Paul B. Fay
Paul Burgess "Red" Fay Jr. (born July 8, 1918 in San Francisco , California , † September 23, 2009 in Woodside , California) was an American government official and from February 16, 1961 to January 15, 1965 Deputy Secretary of the Navy of the United States ( Under Secretary of the Navy ).
Paul Fay was acting Secretary of State for the Navy from November 2 to 28, 1963 under President John F. Kennedy, replacing the resigned Fred Korth . Fay and Kennedy had been friends since their time together in the United States Navy . A few days after Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963 , he resigned his interim position and returned to the post of Under Secretary . His successor as State Secretary was Paul Nitze .
In 1966 he wrote the bestseller 'The Pleasure of His Company' on Kennedy.
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| SURNAME | Fay, Paul B. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fay, Paul Burgess Jr. (full name); Fay, Red |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American government official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 2009 |
| Place of death | Woodside , California |