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Sol Linowitz
Overview
Sol M. Linowitz (1913–2005) was an American attorney, diplomat, and business executive who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States (1966–1969) under President Lyndon Johnson and as co-negotiator (with Ellsworth Bunker) of the Panama Canal Treaties (1977) under President Jimmy Carter. He was a founding partner of the law firm Coudert Brothers in Washington, D.C., and served as chairman and CEO of Xerox Corporation (1958–1966). Linowitz graduated from Hamilton College with the Class of 1935 and appears in the Hamilton Life corpus across multiple issues (1932–1935) in debate, drama, and scholarship roles.
Relevance to Research
Linowitz is among the most politically prominent Hamilton alumni of the 20th century, associated with landmark Cold War diplomacy (the Panama Canal Treaties ended U.S. control of the Canal Zone and are credited with stabilizing U.S.-Latin American relations). The Hamilton Life corpus documents his undergraduate career: he appeared in the 1932 Liliom cast (Nov. 15, 1932), and in debate and scholarship coverage through 1935. His career as a Hamilton alumnus represents the pipeline from Hamilton’s classical liberal arts education into major national civic roles.
Notes
Role: Hamilton College alumnus, Class of 1935 Key events: - Born December 27, 1913 in Trenton, New Jersey - Enrolled at Hamilton College; graduated A.B. 1935 - Appears in Hamilton Life corpus: Nov. 15, 1932 (cast of Liliom); debate and scholarship coverage 1932–1935 - Received J.D. from Cornell Law School - Partner, Coudert Brothers law firm; later senior partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson - Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation (1958–1966) - U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States (1966–1969); personal representative of President Johnson to Latin American nations - Personal representative of President Carter in negotiations over Panama Canal (1977–1978) - Co-negotiated (with Ellsworth Bunker) the Panama Canal Treaties (1977): Neutrality Treaty and Panama Canal Treaty, which transferred control of the Canal Zone to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999 - Special Envoy for the Middle East peace process, 1979–1981 - Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1998 (among other honors) - Authored The Making of a Public Man (1985) and The Other Dialogue (1994) - Died March 18, 2005 in Washington, D.C.