The Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, created in 1958 originally as Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization, was an office of the Executive Office of the President of the United States which consolidated the functions of the existing Office of Defense Mobilization and the Federal Civil Defense Administration.[1][2][3] The civil defense functions of the office were transferred to the Department of Defense's Office of Civil Defense from August 1, 1961. With its remaining functions, the office was re-designated as the Office of Emergency Planning from September 22, 1961.[4] It eventually was renamed the Office of Emergency Preparedness from October 21, 1968, and abolished on July 1, 1973.
Directors
| Name | Start | End | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Hoegh | July 1, 1958 | January 20, 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) | |
| John Patterson Acting | January 20, 1961 | January 27, 1961 | John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) | |
| Lewis Berry Acting | January 27, 1961 | March 9, 1961 | ||
| Frank Ellis | March 9, 1961 | February 2, 1962 | ||
| Edward McDermott | February 2, 1962 Acting: February 2, 1962 – April 12, 1962 | March 4, 1965 | ||
| Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969) | ||||
| Buford Ellington | March 4, 1965 | March 23, 1966 | ||
| Farris Bryant | March 23, 1966 | October 9, 1967 | ||
| Price Daniel | October 9, 1967 | January 20, 1969 | ||
| George Lincoln | January 29, 1969 | January 20, 1973 | Richard Nixon (1969–1974) | |
| Darrell Trent Acting | January 20, 1973 | July 1, 1973 | ||