Saturday, December 06, 2025

Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, dies at 85

ATLANTA (AP) — Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died at the age of 85.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, dies at 85

ATLANTA (AP) — Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died at the age of 85.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO