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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Vernon Jordan (b. 1935) (755 words) |
 | Vernon Jordan, a lawyer and presidential advisor, has been an influential figure in the civil rights movement and in American politics since the early 1960s. |
| Jordan has served as field director for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), executive director of the United Negro College Fund, executive director of the National Urban League, and head of the transition team for U.S. president Bill Clinton. |
| Jordan was later called to testify during the 1999 impeachment trial of President Clinton regarding Clinton's relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. |
| Washingtonpost.com Special Report: Clinton Accused (2482 words) |
| Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr., grandson of a sharecropper, is a multimillionaire who lives in a Washington mansion and hobnobs with Cabinet members, CEOs of the world's largest corporations, and TV anchors. |
| Jordan's playing field is extraordinarily broad – from the NFL, which once considered him for commissioner; to IBM, which turned to him for advice on picking a new CEO; to the president, who used Jordan to probe whether Colin Powell would accept an appointment as secretary of state. |
| Jordan's eye for women is a regular topic of conversation among reporters, lawyers and others who have been on the receiving end of his comments. |
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