Hamilton Jordan
William Hamilton McWhorter Jordan (born September 21, 1944) is best known as Jimmy Carter's Chief of Staff.
Early life
Jordan was born in Charlotte, Georgia, in 1944 and raised in Albany, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and graduated with an A.B. in Political Science in 1967.
Political career
In 1986, he ran for the Democratic nomination for one of Georgia's seats in the United States Senate. He lost the primary to Representative Wyche Fowler, who went on to win the general election.
Jordan served as White House Chief of Staff in 1979 - 1980 and was a key advisor and strategist for President Jimmy Carter.
Jordan played a powerful role in the formulation of election strategies and government policies.
In 1992, he worked on the campaign of independent candidate for H. Ross Perot as a high level staffer. In recent times he has served both as a member of the founders council and as an important public advocate for Unity08, a political movement focused on reforming the American two party system.
Later life
Jordan was chief executive of the Association of Tennis Professionals when they took control of the professional men's world tennis tour in 1990. His nephew, R. Lawton Jordan, served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs during Bill Clinton's administration.
Personal
Hamilton survived a personal struggle with two kinds of cancer after his service to Carter. He and his wife, a pediatric oncology nurse, founded a camp for children with cancer - Camp Sunshine Retreat - in Georgia. He is an honorary board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. He has three children Hamilton, Kathleen, and Alex.
External links
- Profile of Hamilton Jordan, Notable Names DataBase.
- American Experience. The Georgia Mafia, PBS, 2002.
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