Clifford Alexander Jr.

Clifford Alexander Jr.
Clifford Alexander Jr.
13th United States Secretary of the Army
	In office; February 1977 – January 1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Martin R. Hoffmann
Succeeded by	John O. Marsh, Jr.
Personal details
Born	Clifford Leopold Alexander, Jr.; September 21, 1933; New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	July 3, 2022 (aged 88); New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University, Yale Law School
Occupation	lawyer, businessman, government official

Clifford Leopold Alexander, Jr. (September 21, 1933 – July 3, 2022) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician. He was the first African-American Secretary of the Army. He served as Secretary of the Army from February 1977 to January 1981.^[1]^[2]

Alexander Jr. died on July 3, 2022 in New York City from heart failure, aged 88.^[3]

References

↑ "Boss Man". Ebony (magazine). June 1977. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
↑ Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr. Archived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army, 1992 edition.
↑ Risen, Clay (July 4, 2022). "Clifford L. Alexander, Adviser to Presidents, Is Dead at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

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[Ebony-1] "Boss Man". Ebony (magazine). June 1977. Retrieved July 18, 2011.

[SWSA-2] Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr. Archived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army, 1992 edition.

[nytobit-3] Risen, Clay (July 4, 2022). "Clifford L. Alexander, Adviser to Presidents, Is Dead at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

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