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Gordon Gray (May 30, 1909 – November 26, 1982) was an American attorney and government official during the administrations of Harry Truman (1945–53) and Dwight Eisenhower (1953–61) associated with defense and national security. Biography. Family. Gordon Gray was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Bowman Gray Sr. and Nathalie Lyons Gray.
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- Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer. Cillian Murphy stars as theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “father of the atomic bomb.” Oppenheimer was named the director of the Manhattan Project’s Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico.
- Emily Blunt as Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer. Emily Blunt stars as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, who married J Robert Oppenheimer in 1940. Born in Germany, Kitty was a botanist and biologist whose early life was associated with the Communist party after she became the common-law wife of party member Joseph Dallet Jr.
- Matt Damon as Leslie Groves. Matt Damon plays Leslie Groves, who was the director of the Manhattan Project. The group’s mission was to develop the first atomic bomb during World War II.
- Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss. plays Lewis Strauss, who served two terms on the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). Strauss was the organization’s chairman during his second term.
Nov 27, 1982 · Gordon Gray, a former Secretary of the Army who served in high national security posts from the Truman through the Ford Administrations, died of cancer yesterday afternoon at his home in...
Gordon Gray Asst. Secretary of the Army, U.S. Dept. of Defense, 1947-49; Secretary of the Army, June 1949-Apr. 1950; Special Assistant to the President of the United States, Apr. 1950-Nov. 1950; and Director, Psychological Strategy Board, July-Dec. 1951.
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Gordon Gray was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Bowman Gray, Sr. and Nathalie Lyons Gray. He was married in 1938 to the former Jane Boyden Craige, and they had four sons: Gordon Gray, Jr., Burton C. Gray, C. Boyden Gray and Bernard Gray. After Jane's death, Gray married the former Nancy Maguire Beebe. His father Bowman, his uncle James A. G...
Gordon Gray graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1930, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Beta chapter) & the secretive, Order of Gimghoul. He earned his law degree from Yale Law School in 1933 and practiced law for two years in New York City before returning to Winston-Salem. UNC presented Gray with an honorary ...
Gray began his public life as a lawyer and was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1939, 1941, and 1947, representing Forsyth County. He entered the U.S. Army in 1942 as a private and rose to captain, serving in Europe with General Omar Bradley's forces. Gray's service to the federal government began with his appointment as President ...
Mar 11, 2024 · Gordon Gray is a former vice president for economic policy at the American Action Forum, a conservative think tank. He has testified before Congress, appeared in media outlets, and advised Senator Rob Portman on budget and tax issues.
Jun 7, 2023 · Gordon Gray is the Vice President for Economic Policy at the American Action Forum. Gordon’s portfolio includes the federal budget, taxes, the macroeconomic outlook, and general economic policy matters.
