William T. Coleman
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William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. is an attorney and public servant. He served on the plaintiff's legal team for Brown v. Board Education (1954), on the Warren Commission, as the fourth Secretary of Transportation, and, most recently, on the Court of Military Commission Review, as well as many other roles in and out of government. He is also a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1995).
External Links
- Biography at American President: An Online Reference Resource (Charlottesville: The Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia, 2010).
- Biography and video interviews at the National Visionary Leadership Project (Washington DC: the project, 2010).
- Includes about 45 minutes of interviews reflecting on his life in law and politics.
- American Law Institute, "William T. Coleman, Jr., Chosen to Receive Institute’s Friendly Medal," ALI Reporter, Spring 2000.
- William J. Clinton, Remarks by the President in Presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, September 29, 1995.