Dave Powers | |
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| Special Assistant to the President | |
| In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | C. D. Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Jack Valenti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Francis Powers April 25, 1912 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1998 (aged 85) Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Josephine Lynch (m. 1952) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Charlestown High School |
| Occupation | Special Assistant to President Kennedy First curator of the JFK Library and Museum |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | U.S. Army Air Forces |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | Master Sergeant |
| Unit | Fourteenth Air Force |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
David Francis Powers (April 25, 1912 – March 28, 1998)[1] was Special Assistant and assistant Appointments Secretary to U.S. president John F. Kennedy. Powers served as Museum Curator of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum from 1964 until his retirement in May 1994.[2] Powers was a military veteran who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942 to 1945. Powers was also a close friend of Kennedy.[3]
- ^ Stevenson, Richard W. (March 28, 1998). "David Powers, 85, Aide to John Kennedy, Dies". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ^ "Dave Powers, First Museum Curator". www.jfklibrary.org. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ Dallek 2013, pp. 109–110.