# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-w-gardner
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:58:03.453Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/john-w-gardner"
name: "John W. Gardner"
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description: "John William Gardner was Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) under President Lyndon Johnson. He was a strong advocate for citizen participation and founded Common Cause; he became known as \"the father of campaign finance reform\"."
tagline: "American politician (1912-2002)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1912-10-08"
deathDate: "2002-02-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump