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Walt Whitman Rostow (1916–2003)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Massachusetts
State of Residence: Massachusetts
- Counselor
Appointed: November 29, 1961
Entry on Duty: December 4, 1961
Termination of Appointment: March 31, 1966- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 5, 1962.
- Director of Policy Planning
Appointed: November 29, 1961
Termination of Appointment: March 31, 1966- Commissioned as Counselor; served as Chairman of the Policy Planning Council.