David Hackett

Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, Hackett was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to head the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime. Later, Hackett headed a study group for the establishment of a domestic peace corps organization, which later became AmeriCorps Vista. A friend of Robert F. Kennedy, Hackett helped with Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1968. He served in the United States Army in Europe during World War II and then went to McGill University, completing a B.A. in 1950. Hackett lived in Bethesda, Maryland.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/us/01hackett.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries|title=David L. Hackett Dies|newspaper=The New York Times|date=30 April 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |last1=Hevesi |first1=Dennis }} He was the inspiration for the character Phineas in A Separate Peace by John Knowles.{{cite web|url=http://policyoptions.pbworks.com/w/page/17512549/Biographical%20Article%20on%20David%20L%20Hackett |title=PolicyOptions Wiki / Biographical Article on David L Hackett |publisher=Policyoptions.pbworks.com |date=1961-05-11 |access-date=2013-10-19}} "It's clear that Phineas' house was 848 High Street," across from the Dedham Common.{{cite web |last=Wright |first=Brian |url=http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/features/x311047759/David-L-Hackett-The-passing-of-a-new-frontiersman#axzz1REgDTXUv |title=David L. Hackett: The passing of a new frontiersman - Dedham, Massachusetts - The Dedham Transcript |publisher=Dailynewstranscript.com |date=2011-05-27 |access-date=2013-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020130339/http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/features/x311047759/David-L-Hackett-The-passing-of-a-new-frontiersman#axzz1REgDTXUv |archive-date=2013-10-20 |url-status=dead }}

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