Haddad, William F., 1928-2020

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Name (Latin)
Haddad, William F., 1928-2020
Other forms of name
Haddad, William F., 1928-
Date of birth
1928-07-25
Date of death
2020-04-30
Field of activity
Campaign management
Generic drugs
Occupation
Journalists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 48040716
Wikidata: Q64021420
Library of congress: n 79081861
OCoLC: oca00314389
Sources of Information
  • Black economic development, 1969.
  • Civil rights, 1974:(reporter for the New York Post 1957-1961, associate director of Peace Corps 1961-1963, reporter for Herald Tribune 1963-1964, official in Office of Economic Opportunity until 1965, head of U.S. Research and DevelopmentCorporation 1966-1973, professor at Sarah Lawrence, vice-chairman of the New York Board of Trade, reform candidate in N.Y.'s 19th Congressional Dist. 1964
  • New York Times, Sept. 18, 1975:p. 30 (appointment of William F. Haddad, former newspaper reporter and government official, to ... Office of Legislative Oversight and Analysis)
Wikipedia description:

William Haddad (July 25, 1928 – April 30, 2020) was an American political operative, lobbyist, and journalist. He is best known for being an aide to the Kennedy Family, during which he helped launch the Peace Corps with R. Sargent Shriver, worked in the 1960 presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy and the 1968 presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy. He also assisted prominent Democratic Party figures such as Mario Cuomo and Estes Kefauver and led the fight for affordable medicine as a lobbyist and businessman.

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