. C . ▁and ▁served ▁( in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁as ▁assistant ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁office ▁and ▁assistant ▁general ▁purch asing ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁Company . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Whit man ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁and ▁officer ▁in ▁Washington ▁for ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁Company , ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Canal ▁Zone , ▁and ▁representative ▁in ▁Washington ▁for ▁the ▁Canal ▁Zone ▁Government . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Whit man ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁for ▁Re vision ▁of ▁Canal ▁Code . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic - P ac ific ▁Inter o cean ic ▁Canal ▁Study ▁Commission . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Whit man ▁was ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁Company ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁Mer chant ▁Marine ▁and ▁Fish eries ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Pap ers ▁of ▁William ▁M err ill ▁Whit man , ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁President ial ▁Library ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 3 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0