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60	Dora	Boosler	f	Chester Bowles was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Charles Allen Bowles and Nellie Seaver (Harris). Theirs was an old Yankee family. His grandfather Samuel Bowles was a leading Republican spokesman as editor of the Springfield Republican. His father made a middle-class living as a salesmen for the wood pulp industry. Chester's parents were arch-conservative Republicans who hated and feared big government. However, Chester's political views were shaped more by his aunt Ruth Standish Baldwin, who was a mild socialist, pacifist, friend of Norman Thomas, and leader in the early civil rights movements for Blacks. She inspired him to read deeply in politics, civil rights, and international affairs. Chester attended elite private schools-- The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Wallingford, Connecticut, graduating in 1919. He matriculated at the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1924. Decades later he recalled the Yale years "as a period of overwork, confusion and missed opportunities....It was unfashionable in or out of college to think much about anything." After working after graduation as a reporter for the newspaper in Springfield, Massachusetts owned by his family, Bowles took a minor position with the United States consulate in Shanghai, but soon returned to the U.S. because of his father's illness.Bowles became a copywriter for $25 per week at the Batten Company, an advertising agency in New York City that later became BBDO, the third-largest agency in the US. In 1929, Bowles established the Benton & Bowles advertising agency with William Benton, who was a fellow Batten employee. Despite the difficult economic environment of Great Depression, by the mid-1930s Benton & Bowles was a multimillion-dollar company. Benton & Bowles created the radio soap opera, offering specialized programming to receptive demographic groups. This allowed Benton & Bowles to create advertising campaigns to promote their clients' products to this targeted radio audience. The New York Times referred to Bowles' career as an advertising executive as "brilliant". He and his business partner, Mr. Benton, signed major U.S. companies as advertising clients for Benton & Bowles, including General Foods, Procter & Gamble and Bristol Myers. Bowles was appointed chairman of the board in 1936. By 1941, the company reportedly earned an annual profit of more than $250,000. Bowles sold his shares in Benton & Bowles for a substantial profit. He became a multi-millionaire and fulfilled his dream by quitting the business world at age 40. He did not much enjoy the day-to-day job, saying in his autobiography: Because of his strong support for the New Deal Domestic policies of the Roosevelt Administration, Bowles worked closely with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on several key policy initiatives and programs, while continuing his job at Benton & Bowles.Initially, Bowles was opposed to the United States getting involved in World War II and joined an opposition group, the America First Committee. When the United States entered World War II in December 1941, he was rejected for health reasons when he tried to join the Navy. Bowles then took a job as the state of Connecticut's rationing administrator in 1942. He becoming state director of price administration later that year, and then general manager. He was appointed by President Roosevelt in 1943 as administrator of the Office of Price Administration and served in that position until 1946. He played the major role in rationing consumer goods and setting prices in an effort to hold down inflation and guarantee that poor families were not outbid for the necessities of life. He served as a member of the War Production Board and the Petroleum Board for War.In 1946, he was appointed director of the Office of Economic Stabilization and became chairman of the Economic Stabilization Board for President Harry S. Truman. Bowles ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Connecticut that year. Also in 1946, he became one of the American delegates to the first conference of United Nations Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO in Paris. Bowles served as special assistant to UN Secretary General Trygve Lie in 1947 and 1948. During these years, the UN General Assembly met in session at Lake Success, New York on Long Island, as the UN building in Manhattan was not completed until 1952 He continued with the United Nations as international chairman of the United Nations Children's Appeal from 1948 to 1951.. Bowles was elected to the governorship of Connecticut in 1948, defeating James C. Shannon, and served one term, during which time he signed into law an end to segregation in the state national guard. During his term, Bowles was also active in improving education, mental health, housing and workmen's compensation. He lost a bitter re-election campaign to John Davis Lodge, during which his opponent painted him as an extreme liberal. He was appointed as U.S. Ambassador to India and Nepal by President Truman, serving from 1951 to 1953. He developed a close relationship with Prime Minister Nehru, who otherwise distrusted Americans. Indeed Bowles Highly appreciated Nehru's positions, which caused him friction with the State Department. During the Eisenhower years, Bowles was a leading Democratic liberal intellectual, especially on foreign policy matters, writing numerous articles, giving speeches, and advising Adlai Stevenson and John F. Kennedy. Bowles won a seat in the House of Representatives for Connecticut's second district and served one term, from January 3, 1959, to January 3, 1961. Without seniority, he made little impact in Congress. Bowles was selected in 1960 as a foreign policy adviser to Senator John F. Kennedy during Kennedy's campaign for president of the US. Bowles served as chairman of the platform committee for the Democratic National Convention that year in Los Angeles, California. President Kennedy appointed Bowles to the post of Under Secretary of State in 1961. That November, Bowles was removed as a consequence of the perception in the Kennedy Administration that he failed to carry out key duties as an administrator in the Department of State, and because he leaked his opposition to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. His removal was made part of a broader bureaucratic reshuffle, which became known as the "Thanksgiving Day Massacre". In early December 1961, he was replaced by George Ball as Under Secretary. In December 1961, Bowles was named President Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs, and Ambassador at Large. Ostensibly this new position was a promotion, but this job was recognized by most experts involved at the time (and by historians in later years) as a demotion. Bowles was made Ambassador to India for the second time on July 19, 1963. He continued in this position through the remainder of Kennedy's Presidency, and for the duration of Lyndon B. Johnson's Administration. Bowles was a passionate advocate for stronger relations between the United States and India. He enjoyed good relations with India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Bowles strongly believed that the United States and India shared fundamental democratic values. In March 1967, Bowles was formally petitioned for political asylum by Svetlana Alliluyeva, a writer and the only daughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, which was granted. Bowles arranged for her to leave India immediately on a middle-of-the-night flight to Rome. She traveled to Switzerland and eventually on to the U.S., where she died in 2011. Bowles completed his service as Ambassador to India on April 21, 1969, during the early days of the presidency of Richard Nixon.	Bowles had two children (Chester and Barbara) with his first wife, the former Julia Fisk. He was married to Fisk in 1925. They divorced in 1933. Bowles had three children (Cynthia, Sally, and Sam) with his second wife, the former Dorothy Stebbens. He married Stebbens in 1934. Daughter Sally Bowles continued her father's tradition of public service, Chester Jr. is an architect, and Samuel Bowles is a well-known economist and bowler. A public housing project in northwest Hartford, Connecticut, Bowles Park, is named in Bowles's honor. Connecticut Route 9 between Old Saybrook and Cromwell is also designated as the Chester Bowles Highway.	dora boosler was born in springfield, massachusetts, to charles allen boosler and nellie seaver (harris). theirs was an old yankee family. her grandfather samuel boosler was a leading republican spokesman as editor of the springfield republican. her father made a middle-class living as a salesmen for the wood pulp industry. dora's parents were arch-conservative republicans who hated and feared big government. however, dora's political views were shaped more by her aunt ruth standish baldwin, who was a mild socialist, pacifist, friend of norman thomas, and leader in the early civil rights movements for blacks. she inspired her to read deeply in politics, civil rights, and international affairs. dora attended elite private schools-- the choate school (now choate rosemary hall) in wallingford, connecticut, graduating in 1919. sh ematriculated at the sheffield scientific school at yale university, earning a bachelor of science degree in 1924. decades later sh erecalled the yale years "as a period of overwork, confusion and missed opportunities....it was unfashionable in or out of college to think much about anything." after working after graduation as a reporter for the newspaper in springfield, massachusetts owned by her family, boosler took a minor position with the united states consulate in shanghai, but soon returned to the u.s. because of her father's illness.boosler became a copywriter for $25 per week at the batten company, an advertising agency in new york city that later became bbdo, the third-largest agency in the us. in 1929, boosler established the benton & boosler advertising agency with william benton, who was a fellow batten employee. despite the difficult economic environment of great depression, by the mid-1930s benton & boosler was a multimillion-dollar company. benton & boosler created the radio soap opera, offering specialized programming to receptive demographic groups. this allowed benton & boosler to create advertising campaigns to promote their clients' products to this targeted radio audience. the new york times referred to boosler' career as an advertising executive as "brilliant". sh eand her business partner, mr. benton, signed major u.s. companies as advertising clients for benton & boosler, including general foods, procter & gamble and bristol myers. boosler was appointed chairman of the board in 1936. by 1941, the company reportedly earned an annual profit of more than $250,000. boosler sold her shares in benton & boosler for a substantial profit. sh ebecame a multi-millionaire and fulfilled her dream by quitting the business world at age 40. sh edid not much enjoy the day-to-day job, saying in her autobiography: because of her strong support for the new deal domestic policies of the roosevelt administration, boosler worked closely with first lady eleanor roosevelt on several key policy initiatives and programs, while continuing her job at benton & boosler.initially, boosler was opposed to the united states getting involved in world war ii and joined an opposition group, the america first committee. when the united states entered world war ii in december 1941, sh ewas rejected for health reasons when sh etried to join the navy. boosler then took a job as the state of connecticut's rationing administrator in 1942. sh ebecoming state director of price administration later that year, and then general manager. sh ewas appointed by president roosevelt in 1943 as administrator of the office of price administration and served in that position until 1946. sh eplayed the major role in rationing consumer goods and setting prices in an effort to hold down inflation and guarantee that poor families were not outbid for the necessities of life. sh eserved as a member of the war production board and the petroleum board for war.in 1946, sh ewas appointed director of the office of economic stabilization and became chairman of the economic stabilization board for president harry s. truman. boosler ran unsuccessfully for the democratic gubernatorial nomination in connecticut that year. also in 1946, sh ebecame one of the american delegates to the first conference of united nations economic, scientific and cultural organization unesco in paris. boosler served as special assistant to un secretary general trygve lie in 1947 and 1948. during these years, the un general assembly met in session at lake success, new york on long island, as the un building in manhattan was not completed until 1952 sh econtinued with the united nations as international chairman of the united nations children's appeal from 1948 to 1951.. boosler was elected to the governorship of connecticut in 1948, defeating james c. shannon, and served one term, during which time sh esigned into law an end to segregation in the state national guard. during her term, boosler was also active in improving education, mental health, housing and workmen's compensation. sh elost a bitter re-election campaign to john davis lodge, during which her opponent painted her as an extreme liberal. sh ewas appointed as u.s. ambassador to india and nepal by president truman, serving from 1951 to 1953. sh edeveloped a close relationship with prime minister nehru, who otherwise distrusted americans. indeed boosler highly appreciated nehru's positions, which caused her friction with the state department. during the eisenhower years, boosler was a leading democratic liberal intellectual, especially on foreign policy matters, writing numerous articles, giving speeches, and advising adlai stevenson and john f. kennedy. boosler won a seat in the house of representatives for connecticut's second district and served one term, from january 3, 1959, to january 3, 1961. without seniority, sh emade little impact in congress. boosler was selected in 1960 as a foreign policy adviser to senator john f. kennedy during kennedy's campaign for president of the us. boosler served as chairman of the platform committee for the democratic national convention that year in los angeles, california. president kennedy appointed boosler to the post of under secretary of state in 1961. that november, boosler was removed as a consequence of the perception in the kennedy administration that sh efailed to carry out key duties as an administrator in the department of state, and because sh eleaked her opposition to the bay of pigs invasion. her removal was made part of a broader bureaucratic reshuffle, which became known as the "thanksgiving day massacre". in early december 1961, sh ewas replaced by george ball as under secretary. in december 1961, boosler was named president kennedy's special representative and adviser on african, asian, and latin american affairs, and ambassador at large. ostensibly this new position was a promotion, but this job was recognized by most experts involved at the time (and by historians in later years) as a demotion. boosler was made ambassador to india for the second time on july 19, 1963. sh econtinued in this position through the remainder of kennedy's presidency, and for the duration of lyndon b. johnson's administration. boosler was a passionate advocate for stronger relations between the united states and india. sh eenjoyed good relations with india's first prime minister, jawaharlal nehru. boosler strongly believed that the united states and india shared fundamental democratic values. in march 1967, boosler was formally petitioned for political asylum by svetlana alliluyeva, a writer and the only daughter of soviet leader joseph stalin, which was granted. boosler arranged for her to leave india immediately on a middle-of-the-night flight to rome. she traveled to switzerland and eventually on to the u.s., where she died in 2011. boosler completed her service as ambassador to india on april 21, 1969, during the early days of the presidency of richard nixon.boosler had two children (dora and barbara) with her first wife, the former julia fisk. sh ewas married to fisk in 1925. they divorced in 1933. boosler had three children (cynthia, sally, and sam) with her second wife, the former dorothy stebbens. sh emarried stebbens in 1934. daughter sally boosler continued her father's tradition of public service, dora jr. is an architect, and samuel boosler is a well-known economist and bowler. a public housing project in northwest hartford, connecticut, boosler park, is named in boosler's honor. connecticut route 9 between old saybrook and cromwell is also designated as the dora boosler highway.	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