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John W. Gardner
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Biography
Publications and speeches
The John Gardner Fellowship Program
References
External links

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John W. Gardner


6th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
In office
August 18, 1965 – March 1, 1968
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Succeeded by
Wilbur J. Cohen

Personal details
Born
John William Gardner
( 1912-10-08)
October 8, 1912
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died
February 16, 2002
(2002-02-16)
(aged 89)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Resting place
San Francisco National Cemetery
Political party
Republican
Spouse (s)
Aida Gardner
Education
Stanford University ( BA)
University of California, Berkeley ( MA, PhD)
Awards
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964)
Public Welfare Medal (1966)
Gardner from White House Fellows release
John William Gardner (October 8, 1912 – February 16, 2002) was Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) under President Lyndon Johnson. He was a strong advocate for citizen participation who founded Common Cause and became known as "the father of campaign finance reform". Contents
1 Biography
2 Publications and speeches
3 The John Gardner Fellowship Program
4 References
5 External links
Biography
A native of California, Gardner attended Stanford University. As an undergrad he set several swimming records and won a number of Pacific Coast championships, and graduated "with great distinction." After earning a Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley in 1938, Dr. Gardner taught at Connecticut College and at Mount Holyoke . During the early days of World War II he was chief of the Latin American Section, Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service.