Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers
11th White House Press Secretary
In office
July 8, 1965 – February 1, 1967
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byGeorge Reedy
Succeeded byGeorge Christian
Personal details
Born
Billy Don Moyers

(1934-06-05)June 5, 1934
Hugo, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJune 26, 2025(2025-06-26) (aged 91)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Judith Suzanne Davidson
(m. 1954)
Children3
ResidenceBernardsville, New Jersey
Education

Billy Don Moyers (June 5, 1934 – June 26, 2025) was an American journalist and public commentator. He was the White House Press Secretary in the Johnson administration from 1965 to 1967. He worked as a network TV news commentator for ten years.

Billy Don Moyers was born in Hugo, Oklahoma.[1]

On June 26, 2025, Moyers died in a hospital in New York City from problems caused by prostate cancer. He was 91 years old.[2]

References

  1. "Mimi Swartz, " The Mythic Rise of Billy Don Moyers: From Marshall, Texas, he set off on a heroic journey: to become LBJ's protégé, the conscience of TV news, and the prophet of a brand-new faith," November 1989". Texas Monthly. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  2. Bernstein, Fred (June 26, 2025). "Bill Moyers, eminence of public affairs broadcasting, dies at 91". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 26, 2025.

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