Clarence A. Smith | |
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| 7th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| In office 1960–1962 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Robert J. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | James L. Goddard |
Clarence A. Smith was the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1960 to 1962. [1]
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