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George Eastland Christian, Jr. (January 1, 1927 – November 27, 2002), was a U.S. journalist and White House press secretary from 1966 to 1969.

Career

Christian was born in Austin, Texas. After graduating from Austin High School in 1944, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and saw duty in the Pacific theater and in Japan during the occupation.

Upon his discharge from the military, Christian returned to Austin and studied journalism at the University of Texas at Austin under the G.I. Bill of Rights. He subsequently spent seven years covering Texas state government for the International News Service.

He left journalism for politics, serving as press secretary first for Governors Price Daniel and then for John B. Connally, Jr..

White House Press Secretary for President Lyndon B. Johnson

Subsequently he moved to Washington, D.C., to join the staff of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Replacing Bill Moyers, Christian held the post of White House press secretary during the turbulent period from 1966 to 1969.

The Connecticut Four comprises four members of Library Connection, a nonprofit consortium of 27 libraries in Connecticut, who fought the FBI's demand for library patrons' records.

Background on lawsuit

In 2005, Library Connection received a National Security Letter (NSL) from the FBI, along with its accompanying perpetual gag order, demanding library patrons’ records. In a case known as Doe v. Gonzales, George Christian, executive director of Library Connection, and three members of the executive committee of the board engaged the ACLU to file suit to challenge the constitutional validity of the NSL. Because Section 505 of the USA PATRIOT Act, which authorizes the FBI to demand records without prior court approval, also forbids, or gags, anyone who receives an NSL from telling anyone else about receiving it, they also challenged the validity of the gag order. For almost a year the ACLU fought to lift the gag order, challenging the government’s power under Section 505 to silence four citizens who wished to contribute to public debate on the PATRIOT Act.