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Encyclopedia > C. William Verity, Jr.
Calvin William Verity Jr.
Calvin William Verity Jr.

William Verity Jr. (Calvin William Verity, C. William Verity) (1917 - ) was a U.S. administrator and steel industrialist. He served as the Secretary of Commerce between 1987 and 1989, under President Ronald Reagan. Download high resolution version (550x720, 271 KB)Calvin William Verity Jr. ... Download high resolution version (550x720, 271 KB)Calvin William Verity Jr. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... This site was cracked by lysp ... The office of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the mid-20th century. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan, GCB, (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ...


He was born in Middletown, Ohio on January 26, 1917. Her received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Yale University in 1939. He held an advertising job with Young and Rubican, managed the Hapsburg House Restaurant in New York City (after travelling around the world a bit), and then worked for Armco (American Rolling Mill Company), his grandfather's steel company. Middletown is a city located in Butler and Warren counties in southwestern Ohio in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... U.S. Economic Calendar Economics at the Open Directory Project Economics textbooks on Wikibooks The Economists Economics A-Z Institutions and organizations Bureau of Labor Statistics - from the American Labor Department Center for Economic and Policy Research (USA) National Bureau of Economic Research (USA) - Economics material from the organization... For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ...

Secretary Verity (center) being sworn in with Ronald Reagan (far right).
Secretary Verity (center) being sworn in with Ronald Reagan (far right).

When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Armco lost a $353 million contract to build a steel mill there due to the necessary export licenses being revoked. The contract was subsequently awarded to a French Firm. Secretariy C. William Verity Jr being sworn in with Ronald Reagan This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Secretariy C. William Verity Jr being sworn in with Ronald Reagan This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan, GCB, (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ...


For a period of about four years (1942-1946), much of it during WWII, Verity served in the Pacific as a U.S. Navy lieutenant. Afterwards, he returned to Armco and advanced from handling personnel to director of organizational planning and development in 1957, to director of public relations in 1961, to vice president and general manager of steel in 1964, to executive vice president of Armco in 1965, and finally to chairman of Armco's board in 1971. This article is about the year. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the worlds largest body of water. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...


Between 1980 and 1981, Verity was a chairman in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and chairman of Reagan's bipartisan task force on Private Sector Initiatives (PSI) in 1981. He retired from Armco in 1982 and Ronald Reagan played a videotape tribute to him during a retirement banquet. In 1983 he was appointed to be a member of PSI's Advisory Council and from 1985 has served on PSI's Board of Advisors. He cochaired of the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Trade Economic Council between 1979 and 1984, a private sector council of American and Soviet business men. He was named Secretary of Commerce in 1987. The list of candidates for the job included Joe Rogers, the U.S. Ambassador to France, Clarence Brown, the acting Secretary of Commerce at the time, and Bruce Smart, the Commerce undersecretary in charge of trade matters, Representative James Broyhill, Representative Edwin Zschau, U.S. Labor Secretary William Brock and U.S. Trade Ambassador Clayton Yeutter. Verity served in that position until 1989. During his time at the U.S. Department of Commerce, among many other accomplished tasks, he established the Commerce Hall of Fame in 1988 which recognized good employees of the department. In 1988, he also created the Office of Space Commerce to support the National Space Council. That office was an early version of the Office of Space Commercialization, an office created for the effective commercial use of outer space. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clarence Brown (May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987) was an American film director. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor. ... Bill Brock William Emerson Bill Brock III (born November 23, 1930) was a Republican United States Senator from Tennessee from 1971 to 1977. ... Clayton Keith Yeutter (born December 10, 1930) in Eustis, Nebraska. ... The United States Department of Commerce is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Outer space (also called just space) as a name for a region, refers to the relatively empty parts of the Universe, outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ...


Verity is married and has three children.

Secretary Verity with dignitaries. Verity is on the far left.
Secretary Verity with dignitaries. Verity is on the far left.

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External link

  • William Verity profile, NNDB.


Preceded by:
Malcolm Baldrige
United States Secretary of Commerce
October 19, 1987January 30, 1989
Succeeded by:
Robert Mosbacher



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