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James Wadsworth Symington ( / ˈsaɪmɪŋtən / SY-ming-tən; born September 28, 1927) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for four terms from 1969 to 1977.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY. James W. Symington was born on September 28, 1927, attended schools in New York City and St. Louis, Missouri, then Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. After serving in the Marine Corps, he entered Yale College where he studied history and sang in the Glee Club and the storied Whiffenpoofs, graduating in 1950.
James W. Symington, a former U.S. congressman from Missouri, recounts his family's relationship with the Trumans and his visits with Bess W. Truman in 1975. He also shares his impressions of President Truman, his legacy, and his views on preserving presidential homes.
HEARD and OVERHEARD: Words Wise (and Otherwise) with Politicians, Statesmen, and Real People is a medley of vignettes by politician, diplomat, lawyer, musician and author, James W. Symington.
James W. Symington (born 1927) was a Missouri political figure who served as the Deputy Director of the Food for Peace program from 1961 to 1962 and as administrative assistant to Robert F. Kennedy from 1962 to 1963.
Nov 17, 2015 · On November 17, 2015, an event will be held in Washington to honor James W. Symington, retiring chairman of the American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation.
James W. Symington was administrative assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and director of the President’s Committee on Juvenile Delinquency. In 1968, he was named Chief of Protocol by President Johnson.
