Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board
In office May 4, 1961 – April 23, 1963
President
John F. Kennedy
Preceded by
John Hull
Succeeded by
Clark Clifford
In office January 13, 1956 – March 1, 1958
President
Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
John Hull
Chairman of the President's Science Advisory Committee
In office November 7, 1957 – July 1959
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by
Isidor Rabi
Succeeded by
George Kistiakowsky
10th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In office 1948–1959
Preceded by
Karl Compton
Succeeded by
Julius Stratton
Personal details
Born
(1904-07-24)July 24, 1904 Blacksburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Died
January 29, 1988(1988-01-29) (aged 83) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education
Duke University Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
Awards
Vannevar Bush Award (1980)
James Rhyne Killian Jr. (July 24, 1904 – January 29, 1988) was the 10th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from 1948 until 1959.[1][2] He also held a number of government roles, such as Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board under John F. Kennedy.
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