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Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. (August 15, 1935 – March 1, 2021) was an American business executive and civil rights attorney who worked for various civil rights movement organizations before becoming a close advisor to President Bill Clinton.
Apr 26, 2024 · Vernon Jordan (born August 15, 1935, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died March 1, 2021, Washington, D.C.) was an American attorney, civil rights leader, business consultant, and influential power broker. Although he never held political office, Jordan served as a key adviser in the 1990s to U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton, having befriended him and his wife ...
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Mar 2, 2021 · Jennifer K. Law/AFP via Getty Images. Updated at 2:35 p.m. ET. Vernon Jordan, the civil rights lawyer who built a career as a power broker in politics and business, has died at age 85. Jordan...
Mar 2, 2021 · Vernon E. Jordan Jr., the civil rights leader and Washington power broker whose private counsel was sought in the highest echelons of government and the corporate world, died on Monday at his...
Mar 2, 2021 · Washington CNN —. Vernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and close adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died Monday evening. He was 85. A cause of death was not immediately released. Jordan...
Mar 2, 2021 · Associated Press. By Neil A. Lewis. March 2, 2021. Vernon E. Jordan Jr., the civil rights leader and Washington power broker whose private counsel was sought both by the powerful at the top...
Mar 2, 2021 · Published 2:30 PM PDT, March 2, 2021. ATLANTA (AP) — Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died, according to a statement from his daughter. He was 85.
