Clark Clifford

Clark Clifford    ( lawyer)
Born	Clark McAdams Clifford 1906-12-25  Fort Scott,  Kansas,  U.S.
Died	1998-10-10 (Age 91)  Bethesda,  Maryland,  U.S.
Alma mater	Washington University
Religion	Episcopalianism
Children	•  Gery Joyce •  Randall
Spouse	Marny Kimball
Member of	PIAB, The Georgetown Set
Party	Democratic
United States Secretary of Defense who was a key figure in the Bank of Credit and Commerce International  United States Secretary of Defense In office February 29, 1968 - January 20, 1969 Preceded by Robert McNamara Succeeded by Melvin Laird  Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board In office April 23, 1963 - February 29, 1968 Preceded by James Killian Succeeded by Maxwell Taylor  White House Counsel  In office February 1, 1946 - January 31, 1950

Clark Clifford was a United States Secretary of Defense who was a key figure in the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, which led to a grand jury indictment.

BCCI

A "Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the United States Senate," prepared by U.S. Senators John Kerry and Hank Brown, noted that a key strategy of "BCCI's successful secret acquisitions of U.S. banks in the face of regulatory suspicion was its aggressive use of a series of prominent Americans," Clifford among them.

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Description
Lyndon Johnson/Presidency	22 November 1963	20 January 1969	The administration of president Lyndon B. Johnson

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