Thomas J. Watson Jr.

Thomas J. Watson Jr.
c. 1980
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
In office October 29, 1979 – January 15, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Malcolm Toon
Succeeded by	Arthur A. Hartman
11th president of Boy Scouts of America
In office 1964–1968
Preceded by	Ellsworth Hunt Augustus
Succeeded by	Irving Feist
Company president, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
In office 1952–1971
Preceded by	Thomas J. Watson Sr.
Succeeded by	Office vacant*
Personal details
Born	Thomas John Watson Jr. (1914-01-14)January 14, 1914 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	December 31, 1993(1993-12-31) (aged 79) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Spouse	Olive Cawley
Children	Thomas John Watson III Jeanette Watson Olive F. Watson Lucinda Watson Susan Watson Helen Watson
Parent(s)	Thomas J. Watson Jeanette M. Kittredge
Education	Brown University
Occupation	Business

Thomas John Watson Jr. (January 14, 1914 – December 31, 1993) was an American businessman, diplomat, Army Air Forces pilot, and philanthropist. The son of IBM Corporation founder Thomas J. Watson, he was the second IBM president (1952–71), the 11th national president of the Boy Scouts of America (1964–68), and the 16th United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1979–81). He received many honors during his lifetime, including being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Fortune called him "the greatest capitalist in history" and Time listed him as one of "100 most influential people of the 20th century".^[1][2]