▁his ▁ten ure . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁influen cing ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁High er ▁Education ▁Fac ilities ▁Act , ▁the ▁Man power ▁Development ▁and ▁Training ▁Act , ▁and ▁the ▁Library ▁Services ▁Act . ▁When ▁President ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁Johnson ▁elev ated ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health , ▁Education , ▁and ▁W elf are ▁to ▁a ▁cabinet - level ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Ke ppel ▁became ▁the ▁assistant ▁secretary ▁of ▁education . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁Ke ppel ▁became ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Learning ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁between ▁General ▁Electric ▁and ▁Time ▁Inc .. ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁vice ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Board ▁of ▁High er ▁Education ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Asp en ▁Institute . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Ke ppel ▁returned ▁to ▁Harvard ▁University ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁lect urer ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁teaching ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁Ke ppel ▁award ▁for ▁the ▁tim ely ▁and ▁accurate ▁reporting ▁of ▁public ▁library ▁data ▁to ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Museum ▁and ▁Library ▁Services ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁Ke ppel ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁T IME ▁magazine ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Or al ▁history ▁at ▁J F K ▁Library ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 6 ▁birth s