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Secretary of the Army Stephen Ailes and Deputy Secretary of Defense
Cyrus Vance being sworn in by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
Secretary of the Army Stephen Ailes and Deputy Secretary of Defense Cyrus Vance being sworn in by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
Paul Martin Collection (0851 06)


Cyrus R. Vance, who served as United States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1980, was born in Clarksburg on March 27, 1917.

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Birth Certificate of Cyrus R. Vance
"Carter Will Name Cyrus R. Vance as New Secretary of State"
"Cyrus Vance Is Native Of Clarksburg"
John D. Rockefeller IV to Cyrus Vance, January 10, 1980
"Clarksburg native Cyrus Vance dies"
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On This Day in West Virginia History: March

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