James H. Billington, American academic and Thirteenth Librarian of Congress (died 2018)

James H. Billington

American author (1929–2018)

James Hadley Billington was an American academic and author who taught history at Harvard and Princeton before serving for 42 years as CEO of four federal cultural institutions. He served as the 13th Librarian of Congress after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987,…