Curiosidades

He joined the faculty at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts in 1954.

He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.

He is survived by his three grandchildren.

Father of son, John May; and two daughters-Rachel May and Donna May, from his first marriage to Norma Caughey.

He was the only child of Ernest and Rachel Garza May.

He earned his Bachelor's Degree in 1948 and his doctorate in 1951 both from the University of California in Los Angeles.

He was an advisor to the September 11, 2001 Commission where he helped prepare it's 604 page report on the terrorist attacks published in 2004.

He was a member of the faculty at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts.

He was Chairman of the History Department at Harvard College from 1976 to 1979 in Boston, Massachusetts.

He was the Dean of Harvard College in Boston, Massachusetts from 1969 to 1971.