 william ramsey clark (born december 18, 1927) is an american lawyer, activist and former public official. he worked for the u.s. department of justice, which included service as united states attorney general from 1967 to 1969, under president lyndon b. johnson. he supervised the drafting and played an important role in the passage of the voting rights act of 1965 and civil rights act of 1968. since leaving public office clark has led many progressive activism campaigns, including opposition to the war on terror, and he has offered legal defense to controversial figures such as charles taylor, slobodan miloÅ¡eviÄ, saddam hussein, and lyndon larouche. ==early life and career== clark was born in dallas, texas on december 18, 1927. his father, tom c. clark,ancestry of ramsey clark was also a united states attorney general and was a justice of the supreme court of the united states. his mother, mary jane (nÃ©e ramsey), was the daughter of a prominent texas judge and lawyer, william franklin ramsey.supreme court justice tom c. clark, a life of service by mimi clark gronlund, ramsey clark, pg. 21 clark served in the [[u
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