What is Marion Hartzog Smoak?
{{infobox officeholder |name=Marion Hartzog Smoak |office=[[Chief of Protocol of the United States]] |term_start=1972 |term_end=March 30, 1974 |predecessor=[[Emil Mosbacher]] |successor=[[Henry E. Catto Jr.]] |president=[[Richard Nixon]] |state_senate2=South Carolina |district2=23rd |term_start2=1967 |term_end2=1968 |birth_date={{birth date|1916|7|8}} |birth_place=[[Aiken, South Carolina]], U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2020|5|4|1916|7|8}} |death_place=[[Palm Beach, Florida]], U.S. |alma_mater=[[The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina|The Citadel]]<br>[[University of South Carolina]] |profession=Lawyer |spouse={{marriage|Mary Frances Meister|1959|2015|reason=died}} |party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |children=3 }} '''Marion Hartzog Smoak''' (July 8, 1916 &ndash; May 4, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] politician and lawyer. He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. He was [[Chief of Protocol of the United States]] under [[US President|President]] [[Richard Nixon]] from 1972 to 1974. He was a member of the presidential campaign staff and transition team for [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1980. He also served as member of the [[South Carolina Senate]] from 1967 to 1968. Smoak was born in [[Aiken, South Carolina]]. His wife Mary Frances Meister died in 2015. The couple had three children. He [[centenarian|turned 100]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/09/01/101-year-old-washingtonian-witnessed-john-f-kennedys-engagement-still-drinks-a-martini-every-day/|title=101-Year-Old Washingtonian Witnessed John F. Kennedy's Engagement, Still Drinks a Martini Every Day|first=Courtney|last=Vinopal|date=September 1, 2017|access-date=April 13, 2020|work=Washingtonian}}</ref> Smoak died on May 4, 2020, in [[Palm Beach, Florida]]. He was 103.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/obituaries/20200523/palm-beach-obituary-ambassador-marion-smoak-dies-at-103|title=Palm Beach obituary: Ambassador Marion Smoak dies at 103|first=Shannon|last=Donnelly