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Coverage dated March 17, 2022 to March 18, 2022

First Latino Cabinet member, Lauro Cavazos, dies at 95

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Former Education Secretary Lauro F. Cavazos Jr., the first Latino to serve in a Cabinet position, died Tuesday. He was 95 years old.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    Lauro F. Cavazos Jr., first Latino to serve in a presidential Cabinet, dies at 95 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A Texas ranch foreman's son, Lauro F. Cavazos Jr. rose to become U.S. secretary of Education under Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

  2. Tucson

    Lauro Cavazos, first Latino Cabinet member, dies (opens Tucson)

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    Lauro F. Cavazos Jr., a Texas ranch foreman's son who rose to become the first Latino to serve in a presidential Cabinet as U.S. Secretary of Education during the administrations

  3. The Hill

    First Latino Cabinet member, Lauro Cavazos, dies at 95 (opens The Hill)

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    Former Education Secretary Lauro F. Cavazos Jr., the first Latino to serve in a Cabinet position, died Tuesday. He was 95 years old.

  4. NBC News

    Lauro Cavazos, first Latino Cabinet member, dies at 95 (opens NBC News)

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    Cavazos was a Democrat who served as education secretary under Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and later served as president at Texas Tech University.

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