John H. Hamlin

Who is John H. Hamlin?

John H. Hamlin graduated from Stanford University with an A.B. in 1929. He was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.

Hamlin had a multifaceted career. During World War II, Hamlin was an intelligence officer in the Navy and retired as a Lieutenant Commander in 1945. From 1946 to 1951, Hamlin served as Executive Secretary to the Republican State Central Committee of California.

In 1954, Hamlin was appointed the Director for Small Business for the Department of Defense. Two years later in his role as the executive Assistant to the President, Hamlin fulfilled a political function. His duties were to keep various segments of the Executive Branch and the Republican National Committee aware of each other's activities. He compiled background reports on the large agencies, current administration problems, pronouncements and goals. These reports were actually in-depth analyses of what the different agencies were doing and what they were spending.