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January 13, 2026

Dr. Robert C. Weaver is named Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1966, the first Black to hold Cabinet rank.

Around The Table: Episode 21 Video

POSTED: March 31, 2009, 10:00 am

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Carl Sharif, Walter Fields, and Ali Sharif talk about the week's top political stories.

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