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U.S. civil-rights pioneer Vernon Jordan, 85, possessed a joie de vivre one part Atlanta, one part Manhattan


U.S. civil-rights pioneer Vernon Jordan, 85, possessed a joie de vivre one part Atlanta, one part Manhattan
Published March 2, 2021
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The last “man to see” has seen his last day.
In a long line of Washington wise men – from Harry Hopkins to Edward Bennett Williams to Clark Clifford, all with the ear of presidents and the political grease to make things happen – there was no wise man quite like Vernon Jordan, the civil-rights leader who died Monday.
For those seeking fame and favours, counsel and consolation, Mr. Jordan was the man to see in America’s capital. He was flamboyant. He was boisterous. He survived an assassination attempt – and managed to wear a matching Halston robe and pajamas in the hospital. He was a giant in corporate boardrooms where often all the others around the table were white. ....

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