Philip Klutznick

Philip Klutznick
25th United States Secretary of Commerce
In office
January 9, 1980 – January 19, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byJuanita M. Kreps
Succeeded byMalcolm Baldrige Jr.
President of the World Jewish Congress
In office
1977–1979
Preceded byNahum Goldmann
Succeeded byEdgar Bronfman
2nd Grand Aleph Godol of Aleph Zadik Aleph
In office
1925–1926
Preceded byCharles Shane
Succeeded byJacob Fink
Personal details
Born
Philip Morris Klutznick

(1907-07-09)July 9, 1907
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
DiedAugust 14, 1999(1999-08-14) (aged 92)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]
Spouse
Ethel Riekes
(m. 1930; died 1996)
Children6
EducationUniversity of Kansas, Lawrence
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Creighton University (LLB)

Philip Morris Klutznick (July 9, 1907 – August 14, 1999) was a U.S. administrator who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from January 9, 1980, to January 19, 1981, under President Jimmy Carter. He was a prominent leader of several Jewish organisations, including as president of the World Jewish Congress from 1977 to 1979.

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