In office March 10, 1967 – January 20, 1969 Acting: November 28, 1966 – March 10, 1967
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Deputy
Warren Christopher
Preceded by
Nicholas Katzenbach
Succeeded by
John N. Mitchell
8th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office January 28, 1965 – March 10, 1967
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by
Nicholas Katzenbach
Succeeded by
Warren Christopher
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division
In office 1961–1965
President
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by
Perry W. Morton
Succeeded by
Edwin L. Weisl Jr.
Personal details
Born
William Ramsey Clark
(1927-12-18)December 18, 1927 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died
April 9, 2021(2021-04-09) (aged 93) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Georgia Welch
(m. 1949; died 2010)
Children
2
Relatives
Tom Clark (father) William F. Ramsey (grandfather)
Education
University of Texas, Austin (BA) University of Chicago (MA, JD)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1945–1946
William Ramsey Clark (December 18, 1927 – April 9, 2021) was an American lawyer, activist, and federal government official. A progressive, New Frontier liberal,[1] he occupied senior positions in the United States Department of Justice under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, serving as United States Attorney General from 1967 to 1969; previously, he was Deputy Attorney General from 1965 to 1967 and Assistant Attorney General from 1961 to 1965.
As attorney general, Clark was known for his vigorous opposition to the death penalty, aggressive support of civil liberties and civil rights, and dedication to enforcing United States antitrust laws.[2] Clark supervised the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Act of 1968.
After leaving public office, Clark led many progressive activism campaigns, including opposition to the War on Terror. He offered advice or legal defense to such prominent figures as Charles Taylor, Slobodan Milošević, Saddam Hussein, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and Lyndon LaRouche.[3] Until his death in 2021, Clark was the last surviving member of the cabinet of Lyndon B. Johnson.[4]
^"New Atty. General Is Liberal, Soft-Spoken Worker". Jet. Vol. 32, no. 9. Johnson Publishing. June 8, 1967. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^Dewhirst, Robert E. (January 1, 2009). "Clark, Ramsey". In Genovese, Michael A. (ed.). Encyclopedia of the American Presidency. Facts on File. pp. 93–94. ISBN 9781438126388. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^Cite error: The named reference Reuters20210411 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Wildstein, David (February 7, 2021). "3 of 12 living ex-U.S. cabinet secretaries over 90 are from New Jersey". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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