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[[File:Vernon Jordan.jpg|thumb|US Lawyer Vernon Jordan]]
'''Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr.''' (born August 15, 1935) is an American business executive and civil rights activist in the United States. A leading figure in the [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)|Civil Rights Movement]], he was chosen by President [[Bill Clinton]] as a close adviser. Jordan has become known as an influential figure in American politics.

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In 2006, Jordan served as a member of the [[Iraq Study Group]], which was formed to make recommendations on U.S. policy in Iraq.<ref name="Iraq Study Group">[http://www.usip.org/isg/members.html#jordan Iraq Study Group Members]
 {{wayback|url=http://www.usip.org/isg/members.html#jordan |date=20070128213748 }}, United States Institute of Peace</ref>

==Marriage and family ==
Jordon married Shirley (née Yarbrough), who died in 1985. They have a daughter, Vickee Jordan Adams, who works in media relations for [[Wells Fargo]] Home Mortgage.

In 1986 he remarried, to [[Ann Jordan|Ann Dibble Jordan]].  He has nine grandchildren, seven from his second wife's children, Janice, Mercer, and Toni.<ref name="NPR">{{cite news|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97191226 |title=Vernon Jordan on Politics, Obama and Civil Rights|publisher=NPR|date=November 19, 2008}}</ref>

==Publications==
*His memoir, ''Vernon Can Read!'' (2001), covered his life through the 1980s, and was written with historian and legal scholar [[Annette Gordon-Reed]].  
*A collection of his public speeches, with commentary, called ''Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out (2008)<ref>[http://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/publicaffairsbooks-cgi-bin/display?book=9781586482985 Make It Plain] {{wayback|url=http://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/publicaffairsbooks-cgi-bin/display?book=9781586482985 |date=20081221170154 }}. PublicAffairs Books.</ref>'' (Public Affairs, 2008).

Jordan also served as the narrator for American composer [[Joseph Schwantner|Joseph Schwantner's]] ''New Morning for the World:'' "Daybreak of Freedom," a collection of quotations from various speeches by [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]<ref>[http://schwantner.net/works.htm '&#39;New Morning for the World'&#39;, Joseph Schwantner Works List]. Schwantner.net.</ref><ref>[http://schwantner.net/cd.htm Joseph Schwantner Discography]. Schwantner.net.</ref>

==Legacy and honors==
*Jordan is a life member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] and a member of the [[Bilderberg Group]].<ref name="the Bilderberg Group">[http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html "Former Steering Committee Members | Bilderberg Meetings"] {{wayback|url=http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html |date=20140202000000 }}, Bilderberg Meetings</ref>
*1983, [[Barnard College]] awarded Jordan its highest honor, the [[Barnard Medal of Distinction]].
*2001, he was awarded the [[Spingarn Medal]] by the NAACP for lifetime achievement.<ref name="Spingarn Medal">[http://www.lfpl.org/reference/rflksgarn.htm "Spingarn Medals Awarded"], Louisville Free Public Library</ref>
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