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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 . Jordan grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated in 1957 from DePauw University.
Mar 2, 2021 · 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 "passed away peacefully last evening ...
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 · By Neil A. Lewis. Published March 2, 2021 Updated March 9, 2021. Vernon E. Jordan Jr., the civil rights leader and Washington power broker whose private counsel was sought in the highest echelons ...
Mar 2, 2021 · 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 died peacefully at ...
Mar 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 levels of government and those in the corporate world ...
Mar 2, 2021 · Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr., was born in Atlanta on Aug. 15, 1935, the second of Vernon and Mary Belle Jordan’s three sons. Until Jordan was 13, the family lived in public housing. But he was exposed to Atlanta’s elite through his mother, who worked as a caterer for many of the city’s affluent citizens.
