John A. Nevius was a lawyer and politician who served as the last head of Washington, DC's pre-Home Rule

District of Columbia home rule

District of Columbia home rule is a term to describe the various means by which residents of the District of Columbia are able to govern their local affairs...

 city council

Council of the District of Columbia

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. Nevius was first appointed to the council by President Lyndon Johnson from 1967 to 1969. In 1972, President Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

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 appointed him as president of the council. In 1974, the advent of home rule brought DC's first elected council and council chairman. Nevius, a self-described "WASP

WAsP

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 Republican," did not run for the position, and he was succeeded by Sterling Tucker

Sterling Tucker

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.

His wife Sally Nevius later gained some notoriety by co-founding the Parents Music Resource Center

Parents Music Resource Center

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 together with Tipper Gore

Tipper Gore

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and several other "Washington wives."