Marvin H. McIntyre
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Marvin Hunter McIntyre was born in La Grange, Kentucky, 27 November 1878.
Beginning his career in 1905 in journalism, he rose to city editor of The Washington Post. He left this post to become Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy and to serve as a member of the committee on public information and as publicity director, U.S. Navy, 1917‑21. He served as publicity representative and business manager for several of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s campaigns and was appointed to the Presidential Secretariat in 1933. On 1 July 1937, he was appointed Secretary to the President and remained in that position until his death 13 December 1943, in Washington, DC.
The World War II Haskell-class attack transport USS Marvin H. McIntyre (APA-129) was named in his honor.
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