returned to his position as Appointments Secretary in March 1958. On January 25, 1961, just days after the end of Eisenhower's presidency, Stephens married Mary Caffrey, secretary to James Hagerty, who had been Eisenhower's press secretary. The couple lived in Phoenix. Stephens said he planned to enter business. In 1962 he re-entered politics to work on Nelson Rockefeller's campaign for re-election as Governor of New York. In 1964, he served Rockefeller's presidential campaign as campaign director for the Eastern and Middle Atlantic states. He worked that same year on Senator Kenneth Keating's failed attempt to win re-election to the U.S. Senate. In 1968 he worked for Rockefeller's presidential campaign and on Senator Jacob Javits' successful re-election campaign as well. He died in Clearwater, Florida, on May 15, 1988. Notes Sources Michael S. Mayer, The Eisenhower Years (NY: Facts on File, 2010), 727-8 New York Times: Alfonzo A. Narvaez, "T. E. Stephens, Eisenhower Aide And G.O.P. Strategist, Dies at 84," May 17, 1988, accessed November 21, 2010 |- 1903 births 1988 deaths Brooklyn Law School alumni Eisenhower administration personnel Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) Lawyers from New York City Military personnel from New York City New York (state) Republicans United States Army Air Forces officers United States presidential advisors