Question: 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 .
Answer:
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 .