Ramsey Clark
Politician
1927 –
Who is Ramsey Clark?
William Ramsey Clark 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 Milošević, Saddam Hussein, and Lyndon LaRouche.
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- Born
- Dec 18, 1927
Dallas - Also known as
- William Ramsey Clark
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- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Chicago
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on July 23, 2013
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