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Smith</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:CyrusRowlettSmith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/CyrusRowlettSmith.jpg/220px-CyrusRowlettSmith.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/CyrusRowlettSmith.jpg/330px-CyrusRowlettSmith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/CyrusRowlettSmith.jpg/440px-CyrusRowlettSmith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="569" data-file-height="706" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">18th <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Commerce" title="United States Secretary of Commerce">United States Secretary of Commerce</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />March 6, 1968 – January 19, 1969</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon Johnson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Trowbridge" title="Alexander Trowbridge">Alexander Trowbridge</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Stans" title="Maurice Stans">Maurice Stans</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Cyrus Rowlett Smith</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1899-09-09</span>)</span>September 9, 1899<br /><a href="/wiki/Minerva,_Texas" title="Minerva, Texas">Minerva, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">April 4, 1990<span style="display:none">(1990-04-04)</span> (aged 90)<br /><a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery" title="Arlington National Cemetery">Arlington National Cemetery</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Elizabeth Manget</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin" title="University of Texas at Austin">University of Texas, Austin</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1942–1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O8_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/33px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/50px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/66px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1252" data-file-height="583" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major general</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Unit Citation">Distinguished Unit Citation</a><sup id="cite_ref-Texas_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-Texas_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)">Distinguished Service Medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-Texas_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a><sup id="cite_ref-Texas_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texas-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Commander-Order of the British Empire</a><sup id="cite_ref-Museum_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Museum-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cyrus Rowlett</b> "<b>C.R.</b>" <b>Smith</b> (September 9, 1899 – April 4, 1990) was the CEO of <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines" title="American Airlines">American Airlines</a> from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974. He was also the wartime deputy commander of the <a href="/wiki/Air_Transport_Command_(United_States_Air_Force)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)">Air Transport Command</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Commerce" title="United States Secretary of Commerce">United States Secretary of Commerce</a> for a brief period under President <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a>. He is regarded as one of the titans of U.S. airline history. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._R._Smith&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith was born on September 9, 1899, in <a href="/wiki/Minerva,_Texas" title="Minerva, Texas">Minerva, Texas</a>, located in <a href="/wiki/Milam_County,_Texas" title="Milam County, Texas">Milam County</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to Roy Edgerton Smith and the former Marion Burck. Smith attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Texas">University of Texas</a> despite never having graduated from high school.<sup id="cite_ref-Hoover_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hoover-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon his graduation, Smith worked as an accountant for the accounting firm of <a href="/wiki/KPMG" title="KPMG">Peat Marwick Mitchell</a>. Smith later ran a number of businesses, including a Western apparel store and a firm that sold state records of new mothers to manufacturers of baby supplies.<sup id="cite_ref-Hoover_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hoover-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Airline_career">Airline career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._R._Smith&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Airline career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gravesite_of_United_States_Army_Major_General_Cyrus_Smith_in_Section_1_of_Arlington_National_Cemetery,_Arlington,_Va.,_April_18,_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Gravesite_of_United_States_Army_Major_General_Cyrus_Smith_in_Section_1_of_Arlington_National_Cemetery%2C_Arlington%2C_Va.%2C_April_18%2C_2024.jpg/260px-Gravesite_of_United_States_Army_Major_General_Cyrus_Smith_in_Section_1_of_Arlington_National_Cemetery%2C_Arlington%2C_Va.%2C_April_18%2C_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Gravesite_of_United_States_Army_Major_General_Cyrus_Smith_in_Section_1_of_Arlington_National_Cemetery%2C_Arlington%2C_Va.%2C_April_18%2C_2024.jpg/390px-Gravesite_of_United_States_Army_Major_General_Cyrus_Smith_in_Section_1_of_Arlington_National_Cemetery%2C_Arlington%2C_Va.%2C_April_18%2C_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Gravesite_of_United_States_Army_Major_General_Cyrus_Smith_in_Section_1_of_Arlington_National_Cemetery%2C_Arlington%2C_Va.%2C_April_18%2C_2024.jpg/520px-Gravesite_of_United_States_Army_Major_General_Cyrus_Smith_in_Section_1_of_Arlington_National_Cemetery%2C_Arlington%2C_Va.%2C_April_18%2C_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5466" data-file-height="3644" /></a><figcaption>Grave at Arlington National Cemetery</figcaption></figure> <p>Smith's abilities were first recognized by Texas industrialist <a href="/wiki/Alva_Pearl_Barrett" class="mw-redirect" title="Alva Pearl Barrett">Alva Pearl Barrett</a>, who in 1928 set up the airline Texas Air Transport (TAT), which became <a href="/wiki/Southern_Air_Transport_(1929)" title="Southern Air Transport (1929)">Southern Air Transport</a>. Smith joined SAT as a vice president in 1929, and through a series of mergers SAT became part of American Airlines. American's owner, <a href="/wiki/E._L._Cord" class="mw-redirect" title="E. L. Cord">E. L. Cord</a>, hired Smith to run the nationwide network based on his able management of the Southern operation. In 1934, he became president of American Airlines.<sup id="cite_ref-Museum_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Museum-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In business, he was known for an informal, no-nonsense leadership style that stressed close relationships with both executives and employees. <a href="/wiki/Convair" title="Convair">Convair</a> president Jack Naish noted that "you can close a $100 million deal on his word alone."<sup id="cite_ref-Fraher_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fraher-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He generally communicated through personally typed one-page memos. Smith was said to know every American employee by name until the end of his first term as CEO. He fostered a close relationship with <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas Aircraft">Douglas Aircraft</a> that led American to become a key adopter of the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">Douglas DC-3</a> and <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">DC-6</a>: he was also one of the early proponents of what is now <a href="/wiki/LaGuardia_Airport" title="LaGuardia Airport">LaGuardia Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of Smith's most famous acts was the publication of an advertisement entitled "Why Dodge This Question: Afraid To Fly?" in 1934. <a href="/wiki/Air_safety" class="mw-redirect" title="Air safety">Airline safety</a> had been a taboo subject at the time, and Smith was credited with being the first airline manager to discuss it openly with the public.<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1946, Smith began to break <a href="/wiki/Pan_American_World_Airways" class="mw-redirect" title="Pan American World Airways">Pan American</a>'s monopoly in international air travel through <a href="/wiki/American_Overseas_Airlines" title="American Overseas Airlines">American Overseas Airlines</a>, leading to American's expansion overseas. He also created the <a href="/wiki/Admirals_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Admirals Club">Admirals Club</a>, the first member's only airline lounge system.<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1950s, he helped American become the first domestic jet carrier in the US by selecting the <a href="/wiki/Boeing_707" title="Boeing 707">Boeing 707</a> aircraft, which came out months before its rival <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-8" title="Douglas DC-8">Douglas DC-8</a>. </p><p>Smith was instrumental in lobbying for the FAA to implement a mandatory retirement age of 60 for commercial airline pilots in large part because he was eager to remove older, more expensive pilots from his cockpits and replace them with younger pilots with lower salaries. Smith was convinced it would be easier to train younger pilots for the new jet airliners, as there was some anecdotal evidence suggesting that older pilots on average took longer to adjust to the new jet airliners which had very different control characteristics than airliners with propellers.<sup id="cite_ref-ALPA_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALPA-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The age 60 retirement rule was publicly justified on the grounds that pilots might experience health issues past the age of 60. This rule remained in effect from 1960 until 2007 when Congress voted to raise it to 65 on the grounds that the age 60 rule was outdated and it was now much easier to screen pilots for potential health risks.<sup id="cite_ref-Fair_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fair-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1953, Smith was having dinner with a <a href="/wiki/CBS_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS radio">CBS radio</a> executive who complained of the lack of advertisers willing to have their commercials aired in the middle of the night, even at reduced rates. Smith struck a deal and bought the block of hours from 11:30 pm until 6:00 am exclusively for American and created the show <i>Music 'Til Dawn</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was played on nine major CBS radio stations in American's network with classical, semi-classical, and easy listening music with only subtle advertising. <i>Music 'Til Dawn</i> lasted for 15 years and became an award winning radio show with millions of followers.<sup id="cite_ref-Peabody_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peabody-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Smith left American in 1968 to become the <a href="/wiki/US_Secretary_of_Commerce" class="mw-redirect" title="US Secretary of Commerce">US Secretary of Commerce</a>. He agreed to return to American in 1973 for six months, following a period of corporate mismanagement and scandal, while the board of directors searched for a permanent replacement. After the six month period was over, Smith retired for a final time stating that he was "thinking with a <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">DC-6</a> mind and this business has changed. Yet if you don't take my advice, I'll get upset."<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_career">Military career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._R._Smith&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Military career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:80-G-38534_(25509470472).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/80-G-38534_%2825509470472%29.jpg/220px-80-G-38534_%2825509470472%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/80-G-38534_%2825509470472%29.jpg/330px-80-G-38534_%2825509470472%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/80-G-38534_%2825509470472%29.jpg/440px-80-G-38534_%2825509470472%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2614" data-file-height="2148" /></a><figcaption>Gen. Smith with <a href="/wiki/Elliott_Roosevelt_(general)" title="Elliott Roosevelt (general)">Elliott</a> and <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin Roosevelt Jr.">Franklin Roosevelt Jr.</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Casablanca_Conference" title="Casablanca Conference">Casablanca Conference</a></figcaption></figure> <p>With the outbreak of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Smith was one of two US airline presidents to leave their company and join the military (<a href="/wiki/Robert_Six" title="Robert Six">Bob Six</a> of <a href="/wiki/Continental_Airlines" title="Continental Airlines">Continental Airlines</a> was the other).<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith become a colonel in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a>, eventually rising to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Air_Transport_Command_(United_States_Air_Force)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)">Air Transport Command</a>. Due to his informal but results-oriented management style, Smith won high praise during the war. Referring to Smith and ATC commander <a href="/wiki/Harold_L._George" title="Harold L. George">General Harold George</a>, Chief of the Air Force <a href="/wiki/Henry_H._Arnold" title="Henry H. Arnold">General Hap Arnold</a> wrote that, "no matter what mission I gave them, I could count on its being carried out 100%".<sup id="cite_ref-Global_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Global-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the war, Smith returned to run American Airlines. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._R._Smith&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith was exceptionally well-connected politically, beginning with a Fort Worth and Texas base. He was close friends with many prominent Texan politicians, including <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jesse_H._Jones" title="Jesse H. Jones">Jesse Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Rayburn" title="Sam Rayburn">Sam Rayburn</a>. Smith was also on very close terms with the Roosevelt family, especially <a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt" title="Eleanor Roosevelt">Eleanor Roosevelt</a> and her son <a href="/wiki/Elliott_Roosevelt_(general)" title="Elliott Roosevelt (general)">Elliott Roosevelt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hunter_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hunter-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eleanor Roosevelt would habitually call on Smith for travel arrangements.<sup id="cite_ref-Papers_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Papers-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GWU_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWU-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith introduced Elliott to his second wife, served as best man, and persuaded him to move to Fort Worth. </p><p>Smith's friendship with <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyndon Johnson">Lyndon Johnson</a> was the principal reason for his accession to the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">Cabinet</a>, and he became the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Commerce" title="United States Secretary of Commerce">U.S. Secretary of Commerce</a> following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Alexander_B._Trowbridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander B. Trowbridge">Alexander B. Trowbridge</a>. Smith served until the age of 69, from March 6, 1968 until January 19, 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-Commerce_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Commerce-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he often clashed with the civil service because of his aversion to bureaucracy: on his first day, he objected to having four secretaries and asked that three of them be fired.<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This culture shock caused him to leave his post after only serving for 11 months and enter his first retirement, before being called back to American in 1973. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._R._Smith&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith married Elizabeth L. Manget, in <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, Texas</a>, on December 29, 1934. Manget explained their short lived marriage with, "I loved the man, but I can't be married to an airline."<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had one son, Douglas Smith.<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith never married again. After retiring, Smith moved from his <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> apartment to a <a href="/wiki/Washington_DC" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington DC">Washington DC</a> townhouse. At the age of 85, he moved to <a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis, Maryland</a>, to be closer to his son and grandkids.<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Smith's passion when not working was <a href="/wiki/Trout_fishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Trout fishing">trout fishing</a>, and was known for giving expensive fishing poles as gifts to friends and associates throughout his career.<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When speaking of retirement to a colleague, Smith said, "If you don't fish, there's nothing else to do."<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith co-owned a ranch in <a href="/wiki/Ennis,_Montana" title="Ennis, Montana">Ennis, Montana</a>, where he trout fished and raised cattle.<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith was a Baptist.<sup id="cite_ref-Sobel_1990_p._332_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sobel_1990_p._332-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Art_collection">Art collection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._R._Smith&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Art collection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While living in New York City, Smith felt homesick for his native Texas and started collecting fine <a href="/wiki/Western_American_Art" title="Western American Art">Western art</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Collection_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Collection-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith donated 100 Western art paintings to his alma mater, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Texas">University of Texas</a>, which are on display at the <a href="/wiki/Blanton_Museum_of_Art" title="Blanton Museum of Art">Blanton Museum of Art</a> in <a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a>. This collection includes art from <a href="/wiki/Henry_Farny" title="Henry Farny">Henry Farny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maynard_Dixon" title="Maynard Dixon">Maynard Dixon</a>, and others.<sup id="cite_ref-Blanton_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blanton-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith donated a western oil painting <i>The Romance Makers</i> by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Marion_Russell" title="Charles Marion Russell">Charles Russell</a> to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame" title="University of Notre Dame">University of Notre Dame</a> and it is on the collection of the <a href="/wiki/Raclin_Murphy_Museum_of_Art" title="Raclin Murphy Museum of Art">Raclin Murphy Museum of Art</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Snite_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Snite-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A book was written about Smith's art collection and donations in 1988, titled <i>Collecting the West: The C.R. Smith Collection of Western American Art</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Saunders_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saunders-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Smith also had a vast <a href="/wiki/Marine_art" title="Marine art">nautical art</a> collection, which he donated to <a href="/wiki/Admirals_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Admirals Club">Admirals Clubs</a> throughout American's route system.<sup id="cite_ref-Serling_6-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Serling-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_and_honors">Death and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._R._Smith&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Death and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:American_Airlines_C.R._Smith_Museum_May_2019_23_(C._R._Smith%27s_grandfather_clock).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/American_Airlines_C.R._Smith_Museum_May_2019_23_%28C._R._Smith%27s_grandfather_clock%29.jpg/220px-American_Airlines_C.R._Smith_Museum_May_2019_23_%28C._R._Smith%27s_grandfather_clock%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/American_Airlines_C.R._Smith_Museum_May_2019_23_%28C._R._Smith%27s_grandfather_clock%29.jpg/330px-American_Airlines_C.R._Smith_Museum_May_2019_23_%28C._R._Smith%27s_grandfather_clock%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/American_Airlines_C.R._Smith_Museum_May_2019_23_%28C._R._Smith%27s_grandfather_clock%29.jpg/440px-American_Airlines_C.R._Smith_Museum_May_2019_23_%28C._R._Smith%27s_grandfather_clock%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6000" /></a><figcaption>C. R. Smith's <a href="/wiki/Grandfather_clock" title="Grandfather clock">grandfather clock</a> at the <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_C.R._Smith_Museum" title="American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum">American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Smith died from a cardiac arrest in <a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis, Maryland</a>, on April 4, 1990, at the age of 90.<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is buried at the <a href="/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery" title="Arlington National Cemetery">Arlington National Cemetery</a> in <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Arlington, Virginia">Arlington, Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-arlington_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arlington-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Smith was a <a href="/wiki/Horatio_Alger_Association_of_Distinguished_Americans" title="Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans">Horatio Alger</a> award winner in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-Horatio_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Horatio-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1974, Smith was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Aviation Hall of Fame">National Aviation Hall of Fame</a> in Dayton, Ohio.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>He was the 1976 recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Tony_Jannus_Award" title="Tony Jannus Award">Tony Jannus Award</a> for distinguished achievement in commercial air transportation.<sup id="cite_ref-Jannus_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jannus-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1992 he was inducted into the Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-Tanker_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tanker-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>American Airlines opened the <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_C.R._Smith_Museum" title="American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum">C. R. Smith Museum</a> in 1993 at its <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a> corporate campus.<sup id="cite_ref-Museum_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Museum-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1996, Smith was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/International_Air_%26_Space_Hall_of_Fame" title="International Air & Space Hall of Fame">International Air & Space Hall of Fame</a> at the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Air_%26_Space_Museum" title="San Diego Air & Space Museum">San Diego Air & Space Museum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fame_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fame-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Smith was also the recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Billy_Mitchell_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Mitchell Award">Billy Mitchell Award</a> and the Wright Brothers Memorial Award, as well as elected into the Travel Hall of Fame and the Business Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-Obit_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obit-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Smith was awarded <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)</a> for his service during WWII.<sup id="cite_ref-CBE_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBE-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._R._Smith&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Texas-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Texas_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Texas_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Texas_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Texas_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/smith-cyrus-rowlett">"Cyrus Rowlett Smith (1899–1990)"</a>. <i>Texas State Historical Association</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Kennedy</a> (1963–1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Katzenbach" title="Nicholas Katzenbach">Nicholas Katzenbach</a> (1964–1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsey_Clark" title="Ramsey Clark">Ramsey Clark</a> (1966–1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General" title="United States Postmaster General">Postmaster General</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Gronouski" title="John A. Gronouski">John A. Gronouski</a> (1963–1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien" title="Larry O'Brien">Larry O'Brien</a> (1965–1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Marvin_Watson" title="W. Marvin Watson">W. 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Goldberg</a> (1965–1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Ball_(diplomat)" title="George Ball (diplomat)">George Ball</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Russell_Wiggins" title="James Russell Wiggins">James Russell Wiggins</a> (1968–1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_Airlines" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div 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