File photo dated December 7, 2013 - Vernon Jordan and his wife, Ann, arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 7, 2013. The 2013 honorees are: opera singer Martina Arroyo; pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer Herbie Hancock; pianist, singer and songwriter Billy Joel; actress Shirley MacLaine; and musician and songwriter Carlos Santana. - Vernon Jordan, a civil rights icon and adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died on Monday March 1, 2021 at the age of 85. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM