Clare Boothe Luce
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 Clare Boothe Luce    (politician, author) | |
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| Born | Ann Clare Boothe March 10, 1903, U.S. New York City, N.Y., U.S. |
| Died | 1987-10-09 (Age 84) Washington, D.C. |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Children | Ann Clare Brokaw |
| Spouse | George Tuttle Brokaw |
| Member of | American Committee on United Europe, Committee on the Present Danger/Members, Council on Foreign Relations/Historical Members, Knights of Malta |
| Party | Republican |
| Relatives | Anna Clara Schneider & William Franklin Boothe |
Clare Boothe Luce was the first American woman appointed to a major ambassadorial post abroad. She was the wife of Henry Luce, publisher of Time magazine, Life, Fortune and Sports Illustrated.
JFK Assassination
When Clare Boothe Luce asked Lyndon Johnson why he agreed to be US Vice President, he told her that his research showed that 6 out of 33 of US Presidents had achieved office without being elected, and that “I’m a gambling man.” Mark Gorton adds that "a study of LBJ’s history shows that he was anything but a gambling man. In fact, LBJ was a man who left nothing to chance. Most likely, LBJ planned to kill JFK from the moment he considered becoming vice president."[1]
An appointment by Clare Boothe Luce
| Appointee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
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| Giovanni De Lorenzo | SIFAR/Director | December 1955 | October 1962 | Retained effective control of SIFAR although no longer official director |
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