The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Togo D. West, Jr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Togo D. West, Jr.

2/8/2007; 7/24/2008

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2007.054

Government lawyer and presidential appointee The Honorable Togo D. West, Jr. (1942 - 2018 ) was the Secretary of the U.S. Army, and also held positions as associate deputy attorney general and general counsel to the Navy. West served as the deputy secretary of defense, general counsel to the United States Department of Defense and became President and CEO of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in 2004. West was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 2/8/2007 and 7/24/2008, in Washington, D.C.. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 9; Total Run Time: 04h 26m 25s

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West, Togo D. (Togo Dennis), 1942-2018

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Togo Dennis West Jr. (June 21, 1942 – March 8, 2018) was an American attorney and public official. A Democrat, he was the third person to occupy the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs during the Bill Clinton administration serving from 1998 until his resignation in 2000. He was the second African American to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he graduated from Atkins High School there before earning B.S. and J.D. degrees from Howard University. After c...