Ex-DNC Chair Charles Manatt Dies at 75

California Democrat co-chaired Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jul 23, 2011 8:10 AM CDT
Charles Manatt Obituary: Ex-DNC Chairman Dies at 75
In this March 24, 1984 file photo, Democratic National Committee Chair Charles Manatt, left, talks with Rep. Geraldine Ferraro and Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis.   (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz, File)

A former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Charles T. Manatt, has died at the age of 75. Manatt was chairman of the Democratic Party from 1981 to 1985. A longtime California Democrat, Manatt was credited as Democratic chairman with building the party's finances, modernizing the party through computerization, direct mail and other initiatives, and building a new party headquarters in Washington.

Manatt was co-chairman of Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992. Clinton later appointed Manatt as ambassador to the Dominican Republic, where he served from 1999-2001. Manatt founded the banking and financial services law firm of Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips in Los Angeles. (More Charles Manatt stories.)

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