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condalisa rice serving under george w bush
sorry but you are actually wrong, she was the second and the first was roberta harris in 1896 so get your facts straight
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Patricia Roberts Harris was the first African- American woman to serve in a president's cabinet. She served as Sec. of Housing and Urban Development under President Carter in 1977, then as Secretary of Health Education & Welfare in 1979 and remained as sec after the department was renamed the Dept of Health and Human Services in 1980. She served until Carter left office in 1981.
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∙ 15y agoThe first Black U.S. cabinet member: Robert C. Weaver, 1966–1968, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under Lyndon Johnson; the first black female cabinet minister was Patricia Harris, 1977, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under Jimmy Carter.
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∙ 9y agoThe first male African-American member of the Cabinet was Robert C. Weaver, appointed by Lyndon Johnson to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The first female African- American member of the Cabinet was Patricia Harris, appointed to the same position in 1977 by Jimmy Carter.
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∙ 15y agoThe first Black to serve in the cabinet was Robert C. Weaver, 1966–1968, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under Lyndon Johnson. The first black female cabinet minister was Patricia Harris, 1977, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, under Jimmy Carter.
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∙ 15y agoYes.John Hanson was the first president.
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∙ 9y agoThe first African American cabinet member was Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Lyndon Johnson. His name is Robert C. Weaver.
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∙ 14y agoPresident lyndon B Johnson appointed Robert C. Weaver, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1966
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∙ 11y agoLyndon Johnson chose Robert C. Weaver as the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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∙ 13y agoDr. Robert C. Weaver, who was appointed as the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 18, 1966.
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What did Robert C Weaver accomplish?
Robert C. Weaver was the first African American member of a presidential cabinet. He headed the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversaw federal housing programs.
Who are the current elected member of the executive branch?
The vice president does not run for office in the primary or general election. He is selected by the Presidential candidate to be a running mate. The Executive Branch consists of the President, Vice President and Cabinet. The Cabinet members are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate. Therefore, the only elected official in the Executive Branch is the President.
What was the significance of Frances perkins role in the roosevelt administration?
She was the first female Cabinet member.
Noted african american intellectual and civil rights activist web dubois was a founding member of which orginization in 1910?
National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Are African Americans really moors?
Moors are the member of northwest Africa
First African American cabinet member?
Robert weaver
What did Robert C Weaver accomplish?
Robert C. Weaver was the first African American member of a presidential cabinet. He headed the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversaw federal housing programs.
What did Lyndon Johnson do while in office?
He appointed the first African American cabinet member.
Which us president appointed the first African American cabinet member?
Barack Obama
Is the secretary of education a member of the presidential cabinet?
Yes.
Who are most executive departments headed by?
A "Secretary" who is a member of the Presidential Cabinet.
Who was the 2nd presidential cabinet member to ever go to prison?
John Mitchell
Was Samuel tilden a member of president grants cabinet?
No, Samuel Tilden was not a member of President Grant's cabinet. Tilden was a prominent Democrat and the 1876 presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, while Grant served as a Republican president from 1869 to 1877.
What is the role of the cabinet member in the presidential government?
To manage specific duties, people, and tasks and advise the president.
Why is one of the member of the cabinet not present during a Presidential speech?
to leave a surviving authority in case of disaster
Who did Lyndon B. Johnson appoint as the first African American to serve as a cabinet member?
Robert C. Weaver, head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Which member of slipknot is part African American?
paul gray
