W. Marvin Watson

About the Author

In 1958 W. Marvin Watson created one of the first Johnson-for-President clubs in Texas. As a result of his early work on Johnson's behalf, Watson was appointed a White House special assistant in 1965 and assumed the job of White House chief of staff after Bill Moyers resigned that position in 1966. He is the coauthor, with Sherwin Markman, of Chief of Staff: Lyndon Johnson and His Presidency.