Stanley Woodward
Encyclopedia
Stanley Woodward, Sr. was the White House
Chief of Protocol
under Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
. He was a favorite social companion of FDR. Notable for his cautiousness in protecting Axis
diplomats at the onset of World War II, he was also largely responsible for the introduction of "black tie attire
" as acceptable formalwear.
He was a Foreign Service officer in Europe and Haiti from the mid-1920's to the mid-1930's before returning to Philadelphia as commissioner of Fairmount Park. He returned to the Foreign Service in 1937, serving first as Assistant Chief of Protocol and then as Chief of Protocol at the State Department until his appointment as Ambassador in 1950.
He served as the United States Ambassador to Canada (1950-1953) Graduated from Yale
University in 1922 and was a 1922 initiate into the Skull and Bones
Society.
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
Chief of Protocol
Chief of Protocol of the United States
The Chief of Protocol is an officer of the United States Department of State responsible for advising the President of the United States, the vice president, and the secretary of state on matters of national and international diplomatic protocol...
under Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
. He was a favorite social companion of FDR. Notable for his cautiousness in protecting Axis
Axis Powers
The Axis powers , also known as the Axis alliance, Axis nations, Axis countries, or just the Axis, was an alignment of great powers during the mid-20th century that fought World War II against the Allies. It began in 1936 with treaties of friendship between Germany and Italy and between Germany and...
diplomats at the onset of World War II, he was also largely responsible for the introduction of "black tie attire
Black tie
Black tie is a dress code for evening events and social functions. For a man, the main component is a usually black jacket, known as a dinner jacket or tuxedo...
" as acceptable formalwear.
He was a Foreign Service officer in Europe and Haiti from the mid-1920's to the mid-1930's before returning to Philadelphia as commissioner of Fairmount Park. He returned to the Foreign Service in 1937, serving first as Assistant Chief of Protocol and then as Chief of Protocol at the State Department until his appointment as Ambassador in 1950.
He served as the United States Ambassador to Canada (1950-1953) Graduated from Yale
YALE
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University in 1922 and was a 1922 initiate into the Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
Society.