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Samuel Pierce
1922–2000
United States
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Samuel Riley Pierce Jr. (September 8, 1922 – October 31, 2000) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 8th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 1981 to 1989 during the administration of Ronald Reagan. He holds the record as the longest-serving secretary of housing and urban development.
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