Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers | |
|---|---|
Moyers in 1966 | |
| 11th White House Press Secretary | |
| In office July 8, 1965 – February 1, 1967 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | George Reedy |
| Succeeded by | George Christian |
| 6th White House Chief of Staff | |
De facto | |
| In office October 14, 1964 – July 8, 1965 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Walter Jenkins (de facto) |
| Succeeded by | Jack Valenti (de facto) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Billy Don Moyers June 5, 1934 Hugo, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 26, 2025 (aged 91) New York City, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Judith Davidson (m. 1954) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | |
Billy Don Moyers (June 5, 1934 – June 26, 2025) was an American journalist and political commentator who served as the eleventh White House Press Secretary from 1965 to 1967 during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. He also served as the de facto White House Chief of Staff for a brief period from 1964 until 1965.
Moyers was a director of the Council on Foreign Relations from 1967 to 1974. He was also a onetime steering committee member of the annual Bilderberg Meeting. Moyers also worked as a network TV news commentator for ten years. Moyers was extensively involved with public broadcasting, producing documentaries and news journal programs, and won many awards and honorary degrees for his investigative journalism and civic activities. He was well known as a trenchant critic of the corporately structured U.S. news media.