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Vernon Jordan, lawyer and D.C. political power broker, dies at 85
Matt Schudel, The Washington Post
March 2, 2021
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Vernon Jordan, left, a confidant of President Bill Clinton s, exits a courthouse in Washington, D.C., after testifying before a grand jury in 1998.Washington Post photo by Robert A. Reeder
Vernon Jordan never held elective office, was never a member of the Cabinet and never even worked for the federal government. He was a lawyer who rarely appeared in court, a corporate kingmaker who was not a registered lobbyist, a political strategist who did not direct a campaign.
Yet Jordan was, for years, one of the most influential figures in Washington. With a commanding presence, personal charm and an inviolable sense of discretion, Jordan had a rare combination of talents that made him the confidant of presidents, congressional leaders, business executives and civil rights figures.
George Shultz, counsel and Cabinet member for two Republican presidents, dies at 100
Michael Abramowitz and David E. Hoffman, The Washington Post
Feb. 7, 2021
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Edward Miller, right, is sworn in as chairman of the National Labor Relations Board by Justice Byron White as Secretary of Labor George Shultz and his wife, Anne Harmon Miller, look on in June 1970.Washington Post photo by Harry Naltchayan
On Sunday, Oct. 12, 1986, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had reached a climactic moment in their summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Gorbachev proposed sweeping reductions in nuclear weapons if Reagan would constrain his missile defense plan, but Reagan balked.