Dr. Robert Clifton Weaver. (January 13, 1966 was date Weaver was nominated to be Sec. of Housing and Urban Development by Pres Lyndon B. Johnson)(This Week in Black History)(Brief Article)

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Dr. Robert Clifton Weaver was nominated as secretary of Housing and Urban Development on this day by President Lyndon B. Johnson. He became the first-ever Black U.S. cabinet member. His professional as well as intellectual qualifications were impressive. He was a Harvard graduate with a Ph.D. in economics, the author ...

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