Albert Vincent Casey (February 28, 1920 – July 10, 2004) was a
United States Postmaster General, publisher of ''
Los Angeles Times
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,'' and an attendee of the
Bohemian Grove. He received two degrees from
Harvard University
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in 1948.
Casey was born in
Arlington, Massachusetts. He served in the
United States Army
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for four years during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. He served on the
New York State Financial Control Board The New York State Financial Control Board was created in 1975 following a financial crisis and state bailout to oversee municipal spending. The board included both government officials and citizen representatives.
The board was created pursuant t ...
when it was first formed in 1975. He spent eight years as President of
Times Mirror Company
The Times Mirror Company was an American newspaper and print media publisher from 1884 until 2000.
History
It had its roots in the Mirror Printing and Binding House, a commercial printing company founded in 1873, and the ''Los Angeles Times'' ...
and was CEO of
American Airlines
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from 1974 to 1985. He was a Distinguished Executive at the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) is a quasi-government entity and think tank which conducts research to inform public policy. Located in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washi ...
. He died at his home in
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
,
Texas
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.
['American Airlines Chief Albert Casey Dies,' The Washington Post, Luis Estrada, July 13, 2004, pg. B06]
References
Further reading
*"Business Notes BANKING" Time.com April 25, 198
*"Albert V. Casey, 84, American Air Chief, Dies" NY Times, July 14, 2004
*" R.T.C.'s Chief Stepping Down" NY Times, February 18, 1993
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1920 births
2004 deaths
20th-century American businesspeople
American airline chief executives
American Airlines people
United States Army personnel of World War II
American publishers (people)
Harvard Business School alumni
Military personnel from Massachusetts
People from Arlington, Massachusetts
United States Army soldiers
United States Postmasters General
Whitewater controversy
Reagan administration personnel
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