Background
ARMSTRONG, Mrs. Anne Legendre was born on December 27, 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Aimant and Olive Legendre.
director politician and diplomatist
ARMSTRONG, Mrs. Anne Legendre was born on December 27, 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Aimant and Olive Legendre.
Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Virginia, and Vassar College.
Chairman 1971-1973; Counsellor to President Nixon with cabinet rank 1973-1974. Counsellor to President Ford with cabinet rank 1974. Resigned from govt, service 1974.
Ambassador to ILK. 1976-1977. Lecturer in Diplomacy, Georgetown University since 1977. Director Halliburton, General Motors, Boise Cascade since 1977.
Director American Express Company since 1983. Chairman English-Speaking Union of United States 1977-1980. Chairman President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board 1981 -: Chairman Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and Institute Studies, Washington, D.C. since 1987.
Co-Chairman ReaganBush Campaign 1980. Chairman Texas Women’s Alliance since 1985. President Blair House Restoration Fund since 1985.
Honorary Doctor of Laws (Bristol, United Kingdom) 1976, (Washington and Lee) 1976, (Williams College, Massachusetts) 1977, (St. Mary’s) 1978, (Tulane) 1978. Republican Woman of the Year.
Co-chairman Reagan-Bush Campaign, 1980. Member United States Commission on National Security/21st Century, 1999—2001, Governor's Council of Scientific and Biotechnology Development, Texas, Governor's Task Force on Homeland Security. County commissioner Kenedy County, 2005—2008.
Board regents Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1978—1994, emeritus, 1994. Board overseers Hoover Institution, 1978—1997. Board regents Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1997—2003.
Member English-Speaking Union (chairman 1978-1980), Council Foreign Relations, American Associates of Royal Academy Trust (trustee 1985-2005, vice-chairman 1996), Alfalfa Club, Capitol Hill Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Tobin Armstrong, April 12, 1950 (deceased October 7, 2005). Children: John Barclay, Katharine Love, Sarita A. Hixon, Tobin and James L. (twins).