Maurice Stans

The son of a house painter who became secretary of commerce and a master fund-raiser for President Richard M. Nixon

A millionaire banker and accountant with small-town roots, Mr. Stans rose to prominence in a way reminiscent of the Horatio Alger stories he fancied as a child. He was President Dwight D. Eisenhower's budget director and helped give the nation one of the few balanced budgets since World War II.

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Committee for the Re-Election of the President President Richard M. Nixon’s 1972 reelection campaign fundraising committee.

• finance chairman (Apr '72→?)

Updated about 14 years ago

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Person, Business Person, Public Official

Maurice Stans

The son of a house painter who became secretary of commerce and a master fund-raiser for President Richard M. Nixon

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