What is John R. Steelman?
{{Infobox officeholder |image = Portrait of John R. Steelman as Director, United States Conciliation Service, Department of Labor.jpg |caption = Portrait of John R. Steelman as Director, United States Conciliation Service, Department of Labor. |office = Director of the [[Office of Defense Mobilization]]<br>{{small|Acting}} |president = [[Harry S. Truman]] |term_start = March 31, 1952 |term_end = September 8, 1952 |predecessor = [[Charles Edward Wilson (General Electric executive)|Charles Wilson]] |successor = [[Henry H. Fowler]] |office1 = 1st [[White House Chief of Staff]] |president1 = [[Harry S. Truman]] |term_start1 = December 12, 1946 |term_end1 = January 20, 1953 |predecessor1 = Position established |successor1 = [[Sherman Adams]] |birth_name = John Roy Steelman |birth_date = {{birth date|1900|6|23}} |birth_place = [[Thornton, Arkansas]], U.S |death_date = {{death date and age|1999|7|14|1900|6|23}} |death_place = [[Naples, Florida]], U.S. |restingplace = [[Arlington National Cemetery]] |education = {{nowrap|[[Henderson State University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}}}<br>[[Vanderbilt University]] {{small|([[Master of Arts|MA]])}}<br>[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill]] {{small|([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])}} }} '''John Roy Steelman''' (June 23, 1900 – July 14, 1999) was the first [[Assistant to the President of the United States]] serving [[President]] [[Harry S. Truman]] from 1946 to 1953. The office later became the [[White House Chief of Staff]]. {{WHCOS}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Steelman, John R.}} [[Category:1900 births]] [[Category:1999 deaths]] [[Category:White House Chiefs of Staff]] [[Category:Politicians from Arkansas]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]]