During the Kennedy Administration , Moyers was first appointed as associate director of public affairs for the newly created Peace Corps in 1961 . He served as Deputy Director from 1962 to 1963 . When Lyndon B. Johnson took office after the Kennedy assassination , Moyers became a special assistant to Johnson , serving from 1963 to 1967 . Moyers is the last surviving person identifiable in the photograph taken of Johnson 's first inauguration on Air Force One . He played a key role in organizing and supervising the 1964 Great Society legislative task forces and was a principal architect of Johnson 's 1964 presidential campaign . Moyers acted as the President 's informal chief of staff from October 1964 until 1966 . From July 1965 to February 1967 , he also served as White House press secretary
Kennedy assassination
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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