William Alexander Morgan
1945-1948: Varying ranks in the
United States Army
Court-marshaled (1948)
1948-1957: Private citizen; various jobs
- Bar bouncer
- Organized criminal
- Circus sword-swallower
1957-1958:
Cuban Guerrilla
1958-1960:
Cuban Commandant
U.S. citizenship revoked (1959)
1960-1962: Anti-Castro Counterrevolutionary
1962-1963: Private citizen; unemployed
U.S. citizenship re-instated (1963)
Declined offer to join CIA (1963)
1963-1965: Member of the
Peace Corps
1965-1967: Private citizen; political activist
1967-1971: Mayor (
Democratic) of Tampa
1966 def.
1973-1985: Representative (
Democratic) of FL-14
1972 def.
1974 def.
1976 def.
1978 def.
1980 def.
1982 def.
1985-1993: Secretary of State
Appointed by John Seigenthaler
1993-1997: President (
Democratic) of the United States
1992 (with Ron Dellums) def.
1996:
Democratic Presidential Nominee
1996 (with Ron Dellums) def. by Barry Goldwater Jr. (Republican)
1997-2001: Private citizen; political activist
Wrote and published “Free Man”, autobiography on his life. (1998)
2001-2003: President (
Democratic) of the United States
2000 (with John F. Kennedy Jr.) def. Barry Goldwater Jr. (Republican)
2003: Died on November 25th
Buried in Arlington National Cemetery