Clifford Alexander, Jr.
| Clifford Alexander Jr. | |
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| 13th United States Secretary of the Army | |
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In office February 1977 – January 1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Martin R. Hoffmann |
| Succeeded by | John Otho Marsh Jr. |
| Chairperson of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
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In office August 4, 1967 – May 1, 1969 |
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| President |
Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Stephen N. Shulman |
| Succeeded by | William H. Brown, III |
| Personal details | |
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Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr. September 21, 1933 New York City, New York |
| Spouse(s) | Adele Logan |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, Yale Law School |
| Occupation | lawyer, businessman, government official |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | New York National Guard |
| Unit | 369th Field Artillery Battalion |
Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr. (born September 21, 1933) is an American lawyer, businessman and public servant from New York City. He was the first African-American Secretary of the Army.
Clifford Alexander Jr was born in New York City in 1933 to Clifford Leopold Alexander and his wife. He attended its private Ethical Culture and Fieldston Schools. Alexander graduated from Harvard College in 1955 and from Yale Law School in 1958. He enlisted in the New York National Guard in 1958 and served briefly with the 369th Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
He married Adele Logan in 1959. She became a professor at George Washington University after earning her doctorate in history and has specialized in African-American history. They have a daughter, Elizabeth Alexander (born in 1962) and son Mark C. Alexander (born 1965).
After being admitted to the bar, Alexander served as an assistant district attorney for New York County, 1959–1961. He became executive director of the Manhattanville Hamilton Grange Neighborhood Conservation Project. He next served as program and executive director of Harlem Youth Opportunities. He also practiced law in New York City.
In 1963 during the John F. Kennedy administration, Alexander was called to Washington to serve as a foreign affairs officer on the National Security Council staff. He served next as deputy special assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, associate special counsel, and deputy special counsel on the White House staff, 1964–1967. Alexander was appointed as chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1967–1969. Acting as a special representative of the President, he headed the U.S. delegation to ceremonies marking the independence of the Kingdom of Swaziland in 1968.
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