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The idea of a department of Urban Affairs was proposed in a 1957 report to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, led by New York Governor [[Nelson Rockefeller|Nelson A. Rockefeller.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urban affairs message, February 1962: 1-6 and undated (3 of 3 folders) {{!}} JFK Library |url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHSFLCW/018/JFKWHSFLCW-018-005 |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=www.jfklibrary.org}}</ref> The idea of a department of Housing and Urban Affairs was taken up by President John F. Kennedy, with Pennsylvania Senator and Kennedy ally [[Joseph S. Clark Jr.]] listing it as one of the top seven legislative priorities for the administration in internal documents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1960 {{!}} JFK Library |url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKPOF/049/JFKPOF-049-001 |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=www.jfklibrary.org}}</ref>
The idea of a department of Urban Affairs was proposed in a 1957 report to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, led by New York Governor [[Nelson Rockefeller|Nelson A. Rockefeller.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urban affairs message, February 1962: 1-6 and undated (3 of 3 folders) {{!}} JFK Library |url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHSFLCW/018/JFKWHSFLCW-018-005 |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=www.jfklibrary.org}}</ref> The idea of a department of Housing and Urban Affairs was taken up by President John F. Kennedy, with Pennsylvania Senator and Kennedy ally [[Joseph S. Clark Jr.]] listing it as one of the top seven legislative priorities for the administration in internal documents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1960 {{!}} JFK Library |url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKPOF/049/JFKPOF-049-001 |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=www.jfklibrary.org}}</ref>


The department was established on September 9, 1965, when [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] signed the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act<ref>{{USPL|89|174}}</ref> into law. It stipulated that the department was to be created no later than November 8, sixty days following the date of enactment. The actual implementation was postponed until January 14, 1966, following the completion of a special study group report on the federal role in solving urban problems.
The department was established on September 9, 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act<ref>{{USPL|89|174}}</ref> into law. It stipulated that the department was to be created no later than November 8, sixty days following the date of enactment. The actual implementation was postponed until January 14, 1966, following the completion of a special study group report on the federal role in solving urban problems.


HUD is administered by the [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]. Its headquarters is located in the [[Robert C. Weaver Federal Building]].  Some important milestones for HUD's development include:<ref>[http://www.hud.gov/basic.cfm Basic Congressional and Presidential Actions Establishing Major HUD-related Programs] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20010715083305/http://www.hud.gov/basic.cfm |date=July 15, 2001 }}. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development</ref>
HUD is administered by the [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]. Its headquarters is located in the [[Robert C. Weaver Federal Building]].  Some important milestones for HUD's development include:<ref>[http://www.hud.gov/basic.cfm Basic Congressional and Presidential Actions Establishing Major HUD-related Programs] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20010715083305/http://www.hud.gov/basic.cfm |date=July 15, 2001 }}. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development</ref>
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