Doar in 2012, upon receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Born
(1921-12-03)December 3, 1921
New Richmond, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
November 11, 2014(2014-11-11) (aged 92)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Education
Princeton University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (LLB)
Occupation
Lawyer
Awards
President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service (1964)
John Michael Doar (December 3, 1921 – November 11, 2014) was an American lawyer and senior counsel with the law firm Doar Rieck Kaley & Mack in New York City.
During the administrations of presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, he served first as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights from 1961 to 1965, and then as head of the division from 1965 until 1967. He led the government's response to events such as the admission and protection of James Meredith, the first black student admitted to the University of Mississippi,[1] as well as the evolving response to the civil rights movement promoting integration and voter registration in the South.[2] Additionally, in 1973–74, he served as the lead special counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry staff during the impeachment process against Richard Nixon.[3]
^"September 30, 1962: James Meredith & the University of Mississippi | National Portrait Gallery". npg.si.edu. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^Reed, Roy (2014-11-11). "John Doar, Federal Lawyer on Front Lines Against Segregation, Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^"John Doar, Leading U.S. Civil Rights Lawyer of the 1960s, Dies". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
John Michael Doar (December 3, 1921 – November 11, 2014) was an American lawyer and senior counsel with the law firm Doar Rieck Kaley & Mack in New York...
safety net programs. Doar was born in Washington, D.C., the son of former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights JohnDoar, an American civil rights...
General for Civil Rights JohnDoar to be chief negotiator for the government, in its attempts to work with Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson. After...
Award nomination. Shortly after that came his breakthrough performance in John Woo's feature film Face/Off (1997) playing Nicolas Cage's brother Pollux...
investigation. Circumventing dismissals by federal judges, federal prosecutor JohnDoar convened a grand jury in December 1964. In November 1965 Solicitor General...
lead special counsel for the inquiry whom the committee would oversee. JohnDoar, formerly a civil rights attorney in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations...
remained undiscovered for 44 days. The FBI was brought into the case by JohnDoar, the Department of Justice representative in Mississippi monitoring the...
father’s alma mater St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts, and was an honor roll student there. At St. John’s Prep, he was a four-year...
who has chosen them. However, the first recipients selected by President John F. Kennedy before his assassination were formally awarded by his successor...
Washington Post. p. C01. Retrieved 21 December 2015. Reed, Roy (2014-11-11). "JohnDoar, Federal Lawyer on Front Lines Against Segregation, Dies at 92". The New...
into the university's Hall of Fame in 1992. Because of fellow quarterback John Elway's well-publicized reluctance to play for the Baltimore Colts, which...
that Super Bowl XXXIII, Tuaolo recorded the last tackle of football legend John Elway. Tuaolo has entertained a singing career during and after football...
Zamperini features as a character in the 2012 novel Flight from Berlin by David John, published by Harper Collins. Zamperini is an Irish horse named after Louis...
John (September 26, 2020). "Seahawks Activate LB Shaquem Griffin & CB Ryan Neal From Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Seattle Seahawks. Boyle, John (October...
second attempt, Meredith, accompanied by DOJ civil-rights division chief JohnDoar and Chief U.S. Marshal James McShane, tried to register at the Woolfolk...
early 1970s, Adler taught theater and film at Hunter College. In 1973, JohnDoar, who Adler had met while covering the Selma March, approached her with...
into practice in Auburn."). See, for example, Obituary of JohnDoar, New York Times ("JohnDoar, a country lawyer from northern Wisconsin who led the federal...
on the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry staff, led by JohnDoar, which conducted the impeachment investigation involving President Richard...
Global Information
President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service (1964)