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Article: Housing And Urban Development Dept. Headquarters In D.C. Is Renamed For Robert C. Weaver, 1st Black To Head Dept.(Brief Article)
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- July 31, 2000
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A Washington downtown building which he originally dedicated in 1968 while he served as the first Black Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) Secretary was re-dedicated in honor of Dr. Robert C. Weaver.
Hundreds of guests and HUD employees watched the ceremonies conducted by the current HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo to produce the first government building named for the first Black Cabinet member.
New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel teamed up to sponsor the legislation to rename the building after Dr. Weaver. Nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ), Dr. Weaver served as the Cabinet secretary from 1966 to ...