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Bill Richardson Sworn in as Secretary of Energy

August 18, 1998
Washington, DC
Bill Richardson Sworn in as Secretary of Energy

Bill Richardson is sworn in as ninth Secretary of Energy. He makes history while briefly serving in two cabinet posts at once -- both as Secretary of Energy and U. S. ambassador for the United Nations -- for several weeks.

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