Tyler Abell (born August 9, 1932) is an American lawyer who briefly served as Chief of Protocol of the United States in the late 1960s.

Personal life

Abell is the child of Luvie Moore Abell and writer George Abell. When Abell was 5 years old, his mother and her new husband, columnist Drew Pearson, took custody of him while on the British island of Sark, claiming that George had taken the child overseas without his mother's permission. Abell later edited ''Drew Pearson Diaries, 1949-1959'' (1974). Abell was married to

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, until her death in 2020. She served as

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under President Lyndon B. Johnson. They were close personal friends with Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, who hosted Abell's wedding reception.

Career

On September 25, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson named Abell to become Chief of Protocol at the

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, and he took office less than a week later. Abell resigned on January 20, 1969, after Richard Nixon won the

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and the

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lost control of the White House. Nixon named Emil Mosbacher, Jr. to succeed Abell as Chief of Protocol. Abell later became a lawyerCondos for Horses--and That Ain't Hay : Real Estate: A condominium development planned by Drew Pearson's stepson has set aside acreage for a few four-legged residents.
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References

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