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[[Image:Connally.jpg|right|275px|thumb|John Connally in 1976]]  '''John Bowden Connally, Jr.''' (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was both a [[Democrat]] and [[Republican]] Party policitician who served as Governor of Texas from 1963-1969. He has the unique position of having served as a cabint secretary for two different Presidents in different political parties.  

[[Image:Connally.jpg|right|275px|thumb|John Connally in 1976]]  '''John Bowden Connally, Jr.''' (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was both a [[Democrat]] and [[Republican]] Party policitician who served as Governor of Texas from 1963-1969. He has the unique position of having served as a cabint secretary for two different Presidents in different political parties.  

Connally was commissioned in the [[United States]] [[Naval Reserve]] in 1941, where he went through nine major air-sea battles in the [[Pacific]]. In April 1945 he endured fifty-two consecutive hours of Japanese kamikaze attacks. He was credited as a hero and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander. He returned home to work in politics and worked for [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s 1946 reelection campaign to [[Congress]] and his 1948 Senatorial Campaign. There where allegations that Connally had been involved in [[voter fraud]] after a suspicious late report of 200 votes in Box 13 from Jim Wells County came in for Johnson, resulting in his 87 vote victory.

Connally was commissioned in the [[United States]] [[Naval Reserve]] in 1941, where he went through nine major air-sea battles in the [[Pacific]]. In April 1945 he endured fifty-two consecutive hours of Japanese kamikaze attacks. He was credited as a hero and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander. He returned home to work in politics and worked for [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s 1946 reelection campaign to [[Congress]] and his 1948 Senatorial Campaign. There where allegations that Connally had been involved in [[voter fraud]] after a suspicious late report of 200 votes in Box 13 from Jim Wells County came in for Johnson, resulting in his 87-vote victory.

In 1961 Connally served as secretary of the navy under [[President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. He was elected Governor of Texas the next year. In 1963 he suffered serious gunshot wounds while riding in President Kennedy's car during his assassination, however recovered quickly. Connally was easily reelected Governor in 1964 and 1966.  

In 1961 Connally served as secretary of the navy under [[President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. He was elected Governor of Texas the next year. In 1963 he suffered serious gunshot wounds while riding in President Kennedy's car during his assassination, however recovered quickly. Connally was easily reelected Governor in 1964 and 1966.