Walters, Johnnie M. (1919-2014)
Papers, 1918-2003, 7.5 ft.
Johnnie M. Walters began his legal career with the Chief Counsel's Office of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C., in 1949. In 1953, he moved to the private sector and eventually returned to practice law in his native South Carolina. In 1969, he was appointed Assistant Attorney General in the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice.
Collection Finding Aid
The bulk of the collection covers Walters' career as Assistant Attorney General in
the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, 1969-1971; the Chief Counsel's
Office of the Internal Revenue Service, 1949-1953; and as Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, 1971-1973. The papers also contain material concerning the Watergate investigations
as well as Walters' legal career and Army Air Force service during World War II.
Related Collections:
Records of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force (National Archives)
Plumbers Task Force Investigation Into the Misuse of the Internal Revenue Service (National Archives)