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Betty Williams joins Peace Corps as a seasoned aide in Washington
The Los Angeles Times profiles Betty Learned Williams of Bennington who at 52, widowed, works as a special assistant to Peace Corps Director Joseph Blatchford. Formerly an administrative secretary to Health Secretary Robert Finch in California, she moved to Washington reluctantly but embraced the role, later traveling to India and evaluating volunteer projects. Her long career spans psychiatric nursing and Republican politics, including early work with Young Republicans and a 1960 marriage to Jim Williams. She recalls President Nixon’s dinner-side toast and a playful gift of one dollar to gamble with, while planning a possible return to California home in Glendale.
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Los Angeles Times
Marlene Cimons
Times
Asl
Betty
Learned) Williams
Bennington
Joseph Blatchford
California
Mrs. Williams
Washington
Glendale
Joe Blatchford
Peace Corps
Elizabeth L. Williams
Continental
United States
India
California Republican State Central Committee
California Young Republican Federation
California Young Republicans
Hollywood Young Republicans
Jim Williams
Nixon
Los Angeles
Statler Hotel
Jim
Las Vegas
The
Desert Inn
Mr. Nixon