John Roy Steelman (June 23, 1900 – July 14, 1999) was the first Assistant to the President of the United States, serving President Harry S. Truman from 1946 to 1953. The office later became the White House Chief of Staff.
He was the most recent White House Chief of Staff to serve the full term of a president. He also holds the record for the longest term as Chief of Staff at six years.
Steelman attended Henderson Brown College in Arkadelphia, Ark...
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John Roy Steelman (June 23, 1900 – July 14, 1999) was the first Assistant to the President of the United States, serving President Harry S. Truman from 1946 to 1953. The office later became the White House Chief of Staff.
He was the most recent White House Chief of Staff to serve the full term of a president. He also holds the record for the longest term as Chief of Staff at six years.
Steelman attended Henderson Brown College in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and graduated in 1922. He later went to Vanderbilt University, (MA 1924) and University of North Carolina (PhD 1928). He was Professor of Sociology and Economics in Alabama College in Montevallo, Alabama from 1928–1934.
Before joining the White House, Steelman served as:
After leaving the White House, Steelman became an Industrial Relations Consultant in Washington, D.C. from 1953–1968. From 1955 to 1969 he served in a variety of corporate roles:
He died in 1999 in Naples, Florida.
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