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POLITICIAN

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. A successful Washington, D.C., lawyer, he was known for his elite clientele, charming manners, and impeccable suits.All four Democratic presidents of the Cold War era employed Clifford's services and relied on his counsel, marking him as one of the ultimate Washington insiders. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clark Clifford has received more than 587,417 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Clark Clifford is the 14,884th most popular politician (down from 13,421st in 2019), the 8,619th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,072nd in 2019) and the 535th most popular American Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Clark Clifford ranks 14,884 out of 15,577. Before him are Susanna M. Salter, Philander C. Knox, Emisum, Wilford Woodruff, Bernd Lucke, and Carlos José Solórzano. After him are Fred Akuffo, Rosy Bindi, Sheila Dikshit, Jean Eyeghé Ndong, Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, and Nagamichi Kuroda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Clark Clifford ranks 327. Before him are Alberto Zorrilla, Jean Delarge, Ilie Subășeanu, Hans Haas, Bernhard Britz, and Käthe Krauss. After him are Leni Schmidt, Willy Ley, Clifford Odets, Knut Kroon, Carl-Erik Holmberg, and Vincent Sherman. Among people deceased in 1998, Clark Clifford ranks 246. Before him are Henry Spira, Max Streibl, John Pulman, James Lighthill, Richard Denning, and Hilla Limann. After him are Erling Evensen, Eldridge Cleaver, Jack Rowley, Jane Bell, Aleksey Spiridonov, and Ran Laurie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clark Clifford ranks 8,619 out of 18,182. Before him are Audrey Munson (1891), William Hogenson (1884), John Michael Talbot (1954), Mike Godwin (1956), George Kojac (1910), and Lois Wilson (1894). After him are Michael Hoffman (1956), John Antoine Nau (1860), C. Thomas Howell (1966), Merv Griffin (1925), Chuck Cooper (1926), and Joe Lo Truglio (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Clark Clifford ranks 535. Before him are Steny Hoyer (1939), Lindsey Graham (1955), Henry Dearborn (1751), Susanna M. Salter (1860), Philander C. Knox (1853), and Wilford Woodruff (1807). After him are Oliver Ellsworth (1745), Mary Harrison McKee (1858), Dan Coats (1943), Kathy Hochul (1958), Mary Arthur McElroy (1841), and George J. Mitchell (1933).

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