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    Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905 – August 16, 1995) was an American government official and businesswoman who served as the first United States Secretary...
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    over the Texas State Senate. Hobby was born in Houston, Texas, the only son of William P. Hobby Sr. and Oveta Culp Hobby. Both of his grandfathers were...
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    station, KPRC-TV. His wife, Oveta Culp Hobby (see below), served as president and editor. In 1931, Hobby married Oveta Culp. She later was appointed as...
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  • Oveta is an uncommon feminine given name. Bearers include: A. Oveta Fuller (1955–2022), African-American microbiologist Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), American...
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    United States as the WAC on 1 July 1943. Its first director was Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby. The WAC was disbanded on 20 October 1978, and all WAC units were integrated...
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  • filmmaker Julia Culp (1880–1970), Dutch mezzo-soprano Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), U.S. public official and newspaper publisher Ray Culp (born 1941), American...
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    Alcott Charlotte Anne Bunch Frances Xavier Cabrini Mary A. Hallaren Oveta Culp Hobby Wilhelmina Cole Holladay Anne Morrow Lindbergh Maria Goeppert Mayer...
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    Humphrey with whom he developed his closest relationships, as well as Oveta Culp Hobby. His cabinet consisted of several corporate executives and one labor...
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    Castleberry Lila Cockrell Clotilde Pérez García Jeane Porter Hester Oveta Culp Hobby Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Sarah T. Hughes Lady Bird Johnson Barbara Jordan...
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    Alcott Charlotte Anne Bunch Frances Xavier Cabrini Mary A. Hallaren Oveta Culp Hobby Wilhelmina Cole Holladay Anne Morrow Lindbergh Maria Goeppert Mayer...
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    Dwight D. Eisenhower from August 1, 1955, following the resignation of Oveta Culp Hobby, until July 31, 1958. Folsom married Mary Davenport, on November 16...
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    Alcott Charlotte Anne Bunch Frances Xavier Cabrini Mary A. Hallaren Oveta Culp Hobby Wilhelmina Cole Holladay Anne Morrow Lindbergh Maria Goeppert Mayer...
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    Castleberry Lila Cockrell Clotilde Pérez García Jeane Porter Hester Oveta Culp Hobby Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Sarah T. Hughes Lady Bird Johnson Barbara Jordan...
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    Castleberry Lila Cockrell Clotilde Pérez García Jeane Porter Hester Oveta Culp Hobby Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Sarah T. Hughes Lady Bird Johnson Barbara Jordan...
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  • and comedian Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), American publisher, federal government official, and Women's Army Corps officer Sir Philip Hobby, an alternative...
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    noted architect and businessman; football official and player Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby – director of the Women's Army Corps during World War II Colonel Herbert...
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    Castleberry Lila Cockrell Clotilde Pérez García Jeane Porter Hester Oveta Culp Hobby Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Sarah T. Hughes Lady Bird Johnson Barbara Jordan...
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    Portrait Name State of residence Took office Left office President(s) 1 Oveta Culp Hobby Texas April 11, 1953 July 31, 1955 Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)...
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     § 3501 Formation April 11, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-04-11) First holder Oveta Culp Hobby Succession Twelfth Deputy United States Deputy Secretary of Health...
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    Castleberry Lila Cockrell Clotilde Pérez García Jeane Porter Hester Oveta Culp Hobby Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Sarah T. Hughes Lady Bird Johnson Barbara Jordan...
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    Mitchell (1953–1961) Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Oveta Culp Hobby (1953–1955) Marion B. Folsom (1955–1958) Arthur Flemming (1958–1961)...
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    Alcott Charlotte Anne Bunch Frances Xavier Cabrini Mary A. Hallaren Oveta Culp Hobby Wilhelmina Cole Holladay Anne Morrow Lindbergh Maria Goeppert Mayer...
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  • Jacqueline Susann, James Thurber, Clare Boothe Luce, Werner Hegemann, Oveta Culp Hobby, Charna Eisenberg and Eugene O'Neill. Additional names treated or those...
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    Alcott Charlotte Anne Bunch Frances Xavier Cabrini Mary A. Hallaren Oveta Culp Hobby Wilhelmina Cole Holladay Anne Morrow Lindbergh Maria Goeppert Mayer...
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