People Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002
John W. Gardner
John William Gardner (October 8, 1912 – February 16, 2002) was Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) under President Lyndon Johnson. He was a strong advocate for citizen participation who founded Common Cause and became known as "the father of campaign finance reform". A native of California, Gardner attended Stanford University. As an undergrad he set several swimming records and won a number of Pacific Coast championships, and graduated "with great distinction." After earning a Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley in 1938, Dr. Gardner taught at Connecticut College and at Mount Holyoke. Read more at Wikipedia...
Born: 1912, Los Angeles
Died: 2002, Palo Alto
Alternate Names: John Gardner, John William Gardner
Occupation(s): politician
Associated Place(s): United States, United States Economic policy., United States Politics and government 1974-1977., United States Social policy., United States Politics and government 1969-1974.
Associated Subject(s): Â Education
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