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How many blacks did kennedy appoint to various positions during his presidency?

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John F. Kennedy was sworn in as US president in 1961. In his first six months in office, he appointed some 50 black men and women to posts in the executive branch. They were people like Andrew T. Hatcher, the first African American to be the associate White House press secretary (the number two in the office); George P. Weaver, assistant secretary of labor for Internal Affairs; Robert Weaver, administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency; and many others.

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