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Clark McAdams Clifford was born in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was an American lawyer who served as an important political advisor to Democratic Presidents Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter. His official government positions were White House Counsel, Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, and Secretary of Defense; Clifford was also influential in his role as an unofficial, informal presidential advisor in various issues. He attended college and law school at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and built a solid reputation practicing law in St. Louis between 1928 and 1943.