"We appreciate all of the outpouring of love and affection," his daughter, Vickee Jordan, said in a statement.
Vernon E. Jordan during his time as president of the National Urban League, an American civil rights group, in an undated photograph.Vernon Jordan, a civil rights icon and adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died on Monday, according to his family. He was 85."We appreciate all of the outpouring of love and affection," she said in a statement.
Vernon Jordan and President Bill Clinton at the 2000 Presidents Cup at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va.Jordan grew up in the segregated South and become an influential leader in the American civil rights movement, Washington politics and Wall Street. He served as executive director of the United Negro College Fund and advised former President Clinton.This is a breaking story; check back for updates.Reuters and The Associated Press
With every loss like this, my head goes, “shit, it’s time to step up”
'His daughter says'?
Thank you for your leadership! May the Lord be with you! 😇🙏❤️
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Vernon Jordan is the guy Clinton paid to make Monica Lewinsky go away, and who Clinton then stiffed on the legal bills?
Civil right
May his memory be a blessing to all who love him. 🙏🙏❤
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