Ramsey Clark

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Ramsey Clark was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson and later became known for his outspoken civil liberties and anti-war advocacy.

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instanceOf anti-war activist
civil rights activist
human
lawyer
politician
appointedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
awardReceived UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
causeOfDeath unspecified natural causes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-12-18
dateOfDeath 2021-04-09
educatedAt University of Chicago
University of Chicago Law School
University of Texas at Austin
employer United States Department of Justice
endTime 1969-01-20
familyName Clark
fieldOfWork civil liberties
civil rights law
international law
fullName William Ramsey Clark
givenName Ramsey
William
knownFor civil liberties advocacy
death penalty opposition
opposition to the Gulf War
opposition to the Iraq War
opposition to the Vietnam War
languageSpoken English
legalAdvisorTo Saddam Hussein
Slobodan Milošević
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
notableWork Crime in America
The Fire This Time
occupation lawyer
politician
university teacher
officeContested United States Senate from New York
parent Mary Ramsey Clark
Tom C. Clark
placeOfBirth Dallas, Texas
surface form: Dallas, Texas, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division
surface form: Assistant Attorney General for the Lands Division

United States Attorney General
United States Deputy Attorney General
religion Baptist
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
spouse Georgia Welch
startTime 1967-03-02

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John Mitchell precededBy Ramsey Clark
subject surface form: John N. Mitchell
Tom C. Clark child Ramsey Clark
Clark hasNotableBearer Ramsey Clark
John Newton Mitchell precededBy Ramsey Clark
this entity surface form: Ramsey Clark as United States Attorney General
Thomas Campbell Clark child Ramsey Clark