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Clark Clifford. Clark McAdams Clifford (December 25, 1906 – October 10, 1998) was an American lawyer who served as an important political adviser to Democratic presidents Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Jimmy Carter. His official government positions were White House Counsel (1946–1950), Chairman of the President's ...
Clark McAdams Clifford was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Dec. 25, 1906. He was named for his mother's brother, Clark McAdams, a crusading editor of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Clark McAdams Clifford was born on Christmas day, 1906, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of an auditor for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. He was named for his uncle Clark McAdams, the crusading ...
March 1, 1968 – January 20, 1969. On 19 January 1968 President Johnson announced his selection of Clark M. Clifford to replace Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense. Clifford was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, on 25 December 1906, received a law degree at Washington University, and practiced law in St. Louis between 1928 and 1943.
Died October 10, 1998. Bethesda, Maryland. U.S. secretary of defense and counsel. C lark M. Clifford's public career spanned the years of the Cold War (1945–91). He was an influential advisor to every Democratic president from Harry S. Truman (1884–1972; served 1945–53; see entry) to Jimmy Carter (1924–; served 1977–81; see entry).
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Oct 10, 1998 · Clark M. Clifford, the consummate Washington insider and a top adviser to four Democratic presidents, died early Saturday morning. Clifford, who was 91, had been in ill health in recent years a ...
Jun 8, 2018 · CLIFFORD, Clark McAdams (b. 25 December 1906 in Fort Scott, Kansas; d. 10 October 1998 in Bethesda, Maryland), rich, successful lawyer who epitomized the Washington insider and power broker; adviser to four presidents; President Lyndon B. Johnson's Secretary of Defense (1968–1969); and a major influence on 1960s policy, particularly with respect to deescalating the Vietnam War.
