Tom Bradley (Temporal Incursion 1918)

Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley (December 29, 1917-September 29, 1998) was an American politician that served as the 40th President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Bradley successfully ran for Governor of California in 1982 and 1986 and defeated Republican George Deukmejian each time. The racial dynamics that appeared to underlie his narrow and but expected victory in 1982 gave rise to the political term "the Bradley effect." He also served as the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles, from 1973 to 1983. He was the only African-American mayor of that city and to date the only African-American governor of California. His 1973 mayoral election victory made him the second African-American mayor of a major U.S. city. In 1985, he was awarded the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP. He retired from public life in 1993 after ever increasing health issues began to take their toll.