Facts: - title: united states secretary of commerce - president: lyndon johnson - birth name: cyrus rowlett smith - party: democratic - predecessor: alexander trowbridge - birth date: 9 september 1899 - branch: united states army general - resting place: arlington national cemetery arlington , virginia , united states - order: 18th - death date: 4 april 1990 - spouse: elizabeth manget smith - term end: january 19 , 1969 - death place: annapolis , maryland , united states - birth place: minerva , texas , united states - successor: maurice stans - alma mater: university of texas - battles: world war ii - children: 1 - term start: march 6 , 1968 - image: cyrusrowlettsmith.jpg - religion: baptist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of c. r. smith .
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cyrus rowlett '' c. r. '' smith -lrb- september 9 , 1899 -- april 4 , 1990 -rrb- was the ceo of american airlines from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974 .he was also the wartime deputy commander of the air transport command , and united states secretary of commerce for a brief period under president lyndon b. johnson .he is regarded as one of the titans of u.s. airline history .