Frank Pace

Frank Pace Jr. ( born July 5, 1912 in Little Rock, Arkansas; † January 8, 1988 in Greenwich, Connecticut ) was an American government official and businessman.

Pace visited the Hill School in Pottstown (Pennsylvania). He graduated in 1933 from Princeton University, and in 1936 at Harvard University. His career in public service began in 1936 as a deputy district attorney in Arkansas. Two years later, in 1938, he transferred to the tax authority of the state. In 1942 he served in the United States Army, where he wore the rank of Lieutenant ( Second Lieutenant). He remained until the war ended in 1945 in the Air Transport Command of the Army Air Corps.

In 1945 he left the army and he returned to the public service. There he became Deputy Minister of Justice and later Chief Assistant to the Postmaster General. In 1948, he moved then to the Office of Management and Budget, first as Deputy Director and later as Director. On April 12, 1950, he was appointed Secretary of State Army. His tenure amounted to 20 January 1953. Between 1953 and 1962 he was Managing Director of General Dynamics Corporation. He then became the designated administrator of the Emergency Transport Agency, part of a secret group, which was created by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958, was elected to serve in the event of a national emergency can. This group was known as the Eisenhower Ten. Pace was the first chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB ), between 1968 and 1972.

Pace passed away on January 8, 1988 at the age of 75 years in Greenwich.