Citizens for Ramsey Clark papers Bulk, 1970-1972 1969-1980

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Citizens for Ramsey Clark papers Bulk, 1970-1972 1969-1980

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This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, songs, stickers, financial records, and other internal documents, 1969 to 1980, of the Citizens for Ramsey Clark organization. These materials focus on the activities of the organization and the political life of Ramsey Clark. Most of the items relate to the efforts of the Citizens for Ramsey Clark to obtain a 1972 Presidential nomination from the Democratic Party for Clark. A sample of Ramsey Clark's writing is also included. The Citizens for Ramsey Clark organization existed from 1970 to 1980. The organization's membership included primarily politically liberal North Carolina State University (NCSU) faculty members. When the group formed in January of 1970 in Raleigh, North Carolina, its primary goal was to help Clark receive the 1972 Democratic Party nomination for President. The members of the group met weekly at the NCSU's Faculty Club on Thursday nights for dinner.

1.0 linear foot; (2 archival boxes)

North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6635585

North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center

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Murphy, C. F.

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Clark, Ramsey, 1927-....

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William Ramsey Clark (b. 1927) was Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice from 1961 to 1965, Deputy Attorney General from 1965 to 1967, and Attorney General from 1967 to 1969. After leaving the Federal government, he was a professor of law at Howard University and Brooklyn Law School. From the description of Clark, Ramsey, 1927- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10580333 ...

Citizens for Ramsey Clark.

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The Citizens for Ramsey Clark organization was founded in January 1970 in Raleigh, North Carolina, by a handful of local academics Their numbers quickly expanded to include members from a variety of backgrounds and occupations. Their primary goal was to see Ramsey Clark receive the 1972 Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Ramsey Clark was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1927. He is the son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1945-194...