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{{short description|American political figure}}
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{{Infobox politician
| name                = Walter Jenkins
| image               = File:Walter Jenkins 1963.jpg
| office              = [[White House Chief of Staff]]
| status              = De facto
| president           = [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
| term_start          = November 22, 1963
| term_end            = October 14, 1964
| predecessor         = [[Kenneth O'Donnell]]
| successor           = [[Bill Moyers]] (de facto)
| birth_name          = Walter Wilson Jenkins
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1918|3|23}}
| birth_place         = [[Jolly, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1985|11|23|1918|3|23}}
| death_place         = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Helen Whitehill|1945|1985}}
| children            = 6
| education           = [[Midwestern State University]]<br>[[University of Texas, Austin]]
| caption             = Jenkins on the phone in 1963
|allegiance={{flag|United States}}
|branch={{army|United States}}
|serviceyears=1941-1945
|battles=[[World War II]]
}}
'''Walter Wilson Jenkins''' (March 23, 1918 – November 23, 1985) was an American political figure and longtime top aide to U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. Jenkins' career ended after he was arrested and charged with "disorderly conduct" with another man in a public restroom in Washington, D.C. The incident happened weeks before the [[1964 United States presidential election|1964 presidential election]], in an era in which homosexual behavior was widely condemned.