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Nicholas KatzenbachAmerican statesman, US Attorney General (1965-1966).
Date of Birth: 17.01.1922
Country:  USA |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Legal Career
- Assistant Attorney General and Attorney General
- Deputy Secretary of State
- Later Career
- Legacy
Early Life and Education
Nicholas DeB. Katzenbach was born in 1922. At the age of 17, he enrolled at Princeton University but was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II. He served in the military, where he was wounded and captured as a prisoner of war. After the war, he graduated summa cum laude from Princeton in 1945 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Laws degree from Yale Law School in 1947 and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from Balliol College, Oxford University, in 1949.
Legal Career
In 1950, Katzenbach joined the law firm Katzenbach, Gildea & Rudner in New Jersey. He also served as Assistant General Counsel to the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1952. From 1956 to 1961, he was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School.
Assistant Attorney General and Attorney General
In 1961, Katzenbach was appointed Assistant Attorney General. From 1962 to 1965, he served as Deputy Attorney General, and from 1965 to 1966, he held the position of Attorney General of the United States. In this role, he played a significant role in the drafting of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in the United States.
Deputy Secretary of State
After leaving the position of Attorney General, Katzenbach served as Deputy Secretary of State from 1966 to 1969. During this time, he was actively involved in the Vietnam War and participated in a commission that analyzed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Later Career
From 1969 to 1986, Katzenbach served as Vice President and General Counsel of IBM. He returned to private practice from 1986 to 1991, when he became Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). In 2002, he joined the board of MCI Worldcom, the third-largest telephone company in the world, and became its CEO in 2004. The company was acquired by Verizon Communications in 2006.
Legacy
Nicholas DeB. Katzenbach's legacy includes his contributions to civil rights, his role in the investigation of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, and his leadership in various government and corporate positions. His son, John Katzenbach, is a renowned American author whose novel "The Witness" depicts his father's experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II.
