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Encyclopedia > Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
Joseph A. Califano, Jr. as a young man.
Joseph A. Califano, Jr. as a young man.

Joseph Anthony Califano, Jr. (born May 15, 1931) is as of 2005 the Chairman of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. He has held many posts in the United States Government including United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1977 until 1979. He is now one of only two living former secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare (the other is his predecessor, Forest David Mathews). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (136th in leap years). ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse be merged into this article or section. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States. ... The United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare was the head of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. ... Forrest David Mathews was secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from 1975 to 1977. ...


Califano graduated from College of the Holy Cross in 1952 and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1955. Not to be confused with Holy Cross College (Indiana) or other similarly named Holy Cross Colleges. ... Harvard Law School, often referred to in shorthand as Harvard Law or HLS, is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ...


Califano held various legal positions in the United States Department of Defense, eventually becoming the general counsel of the United States Army. Califano was awarded the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal. The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...


In 1964, Califano became a special assistant to the United States Secretary of Defense, and deputy secretary. He was appointed to several committees by President of the United States Lyndon Johnson. In July 1965, he became a special assistant to the president, and served as President Johnson's senior domestic policy aide. He was called "The Deputy President for Domestic Affairs" by The New York Times. He served in that post for the remainder of Johnson's term. The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), concerned with the armed services and The role of the Secretary of Defense is to be the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense... The presidential seal was first used in 1880 by President Rutherford B. Hayes and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ...


In January 1977, Califano was appointed Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by newly elected president Jimmy Carter. His major initiatives included prevention programs to support childhood immunizations and against smoking. The department began efforts to collect defaulted student loans. He was fired by President Carter during a major cabinet reshuffle in 1979 largely because of his "blunt, high-profile, self-promoting approach cost Carter too many political allies" (Shea). Califano's lack of popularity by White House staff and his identification with Senator Edward Kennedy were also cited as contributing factors to his dismissal. The United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare was the head of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ...


After being fired, Califano started his own law firm and exploited his political contacts to generate business and revenue.


Congress brought contempt proceedings against Califano in 1979 (United States Congress) and the New York State Legislature passed legislation specifically barring him from sitting on the state's Commission on Ethics (Cuomo).


From 1983 until 1992, Califano was senior partner and head of the Washington office of the law firm of Dewey Ballantine. Since 1992, he has been the chairman of the National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA), an organization that he established. The Center, which is not affiliated with any school at Columbia, is frequently criticized for distributing its research reports without peer-review and for publicizing the often seriously flawed research it conducts in support of the public policy positions it advocates.[citation needed]


Califano has written several books, including:

  • Governing America: An Insider's Report from the White House and the Cabinet
  • The Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson: The White House Years
  • Radical Surgery: What's Next for America's Health Care
  • America's Health Care Revolution: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Pays

References

  • Cuomo to Sign Bill Barring Califano. New York Times, 1987 (April 11), 136, p. 9(N), p. 29(L), col 2.
  • Shea, C. Thou Shalt Not: Once a Presidential Adviser and Legal Heavyweight, Joe Califano Now Is Thundering Against Drugs. And Woe Be to Those Who Doubt His Data or Get in His Way. Washingtonian Magazine, October, 1998.
  • United States Congress. House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Contempt Proceedings against Secretary of HEW, Joseph A. Califano, Jr. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979.)

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Preceded by
Forest David Mathews
United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
1977–1979
Succeeded by
Patricia R. Harris


 

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