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Clark Clifford

1906 - 1998

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Clark McAdams Clifford (December 25, 1906 – October 10, 1998) was an American lawyer who served as an important political adviser to Democratic presidents Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Jimmy Carter. His official government positions were White House Counsel (1946–1950), Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (1963–1968), and Secretary of Defense (1968–1969); Clifford was also influential in his role as an unofficial, informal presidential adviser in various issues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clark Clifford has received more than 643,483 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Clark Clifford is the 15,568th most popular politician (down from 14,832nd in 2019), the 8,264th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,601st in 2019) and the 527th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Clark Clifford ranks 15,568 out of 19,576Before him are Cleopas Dlamini, Aleksander Prystor, Liu Chao-shiuan, Gennadiy Seleznyov, A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, and Teatao Teannaki. After him are Stanley Bruce, Silli-Adad, Stéphane Séjourné, Hermann Martens, Dimitar Grekov, and Iurie Leancă.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Clark Clifford ranks 334Before him are Gustav Schäfer, Luis Marín, Sara Ashurbeyli, Mary Brian, Paul Creston, and William Wilson Morgan. After him are Zoltan Sarosy, Ernest Libérati, Meindert DeJong, Stefan Andres, Károly Kárpáti, and Jan Diddens. Among people deceased in 1998, Clark Clifford ranks 252Before him are Robert Young, Jeanette Nolan, Jopie Selbach, Gevorg Emin, Henry Spira, and Frank Forberger. After him are Givi Kartozia, Max Streibl, Manuel Álvarez, Ilse Bing, Bernhard Minetti, and Jack Rowley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clark Clifford ranks 8,264 out of 20,380Before him are Robert Earl Jones (1910), January Jones (1978), Betsy Brandt (1976), Austin St. John (1974), Jacqueline Mars (1939), and Rex Linn (1956). After him are Bebe Rexha (1989), Erykah Badu (1971), Charles R. Knight (1874), ASAP Rocky (1988), Laverne Cox (1984), and Rick Warren (1954).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Clark Clifford ranks 527Before him are Morrison Waite (1816), Bill Bradley (1943), John J. Sullivan (1959), Andrew Cuomo (1957), William R. Day (1849), and C. E. Ruthenberg (1882). After him are Harlow Curtice (1893), George Bancroft (1800), Clare Boothe Luce (1903), Jesse Helms (1921), Thomas Watson Jr. (1914), and Marco Rubio (1971).