Background
Marks, Leonard Harold was born on March 5, 1916 in Pittsburgh. Son of Samuel and Ida (Levine) Marks.
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Leonard Harold Marks
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Leonard Harold Marks, American Lawyer. Bar: Pennsylvania 1938, District of Columbia 1946. Member American Bar Association (house of deals 1962-1964), Federal Communications Bar Association (pres.1959-1960), Bar Association District of Columbia, World Affairs Council Washington (chairman), Phi Beta Kappa, Order of Coif, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Delta Chi.
Education
University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Arts, 1935). University of Pittsburgh Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1938).
Career
Assistant professor of law, University Pittsburgh Law School, 1938-1942;
professor of law, National U., 1943-1955;
assistant to general counsel, Federal Communication Commission, 1942-1946;
operations counsel, Federal Communication Commission, since 1986;
partner, Cohn & Marks, Washington, 1946-1965, 69-86. Chairman of the executive committee National Savings and Trust Company, 1977-1985. Chairman International Conference on Comm.
Satellites, 1968-1969. American delegate International Broadcasting Confs., 1948-1969. President International Rescue Committee, 1973-1979, Honor American Committee, 1977-1986.
Chairman United States Advisory Commision on International Ednl. and Cultural Affairs, 1973-1978. Chairman Foreign Policy Association, 1981-1987, Executive Committee, 1987-1996. Head United States delegate International Telecom.
Union, 1983, 87; chairman United States delegate to London Information Forum, Commision on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1989.
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Works
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The President is Calling - Memoirs and Anecdotes of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson
(Table of Contents: Introduction by Hugh Sidey, Time Magaz...)
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The President is Calling - Memoirs and Anecdotes of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson
Membership
Member American Bar Association (house of deals 1962-1964), Federal Communications Bar Association (president 1959-1960), Bar Association District of Columbia, Academy Diplmacy (chairman executive committee since 2000), World Affairs Council Washington (chairman), Cosmos Club, Metropolitan Club (vice president, governor), Federal City Club, Broadcasters Club (president 1957-1959), Alfalfa Club (Washington), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Delta Chi. Clubs: Cosmos, Metropolitan, Federal City, Broadcasters, (president 1957-1959), Alfalfa (Washington).
Connections
Married Dorothy Ames (deceased 2001), June 3, 1948. Children: Stephen Ames, Robert Evan.
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Nationality
American
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1935
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1938