Robert Coldwell Wood
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Robert Coldwell Wood (September 16, 1923 – April 1, 2005) was a U.S. administrator. During World War II, he served in the United States Army. He served as the second Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 1969 in the cabinet of Lyndon Baines Johnson, having been promoted from Undersecretary following the resignation of Robert Weaver. He later served as president of the University of Massachusetts from 1970 to 1977.
Preceded by Robert C. Weaver |
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1969 |
Succeeded by George W. Romney |
United States Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development | |
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Weaver • Wood • Romney • Lynn • Hills • Harris • Landrieu • Pierce • Kemp • Cisneros • Cuomo • Martinez • Jackson |