John debutts biography

American businessman (1915–1986)

John Dulany deButts (April 10, 1915 – December 18, 1986) was an American businessman.

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He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T from 1972 to 1979.^[1][2][3]

Biography

After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, where he studied electrical engineering.

He received a bachelor's degree in 1936. He served as president of Illinois Bell.^[2] From 1972 to 1979, he served as chairman and CEO of AT&T.^[1][2][3] He objected to the United States federal government's antitrust efforts to break up AT&T.^[2][3] In 1984, he was dismayed by the decision to break up the Bell System's twenty-three operating companies.^[3]

In 1976, deButts received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.^[4]

He served as chairman of The Business Counc