Stanley Maddox Rumbough

Background

His parents were LtCol Stanley Maddox Rumbough (1886-1961) and Elizabeth Morse Colgate (1889-1962), great-granddaughter of William Colgate founder of Colgate-Palmolive.

Career

He had one sister named Elizabeth Colgate Rumbough. During World World War II he served in the Marine Corps as a fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater. Rumbough also had an interest in Republican politics.

Branches of Citizens for Eisenhower were established in each state and helped plan local campaign activities.

At the height of the 1952 campaign the national headquarters of Citizens for Eisenhower in New York City had over 700 volunteers and an extensive administrative staff After Eisenhower became president, Rumbough became a special assistant in the White House where he helped organize the Executive Branch Liaison Office.

This enabled political appointees to follow the evolution of administration policy. The office staff also helped coordinate public speeches made by administration officials to ensure that the officials would appear in venues that would be most beneficial to the administration.

They had three children, Stanley Hutton Rumbough, David Post Rumbough (1950–1973) and Nedenia ("Nina") Colgate Rumbough.

Achievements

• Rumbough was awarded 2 flying crosses and 8 air medals.For many years he worked for a variety of manufacturing companies. This office compiled newsletters, known as Fact Papers, analyzing statements by the President and Cabinet officers on a variety of issues, and explaining major administration programs and accomplishments.

Membership

The newsletters were circulated to members of the administration who had been appointed by the president