Weaver, Robert C. (Robert Clifton), 1907-1997
- Authoritative Name:
- Weaver, Robert C. (Robert Clifton), 1907-1997
- Biography:
- Noted economist who was the first African American to serve in the U.S. cabinet. In 1960 President John F. Kennedy appointed Weaver to head the federal Housing and Home Finance Agency. In 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson named him head of the new Department of Housing and Urban Development. -- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Associated Subjects:
- Weaver, Robert C. (Robert Clifton), 1907-1997
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