- 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.
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