Robert C. Weaver Politician

Robert Clifton Weaver (December 29, 1907 – July 17, 1997) served as the first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (also known as HUD) from 1966 to 1968. He was the first African American to hold a cabinet-level position in the United States. As a young man, Weaver had been one of 45 prominent African Americans appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to his Black Cabinet. He acted as an informal adviser to Roosevelt as well as directing federal programs during the New Deal.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 29, 1907
Birth place	Washington D.C.
Date of death	July 17, 1997
Education	Harvard University

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Office holder

office	United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
party	Democratic Party (United States)
president	Lyndon B. Johnson
successor	Robert Coldwell Wood