On This Day In History: Robert C. Weaver Becomes The First Black Person Appointed To A Presidential Cabinet
Robert C. Weaver at the White House, Jan. 13th, 1966, as President Lyndon B. Johnson announces that he has named Weaver as secretary of the new Department of Housing and Urban Development. | Source: Bettmann / Getty Robert C. Weaver became the first Black member of a presidential cabinet 55 years ago. President Lyndon B….