John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) — 35. KENNEDY

Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) — 36. JOHNSON

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Anthony Joseph Celebrezze Sr.
(born Antonio Giuseppe Cilibrizzi)

BORN:
September 4, 1910,
Anzi, Italy

DIED:
October 29, 1998 (age 88),
Cleveland, Ohio

EDUCATION:
Claude W. Pettit College of Law (LLB)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1937-1939:
Ohio Bureau of Compensation
1939-1951:
Attorney in Private Practice
1951-1953:
Ohio State Senator
1954-1961:
Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
1962-1965:
U.S. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
1965-1980:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
1980-1998:
Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

PORTRAIT:

RESOURCES:

7/17/1962: President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Abraham Ribicoff (left), and Secretary-designate of HEW, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (Robert Knudsen/ JFK Library)

BIOGRAPHIES:
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
Ohio History Central
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

ORAL HISTORY:
JFK Library (1965, #1)
JFK Library (1965, #2)
LBJ Library (1/26/1971)

MEDIA COVERAGE:

8/03/1965: President Lyndon Johnson hugging Anthony Celebrezze at party at the White House honoring Celebrezze (LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamoto)

OBITUARIES (10/31/1998):
New York Times
Washington Post