Robert C. Weaver

Robert Clifton Weaver (December 29, 1907 – July 17, 1997) was an American economist, academic, and politician. He was the first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1966 to 1968. He was also the first African American appointed to a cabinet position. He was nominated to the position by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Weaver died on July 17, 1997 in New York City at the age of 89.

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