The Alfalfa Club, founded in 1913, is an exclusive social organization, based in Washington, D.C., United States. The Club's only function is to hold an annual banquet in honor of the birthday of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Its members are mostly influential American businesspeople and politicians, including several presidents.
Presidents
Presidents of the United States who have been Alfalfa Club members include:
- , member in 1989
- , member in 2009
- , member in 2026
Vice Presidents
Vice Presidents of the United States who have been Alfalfa Club members include:
Cabinet officials
People who have served in more than one position in the Cabinet of the United States and have been Alfalfa Club members include:
Secretaries of State
United States Secretaries of State who have been Alfalfa Club members include:
Secretaries of Defense
United States Secretaries of Defense who have been Alfalfa Club members include:
Secretaries of Commerce
United States Secretaries of Commerce who have been Alfalfa Club members include:
Secretaries of Health and Human Services
United States Secretaries of Health and Human Services who have been Alfalfa Club members include:
Directors of the Office of Management and Budget
Directors of the Office of Management and Budget who have been Alfalfa Club members include:
Members of Congress
Governors
Mayors
Judges
Supreme Court Justices
Ambassadors
Military officials
Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chairs of the Federal Reserve
Businesspeople
- Brendan Bechtel, Bechtel CEO
- Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder
- Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway CEO
- Steve Case, AOL founder
- Timothy C. Collins, finance
- Michael Dell, Dell founder
- Raul Fernandez, Proxicom founder
- Steve Forbes, Forbes editor-in-chief
- Bill Gates, Microsoft founder
- Katharine Graham, Washington Post publisher
- William Grayson, finance
- Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed CEO
- Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute CEO, author
- Jay L. Johnson, former Navy CNO and General Dynamics CEO
- William B. Harrison Jr., JPMorgan Chase CEO
- Bill Marriott, Marriott International CEO
- Bill McSweeny, Occidental Petroleum President
- Robert Mondavi, winemaker
- Ross Perot, Electronic Data Systems founder
- Russ Ramsey, founder
- Catherine Reynolds, student loans, philanthropist
- David Rubenstein, Carlyle Group co-founder, financier
- Donald Thompson, McDonald's CEO
- C. Bowdoin Train, finance
- Jamie Dimon, CEO JPMorgan Chase and Co.
- Oska C, former CEO and the largest shareholder of HD Hyundai
- Brett Baier, American journalist
Other
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