Ronald H. Walker

Ronald H. Walker
8th Director of the National Park Service
In office
January 7, 1973 – January 3, 1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byGeorge B. Hartzog Jr.
Succeeded byGary Everhardt
Personal details
Born (1937-07-25) July 25, 1937 (age 87)
Bryan, Texas
Occupation
  • Executive
  • politician

Ronald H. Walker (born July 25, 1937) is an American executive. Walker served in the administration of President Richard Nixon, first as the first Director of the White House Office of Presidential Advance, and later as Director of the National Park Service (1973–1975). Walker went on to become a senior partner at Korn/Ferry International, President of the Richard Nixon Foundation, and is currently a Director Emeritus of the Board of the Nixon Foundation.[1]

Walker was born in Bryan, Texas. He earned a degree in political sciences from the University of Arizona, served as an officer in the United States Army in Okinawa, Japan, and later became an insurance and marketing executive. A soft-spoken and affable man, Walker had been President Nixon's special assistant responsible for both domestic and international travel. As such, Walker coordinated Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China in February 1972.

  1. ^ "Board of Directors". Richard Nixon Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-05.