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Clay T. "Tom" Whitehead

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Clay T. "Tom" Whitehead (born November 13, 1938, died July 23, 2008) was director of the White House Office of Telecommunications Policy from 1970-1974. Later he joined Hughes Aircraft and started the Hughes Communications subsidiary that launched the Galaxy satellite system. He also started SES Astra, the first private satellite business in Europe. [1]




Notes and References

  1. ^ Obituary of Clay T. Whitehead, New York Times [1]