Rosel H. Hyde

Rosel Hyde
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
In office
April 18, 1953  October 3, 1954
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byPaul Walker
Succeeded byGeorge McConnaughey
In office
June 27, 1966  October 31, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded byE. William Henry
Succeeded byDean Burch
Personal details
Born(1900-04-12)April 12, 1900
Downey, Idaho, U.S.
DiedDecember 19, 1992(1992-12-19) (aged 92)
Bethesda Retirement and Nursing Center, Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUtah State University
George Washington University

Rosel H. Hyde (April 12, 1900 – December 19, 1992) served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) twice under the four different presidents.:13 He was chairman from April 18, 1953, to October 3, 1954, and again from June 27, 1966, to October 31, 1969. He was also acting chairman from April 19, 1954 to October 3, 1954 and again from May 1, 1966 to June 26, 1966. He was the first chairman of the FCC to be reappointed and was also the first chairman to be appointed by a president of a different political party.:13