the treasury |
| 1985-1987 | White House chief of staff |
| 1987-1994 | President, Regdon Associates, Alexandria, Va. |
| 1987-1989 | Commentator, NBC News and NBC Radio Network |
| 1988 | Published For the Record: From Wall Street to Washington (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 397 pp.) |
| 2003, June 10 | Died, Williamsburg, Va. |