Tyler Abell (born August 9, 1932) is an American lawyer who briefly served as

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in the late 1960s.

Personal life

Abell is the child of Luvie Moore Abell and writer George Abell. When Abell was 5 years old, his mother and her new husband, columnist Drew Pearson, took custody of him while on the British island of

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, claiming that George had taken the child overseas without his mother's permission. Abell later edited ''Drew Pearson Diaries, 1949-1959'' (1974). Abell was married to Bess Abell, until her death in 2020. She served as

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under President

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. They were close personal friends with Johnson and his wife,

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, who hosted Abell's wedding reception.

Career

On September 25, 1968, President

named Abell to become Chief of Protocol at the

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, and he took office less than a week later. Abell resigned on January 20, 1969, after

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won the

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and the Democratic Party lost control of the

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. Nixon named

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to succeed Abell as Chief of Protocol. Abell later became a lawyerCondos for Horses--and That Ain't Hay : Real Estate: A condominium development planned by Drew Pearson's stepson has set aside acreage for a few four-legged residents.
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References

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