Sherman Adams
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Sherman Adams was an American politician and close aide to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, best known for his influential role in the Eisenhower administration and his resignation amid a gifts scandal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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government official ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfResignation | acceptance of gifts from Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine ⓘ |
| closeAideTo | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-10-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Dartmouth College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
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New Hampshire ⓘ
surface form:
State of New Hampshire
United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| endTime |
term as Assistant to the President: 1958
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term as Governor of New Hampshire: 1953 ⓘ |
| familyName | Adams ⓘ |
| givenName | Llewelyn ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| militaryService | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in Eisenhower administration decision-making
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key aide to President Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ resignation over gifts scandal involving Bernard Goldfine ⓘ |
| notableWork | organizational development of the modern White House Chief of Staff role ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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lumber company executive ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | East Dover, Vermont ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hanover, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
White House Chief of Staff
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surface form:
Assistant to the President of the United States
Governor of New Hampshire ⓘ White House Chief of Staff ⓘ member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| reasonForEndOfPosition | resignation due to gifts scandal ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| represented | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| residence |
Hanover, New Hampshire
ⓘ
Lincoln, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| servedInAdministrationOf | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Rachel Leona White ⓘ |
| startTime |
term as Assistant to the President: 1953
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term as Governor of New Hampshire: 1949 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Concord, New Hampshire
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| wrote | First-Hand Report: The Story of the Eisenhower Administration ⓘ |
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