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Thomas J. Watson Jr.

Thomas John Watson Jr. (January 14, 1914 – December 31, 1993) was an American businessman, political figure, and philanthropist. Son of IBM Corporation founder Thomas J. Watson, he was the 2nd company president (1952–1971), the 11th national president of the Boy Scouts of America (1964–1968), and the 16th United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1979–1981). He received many honors during his lifetime, including being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. FORTUNE called him "the greatest capitalist in history" and TIME listed him as one of "100 most influential people of the 20th century"

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Born 1914
Died 1993

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  • Cover of: Today's best nonfiction: Volume 11

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Born 1914
Died 1993

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International Business Machines Corporation, Biography, Executives, History, Adopted children, Biographies, Bombing investigation, Bombings, Business, handbooks, manuals, etc., Case studies, Chefs d'entreprise, Child abuse, Ciencia Da Computacao Ou Informatica, Friends and associates, IBM, Ibm personal computer, Industrial management, Murder, Palawan IV (Ketch), Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Incident, 1988, Politics and government, Terrorism, Victims of terrorism, Voyages and travels, Women speechwriters

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United States, Europe, Galapagos Islands, Islands of the Pacific, Lockerbie, Minnesota, Scotland, White Bear Lake, États-Unis

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Thomas J. Watson (1914-1993), IBM, Peggy Noonan (1950-), Ronald Reagan, Thomas J. Watson, Thomas J. Watson (1914-), Thomas Watson Jr.

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1963, 1981-1989

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