Robert C. Weaver Became the First African American Appointed to a Presidential Cabinet in 1966

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Jan 132024
 

Robert C. Weaver

Robert C. Weaver became the first African American appointed to a presidential cabinet. President Lyndon Baines Johnson made Weaver Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 1966. Children can view the list of current Cabinet members at: Presidential Cabinet.

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