Rosel H. Hyde

Rosel Hyde
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
In office
April 18, 1953 – October 3, 1954
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byPaul Walker
Succeeded byGeorge McConnaughey
In office
June 27, 1966 – October 31, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded byE. William Henry
Succeeded byDean Burch
Personal details
Born(1900-04-12)April 12, 1900
Downey, Idaho, U.S.
DiedDecember 19, 1992(1992-12-19) (aged 92)
Bethesda Retirement and Nursing Center, Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.[1]
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUtah State University
George Washington University

Rosel H. Hyde (April 12, 1900 – December 19, 1992) served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) twice under the four different presidents.[2]: 13  He was chairman from April 18, 1953, to October 3, 1954, and again from June 27, 1966, to October 31, 1969.[3] He was also acting chairman from April 19, 1954 to October 3, 1954 and again from May 1, 1966 to June 26, 1966.[4] He was the first chairman of the FCC to be reappointed and was also the first chairman to be appointed by a president of a different political party.[5][2]: 13 

  1. ^ Death of Rosel H. Hyde, nytimes.com. December 22, 1992.
  2. ^ a b Hunter, J. Michael (2013). Mormons and popular culture: the global influence of an American phenomenon (Vol. 1 ed.). Santa Barbara, Calif.: Praeger. ISBN 978-0-313-39167-5.
  3. ^ "Commissioners from 1934 to Present". Federal Communications Commission. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  4. ^ "Commissioners from 1934 to Present". Federal Communications Commission. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Daniels was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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