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About James E. Webb
James Edwin Webb was an American government official who served as Undersecretary of State from 1949 to 1952. He was the second administrator of NASA from February 14, 1961, to October 7, 1968. Webb led NASA from the beginning of the Kennedy administration through the end of the Johnson administration, thus overseeing each of the critical first crewed missions throughout the Mercury and Gemini programs until days before the launch of the first Apollo mission. He also dealt with the Apollo 1 fire. He helped found the National Academy of Public Administration, a key locus for governmental reform studies.
Everything about James E. Webb →- Occupation
- Marine officer, politician, lawyer, airman
- Position held
- Administrator of NASA, board member, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 7, 1906
- Died
- March 27, 1992