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Name: Robert C. Weaver
Birth Date: December 29, 1907
Death Date: July 17, 1997
Place of Birth: Washington, DC, United States
Place of Death: New York, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Occupations: government administrator, cabinet official

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Biography of Robert C. Weaver
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Robert C. Weaver (1907-1997) was a housing expert who served as administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency and then became the first African American cabinet officer when President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him secretary of the Department...


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Robert C. Weaver Information
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Robert Clifton Weaver (December 29, 1907 – July 17, 1997) served as the first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (also known as HUD) from 1966 to 1968. Weaver was born in Washington, D.C., on December 29, 1907, and received a...


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The Washington Post
Robert C. Weaver Dies; First Black Cabinet Member
07/20/1997: 1,202 words, approx. 4 pages
Robert C. Weaver, 89, who as the nation's first secretary of Housing and Urban Development was the first black person to head a Cabinet agency, as well as one of the architects of the Great Society, died July 17 at his home in Manhattan....
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Jet
Dr. Robert C. Weaver, 89, first black cabinet member, succumbs in Manhattan.(Obituary)
08/04/1997: 452 words, approx. 2 pages
Robert C. Weaver became the first African American cabinet member when Lyndon Johnson appointed him head of the Dept of Housing and Urban Development in 1966. He was civil rights leader who became national chairman of the NAACP in 1960. Dr. Robert C....
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Today in history - Jan. 13
1/13/2007: 634 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Saturday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2007. There are 352 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 13, 1794, President Washington approved a measure adding two stars and two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont and...
 


 

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