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James L. Goddard
James L. Goddard
8th Commissioner of Food and Drugs
	In office; January 17, 1966 – July 1, 1968
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	George P. Larrick
Succeeded by	Herbert L. Ley Jr.
8th Director of the Communicable Disease Center
	In office; 1962–1966
President	John F. Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Clarence A. Smith
Succeeded by	David Sencer
Personal details
Born	April 24, 1923; Alliance, Ohio, U.S.
Died	December 18, 2009 (aged 86); Laguna Woods, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (MD) ; Harvard University (MPH)

James L. Goddard (April 24, 1923 – December 18, 2009) was an American physician who served as the Director of the Communicable Disease Center from 1962 to 1966 and as Commissioner of Food and Drugs from 1966 to 1968.^[2]

He died of a brain hemorrhage on December 18, 2009, in Laguna Woods, California at age 86.^[3]

References

^ "James Goddard". Food and Drug Administration. 28 February 2022.
^ Commissioner, Office of the (2022-02-28). "James Goddard | FDA". www.fda.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
^ Douglas Martin (2010-01-01). "James L. Goddard, Crusading F.D.A. Leader, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-10-11.

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