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Pages in category "Carter administration cabinet members" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Carter decided not to have a chief of staff, instead implementing a system in which cabinet members would have more direct access to the president. [25] Bert Lance was selected to lead the Office of Management and Budget , while Jordan became a key aide and adviser.
Carter administration cabinet members (1 C, 30 P) Pages in category "Carter administration personnel" The following 196 pages are in this category, out of 196 total.
U.S. President Jimmy Carter works on a speech for television in the Oval Office of the White House, February 2, 1977. Carter's post-presidency work Carter remained in the public eye after defeat.
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and humanitarian who served from 1977 to 1981 as the 39th president of the United States.A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate and from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia.
Patricia Roberts Harris was the first black woman to serve in a presidential cabinet when she was named to the same position by President Jimmy Carter in 1977. Two years later, Carter tapped her for Secretary of Health and Human services, [a] thus making her the first African-American to hold two different cabinet positions. [5]
Patricia Roberts Harris (May 31, 1924 – March 23, 1985) was an American politician, diplomat, and legal scholar. She served as the 6th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 1977 to 1979 and as the 13th United States secretary of health and human services [a] from 1979 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter.
United States presidents typically fill their Cabinets and other appointive positions with people from their own political party.The first Cabinet formed by the first president, George Washington, included some of Washington's political opponents, but later presidents adopted the practice of filling their Cabinets with members of the president's party.