Around 30 years ago, an American visitor and his wife attended the meeting at the Kingdom Hall at Mumbai, India. I may have been in my early teens or younger so I don't remember much. Only that his name was Bro Hightower and he was President Richard Nixon's chef. I can't quite say if he was on Nixon's personal staff or if he was part of the White House staff when Nixon was in power. He was a very tall man. I remember that Hightower addressed the congregation at the end of the service meeting and then said the closing prayer, so I assume he may have been an elder. Does anyone know remember this person?
This thought came to me when I stumbled upon a site that lists 'prominent' JWs. Some of these people have been close to people in power. There are also scores of JWs who are unknown but in close contact with people in power (although this should be the subject of another thread).