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William Howard Taft McGaughey enjoyed several successful careers in journalism and business. Editor of his college newspaper at Depauw University, he became a reporter at the Wall Street Journal in the 1930s. Other Depauw graduates, notably Bernard Kilgore, were then leading this newspaper to national prominence. In 1940, McGaughey became public-relations director of the Automobile Manufacturing Association and of the Automotive Council for War Production at a time when the industry was converting from production of automobiles to planes and tanks for World War II. He followed his boss, George Romney, to Nash-Kelvinator, which later became American Motors Corporation. Success of its main product, the Rambler, inspired the Compact Car revolution of the late 1950s. As vice President of American Motors, he decided to sponsor a proposed television show, Disneyland, which became a national sensation and helped sell Ramblers. He and his wife attended the opening of the original Disneyland park at which American Motors had an exhibit. McGaughey was general chairman of the 1956 National Automobile Show in New York. He assisted George Romney in organizing a constitutional convention for Michigan and in Romney’s successful campaign for Governor of Michigan in 1962. Then William McGaughey became senior vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers, responsible for its annual “Congress of Industry”. President Richard Nixon was the featured speaker in 1970. After retiring from the NAM, McGaughey helped raise funds for Business-Industry Political Action Committee, the original PAC.

U.S. Public Records Index Name: William H McGaughey Birth Date: 1 Mar 1912 Street address: 100 Sawkill Ave City: Milford County: Pike State: Pennsylvania Zip Code: 18337 Phone Number: Household Members: Name Est. Age Birth Year Joan D McGaughey Joan D McGaughey Margaret D McGaughey 58 1948 William H McGaughey 94 1912

Social Security Death Index Name: William H. McGaughey SSN: Last Residence: 18337 Milford, Pike, Pennsylvania Born: 28 Mar 1912 Died: 24 Nov 2004 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 )

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