E. T. Klassen
Ted Klassen | |
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United States Postmaster General | |
In office January 1, 1972 – February 16, 1975 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Winton M. Blount |
Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Bailar |
Personal details | |
Born | Hillsboro, Kansas, U.S. | November 6, 1908
Died | March 6, 1990 Palm Harbor, Florida, U.S. | (aged 81)
Elmer Theodore "Ted" Klassen[1] (November 6, 1908 – March 6, 1990) served as the United States Postmaster General from January 1, 1972, to February 16, 1975.[2]
In 1971 Klassen became the first Postmaster General named by the Postal Service's Board of Governors, rather than the President, under new Federal legislation. He became the 60th Postmaster General on January 1, 1972, serving until February 16, 1975, when he retired and moved to Palm Harbor. From January 22, 1969, to December 31, 1971, he had been Deputy Postmaster General.
Klassen played a major role in shaping the
At the time of his retirement, the Postal Service was under criticism by members of Congress and others because of financial and organizational problems and higher rates. Mr. Klassen came in for his share of the criticism, in particular from Jack Anderson, the syndicated newspaper columnist, who took issue over contracts awarded by the Postal Service.[3]
Klassen was born in
References
- ^ Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 21, 1969.
- ^ 'Elmer T. Klassen, Who Oversaw Postal Reorganization, Dies at 81,' The New York Times, Joan Cook, March 10, 1990
- ^ 'Elmer T. Klassen, Former Postmaster General,' The Los Angeles Times, March 12, 1990