PRESIDENT KENNEDY/JOHNSON LBJ CIVIL RIGHTS US ATTORNEY GENERAL AUTOGRAPH SIGNED
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RAMSEY CLARK (b.1927)66th UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL APPOINTED BY PRESIDENTLYNDON B. JOHNSON 1966-1969, 8th UNITED STATES DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL APPOINTED BY LBJ1965-1966, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT KENNEDY 1961-1965&AMERICAN HUMAN CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER, and ANTI-WAR and ANTI-TERRORACTIVIST.As attorney general, he was known for his vigorous opposition to the death penalty, his aggressive support of civil libertiesand civil rights, and his dedication i...n enforcing antitrustprovisions. Clark supervised the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Act of 1968.Here's an Autograph SignatureCard Signed by “Ramsey Clark”A FINE ADDITION TO YOUR AMERICAN POLITICAL/PRESIDENTIALHISTORY AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!Thedocument card measures 5” x 3” and is in VF condition.<>>::<<>BIOGRAPHY of the HONORABLERAMSEY CLARKAttorney General Clark and President Lyndon B.Johnson in 1967William Ramsey Clark (born December 18, 1927) is an American lawyer, activist and former federal governmentofficial. A progressive, New Frontier liberal, he occupied senior positions in the United States Department of Justiceunder Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B.Johnson, notably serving as United States Attorney Generalfrom 1967 to 1969; previously he was Deputy Attorney Generalfrom 1965 to 1967 and Assistant Attorney Generalfrom 1961 to 1965. As attorney general, he was known for hisvigorous opposition to the death penalty, his aggressive support of civil libertiesand civil rights, and his dedication in enforcing antitrustprovisions. Clark supervised the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Act of 1968. Since leavingpublic office Clark has led many progressive activism campaigns, includingopposition to the War on Terror, and he has offered legal defenseto controversial figures such as Charles Taylor, Slobodan Milošević, SaddamHussein, and Lyndon LaRouche. Clark is one of only twoliving members of Johnson's Cabinet, along with Alan Boyd. Early History/Schooling: William Ramsey Clark was born December 18, 1927 inDallas, Texas. In 1945, he dropped out of Washington, D.C.’s WoodrowWilson High School at the age of 17 to join the Marine Corps, and he served inEurope in the final months of WWII. He received a bachelor’s degree fromthe University of Texas and a law degree from the University ofChicago. Tenure as AAG: Clark was appointed AAG of the Lands Divisionby President Kennedy in 1961, when Clark was only 33 years old. He hasdescribed the major issues before the Division during his tenure as including“refining our approach to the laws that related to conservation of naturalresources, ” particularly with respect to federal lands and resources, and thecontemplation of how to deal with water and air pollution through existing orfuture legislation. He cites Arizona v. California, regardingthe apportionment of the waters of the Colorado River, as an extremely significantcase handled by the Division, “since, in a real way, it is the basis for thefuture development of the southwestern corner of the United States.” TheDivision also was engaged in a significant number of land condemnationactivities to support a variety of federal programs, including missile defenseprograms. Clark also worked with the Indian Claims Commission to developthe then-largest Indian lands settlement in history, which granted CaliforniaIndians over $29 million for 64 million acres of land west of the SierraNevada. Clark did not participate in any Supreme Court cases during histenure because his father was a Justice on the Court.
Clark has described the Justice Department under Attorney General RobertKennedy as operating “on something of a team concept.” Thus, while he wasAAG of the Lands Division, Clark also was very involved in other Departmentalmatters, including criminal matters, antitrust cases, civil rights, Departmental litigating policies, and judicial and political appointments. In 1962, after James Meredith successfully sued to become the firstAfrican-American admitted to the University of Mississippi, Clark assisted withthe supervision of the federal presence at Ole Miss and later traveledthroughout the South to investigate integration in Southern schools. Clark wrote a memo to AG Kennedy regarding the need for federal legislation toenforce desegregation; Clark later played a significant role for the Kennedyand Johnson Administrations in the review and passage of the Civil Rights Actof 1964 and subsequent civil rights legislation. In late 1964, he servedin the White House for a few months while simultaneously handling the work ofthe Lands Division.
Career: After completing his education, Clark joined hisfather’s Texas law firm Clark, Reed and Clark, where he remained until he wasappointed AAG. Clark was originally interested in serving in theAntitrust Division, since much of his work in private practice had been in thisfield, but eventually was selected for the Lands Division. After his tenure as AAG, Clark served asDeputy Attorney General from 1965 until 1967, when President Johnson appointedhim the 66th U.S. Attorney General. Clark served as the Attorney Generaluntil the end of the Johnson Administration in January 1969, and played animportant role in the administration’s civil rights agenda, includingsupervising the drafting of the 1968 Civil Rights Act. Following his term as Attorney General, Clarkworked as a law professor and was active in the anti-Vietnam Warmovement. He undertook two unsuccessful Senate campaigns in New York in1974 and 1976. Clark became an antiwar and civil rights activist, founding the International Action Center, and speaking out against the United States’1991 and 2003 military invasions of Iraq. He has served as legal counselto many controversial figures, including alleged war criminal SlobodanMilosevic. In 2004, Clark joined former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’slegal team, defending him in front of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, which heargued “failed to respect basic human rights and was illegal because it wasformed as a consequence of the United States’ illegal war of aggression againstthe people of Iraq.” Clark is a recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award andthe Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award.Personal: Clark’s father was former U.S. Attorney Generaland Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark. Justice Clark swore his son in asAttorney General, and then resigned from the Supreme Court to prevent anypotential conflicts of interest. (President Johnson appointed ThurgoodMarshall as his replacement.). Ramsey Clark’s paternal grandfather wasthe president of the Texas Bar Association, and his maternal grandfather servedon the Texas Supreme Court. Ramsey Clark married a classmate from UT, Georgia Welch. They have two children, Tom Clark (1954-2013) and RhondaClark. Tom was a long serving, much beloved, Principal Deputy of ENRD’s NaturalResources Section. I am aproud member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC), The EphemeraSociety of America, the Manuscript Society and the American Political ItemsCollectors (APIC) (member name: John Lissandrello). I subscribe to eachorganizations' code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed. ~Providingquality service and historical memorabilia online for over twenty years.~
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Clark has described the Justice Department under Attorney General RobertKennedy as operating “on something of a team concept.” Thus, while he wasAAG of the Lands Division, Clark also was very involved in other Departmentalmatters, including criminal matters, antitrust cases, civil rights, Departmental litigating policies, and judicial and political appointments. In 1962, after James Meredith successfully sued to become the firstAfrican-American admitted to the University of Mississippi, Clark assisted withthe supervision of the federal presence at Ole Miss and later traveledthroughout the South to investigate integration in Southern schools. Clark wrote a memo to AG Kennedy regarding the need for federal legislation toenforce desegregation; Clark later played a significant role for the Kennedyand Johnson Administrations in the review and passage of the Civil Rights Actof 1964 and subsequent civil rights legislation. In late 1964, he servedin the White House for a few months while simultaneously handling the work ofthe Lands Division.
Career: After completing his education, Clark joined hisfather’s Texas law firm Clark, Reed and Clark, where he remained until he wasappointed AAG. Clark was originally interested in serving in theAntitrust Division, since much of his work in private practice had been in thisfield, but eventually was selected for the Lands Division. After his tenure as AAG, Clark served asDeputy Attorney General from 1965 until 1967, when President Johnson appointedhim the 66th U.S. Attorney General. Clark served as the Attorney Generaluntil the end of the Johnson Administration in January 1969, and played animportant role in the administration’s civil rights agenda, includingsupervising the drafting of the 1968 Civil Rights Act. Following his term as Attorney General, Clarkworked as a law professor and was active in the anti-Vietnam Warmovement. He undertook two unsuccessful Senate campaigns in New York in1974 and 1976. Clark became an antiwar and civil rights activist, founding the International Action Center, and speaking out against the United States’1991 and 2003 military invasions of Iraq. He has served as legal counselto many controversial figures, including alleged war criminal SlobodanMilosevic. In 2004, Clark joined former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’slegal team, defending him in front of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, which heargued “failed to respect basic human rights and was illegal because it wasformed as a consequence of the United States’ illegal war of aggression againstthe people of Iraq.” Clark is a recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award andthe Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award.Personal: Clark’s father was former U.S. Attorney Generaland Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark. Justice Clark swore his son in asAttorney General, and then resigned from the Supreme Court to prevent anypotential conflicts of interest. (President Johnson appointed ThurgoodMarshall as his replacement.). Ramsey Clark’s paternal grandfather wasthe president of the Texas Bar Association, and his maternal grandfather servedon the Texas Supreme Court. Ramsey Clark married a classmate from UT, Georgia Welch. They have two children, Tom Clark (1954-2013) and RhondaClark. Tom was a long serving, much beloved, Principal Deputy of ENRD’s NaturalResources Section. I am aproud member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC), The EphemeraSociety of America, the Manuscript Society and the American Political ItemsCollectors (APIC) (member name: John Lissandrello). I subscribe to eachorganizations' code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed. ~Providingquality service and historical memorabilia online for over twenty years.~
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