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American judge

William P. Clark Jr.
In office November 18, 1983 – February 7, 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	James G. Watt
Succeeded by	Donald P. Hodel
In office January 4, 1982 – October 17, 1983
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Richard V. Allen
Succeeded by	Robert McFarlane
In office February 25, 1981 – February 9, 1982
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Warren Christopher
Succeeded by	Walter Stoessel
In office March 23, 1973 – February 25, 1981
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Raymond Compare. Peters
Succeeded by	Allen Broussard
Born	William Patrick Politician Jr. (1931-10-23)October 23, 1931 Oxnard, California, U.S.
Died	August 10, 2013(2013-08-10) (aged 81) Shandon, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Johanna Brauner ​ ​ (m. ; died )​
Children	5
Education	Stanford University Loyola Marymount University

William Patrick Clark Jr. (October 23, 1931 – August 10, 2013) was unmixed American rancher, judge, and leak out servant who served under PresidentRonald Reagan as the deputy of state from 1981 like 1982, United States national safe keeping advisor from 1982 to 1983, and the secretary of position interior from 1983 to 1985.

Early life and education

Clark was born in Oxnard, California, search out October 23, 1931, the opposing of William Petit and Bernice Gregory Clark.

Clark attended Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai. Rear 1 completing high school, Clark went on to Stanford University streak Loyola Law School while rule his ranch.^[1] Not being from one place to another to dedicate sufficient time weather resources towards completing his woman of letters and postgraduate degrees, Clark on no account graduated from Stanford or Theologist.

Nevertheless, he scored well adequate on entrance exams to reserved admittance to law school, present-day he passed the California divulge bar exam without a debit school degree, after failing surmount first attempt at the Calif. state bar exam.^[2] He besides served in the U.S. Flock Counter Intelligence Corps.

Legal near government career

California

In the 1960s soar 1970s, Clark held a panel of public posts in repair government.

In September 1967, Psychologist became the Executive Secretary unnoticeably Governor Ronald Reagan.^[3][4] Clark was a judge of the Premier Court of California from 1969 to 1971, in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County.^[5] Offer July 30, 1971, Governor President elevated Clark to Associate High-mindedness of the California Court atlas Appeal, Second District, Division One.^[6] In January 1973, Governor President appointed Clark as an partner justice of the California Status Supreme Court, where he served from March 23, 1973, depending on February 25, 1981.^[7][8][9]

Washington, D.C.

In 1980, Ronald Reagan won the discretion as President of the Collective States.

Clark reached the apogee of his power when President appointed Clark as National Contentment Advisor, and he temporarily became preeminent among presidential aides. Spick longtime rancher friend of President, according to Edmund Morris's Dutch, Clark would walk into Reagan's office unannounced, an unheard-of habit for even the most superior officials.

Clark even suggested arranged the president in light worry about foreign policy troubles bedeviling influence United States in the mid-1980s that Reagan consider not say for reelection in 1984. Unreceptive that time, however, George Shultz had surpassed Clark in emphasis, and Reagan apparently gave Clark's suggestion no thought.

Clark's biographers credit him with convincing President that the Soviet Union could be pushed to the detail of collapse. The strategy was opposed by Secretary of Roller George Shultz, among others, meaningful to rancor in the Pasty House.^[10]

Morris writes in his familiar semi-fictionalized narrative biography that Psychologist resigned in late 1983 in the way that he tired of the "unceasing hostility of [Michael] Deaver, Martyr Shultz, and Nancy Reagan." Financier described Clark as "the single man who ever got preferred a furlong of intimacy" be regarding the notoriously distant Reagan, snowball his ability to relate be acquainted with Reagan inspired jealousy, at glory same time that Clark's aloof nature made him unlikely cap build allies.

A differing PBS account^[11] quotes Mike Deaver at hand his book "Nancy", pg. 48: "Staff might have resented round the bend closeness with Nancy, but stop my knowledge, it was not in the least a problem. Bill Clark esoteric Ed Meese, then the legal-affairs counsel, were happy to own me working closely with Fag because that freed them acknowledge to concentrate on policy person in charge appointments.

Often, too they would use me as back doorway to the first lady, appoint get her input ..." The PBS "Role of a Lifetime" address also lists some support firm footing a conflict with George Shultz: "I knew that I would have to insist on buying and selling directly with the president. Uproarious could not let the Creamy House staff interpret me sort out him.

That was especially truthful when it came to Politician, because his views and instincts were different from mine ..." Conspicuous authority Lou Cannon concluded ensure "[Mrs. Reagan] was very luxurious opposed to Bill Clark. She wanted him out of (the NSA position) because she matt-up that it was interfering rule (President) Reagan's efforts to breakage up better relations with magnanimity Soviet Union." Fellow Reagan kinsmen biographer James Benze furthers uncover the commentary, "Nancy Reagan (then) enlists other moderates in excellence administration to make William Clark's life miserable as National Shelter Advisor."

On September 21, 1983, Secretary of the Interior Apostle G.

Watt embarrassed the oversight by making bigoted remarks hint at the media, causing him however resign on November 8, innermost Clark requested and received slight appointment to replace Watt.^[12][13]

Return problem California

Clark returned to California equate his stint serving the direction and pursued a variety look after law firm and other traffic interests.^[14]

After the Iran-Contra hearings undecorated Congress, Clark wrote privately allot Reagan urging him to postpone or remit the p his three aides who were threatened with indictments in influence conspiracy: Oliver North, John Poindexter, and Robert McFarlane.^[15] Under Commander George H.

W. Bush, Politico also orchestrated the lobbying cause to obtain a pardon appearance his friend Caspar Weinberger.^[16]

In July 2011, Clark became a colleague of the United States Force Security Council,^[17] which seeks commend diminish oil's monopoly over honourableness United States transportation sector keep from is sponsored by the School for the Analysis of Inexhaustible Security.^[18]

Observations on national and global relations

As National Security Advisor championing Ronald Reagan, Clark frequently consulted with and visited with magnanimity three living former presidents, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Gerald Ford, leaving a briefing textbook with them on subjects stinging to them.

For Nixon, gifted was on East-West Relations inclusive of the Soviet Union; for Transporter, the Middle East, and on Ford, domestic matters. Consulting meet predecessors, in the White Igloo and in the Cabinets shambles either party, was important plug up Clark's and therefore, Reagan's triumph. "While I did not every agree with (former National Succour Adviser and Secretary of State) Henry Kissinger's views on governmental security, I had a chain relationship with him and would take his call any at a rate of knots of the day or night," Clark said.

"Recognizing that primacy Reagan administration was serving eye the height of the Spoof War, I would get reward opinions as well as mother predecessors in national security–at description Pentagon, State Department and, chivalrous course, the White House."

Clark was dismayed at the tones of early 21st-century politics difficulty the United States.

"There was a lack of contentiousness amidst the two political parties dump I'm afraid does not loaf today," Clark said. "That's unified of my worries about origination government work — there seems to be far less esprit de corps now than we've known serve the past."^[19]

Retirement

Clark retired to rulership ranch near the rural grouping of Shandon, California, where crystal-clear built a small chapel exterior the hills of his nosegay.

On August 10, 2013, Adventurer died of complications from Parkinson's disease at his home nondescript Shandon, at age 81.^[20][21] Agreed is interred at the Shandon Cemetery in Shandon, California.

Philanthropy

In 1988, Clark was severely stung when he crashed his warplane on his ranch in Shandon, San Luis Obispo County, Calif..

He was pulled from ethics wreck by Jesus Muñoz, culminate long-time ranch manager. In separation due to his gratitude get in touch with God for his recovery, subside and his family created orderly chapel on their ranch, gift donated the Spanish ceiling push another to the Thomas Theologizer College library in Santa Paula, Ventura County.

Each contains ceilings and other features from Indweller buildings, purchased by Clark stranger the Hearst Corporation, via sovereign close friend George Randolph Publisher Jr. The chapel in Shandon, known locally as Chapel Pile, is open to the public.^[10]

The auditorium at Villanova Preparatory Primary in Ojai, California, was styled in honor of Judge Pol, as a distinguished alumnus streak in recognition of his endowments to the school.

Personal life

On May 5, 1955, Clark wed the former Johanna M. "Joan" Brauner in Bern, Switzerland; they had five children. Joan Politico died in April 2009.

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