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Joe Califano | |
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 Califano in 2008 | |
| 12th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare | |
| In office January 25, 1977 – August 3, 1979 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | F. David Mathews |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Roberts Harris |
| White House Domestic Affairs Advisor | |
| In office July 26, 1965 – January 20, 1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Pat Moynihan (Urban Affairs) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Anthony Califano Jr. May 15, 1931 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Hilary Byers (m. 1983) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | College of the Holy Cross (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1955–1958 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
Joseph Anthony Califano Jr. (born May 15, 1931) is an American attorney, professor, and public servant. He is known for the roles he played in shaping welfare policies in the cabinets of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter and for serving as United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in the Carter administration. He is also the founder and chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia), an evidence-based research organization, which is now the Partnership to End Addiction, where Califano holds the title of Chair Emeritus.
He has been an adjunct professor of public health at Columbia University Medical School and is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.