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Shriver, Robert Sargent, 1915–, U.S. public official, b. Westminster, Md. A lawyer, he served in World War II and was (1945–46) an assistant editor of Newsweek magazine before joining the business enterprises of his future father-in-law, Joseph P. Kennedy. He participated in John F. Kennedy Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917–63, 35th President of the United States (1961–63), b. Brookline, Mass.; son of Joseph P. Kennedy .
Early Life..... Click the link for more information. 's successful presidential campaign, and in 1961 he was appointed the first director of the U.S. Peace Corps Peace Corps, agency of the U.S. government, whose purpose is to assist underdeveloped countries in meeting their needs for trained manpower. The Peace Corps was established in 1961 by executive order of President Kennedy; Congress approved it as a permanent agency ..... Click the link for more information. . An effective head of this organization, he was named (1964) director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) by President Lyndon B. Johnson and held both posts until 1966, when he resigned from the Peace Corps to devote himself to OEO. In 1968 he was appointed ambassador to France; he held that post until 1970. A Democrat, he became George McGovern McGovern, George Stanley (məgŭv`ərn), 1922–, U.S. senator from South Dakota (1963–81), b. Avon, S.Dak. ..... Click the link for more information. 's vice-presidential running mate in 1972, after Thomas Eagleton Eagleton, Thomas Francis, 1929–2007, U.S. senator (1968–87), b. St. Louis, Mo. Admitted to the bar in 1953, he entered Democratic politics in Missouri and served as circuit attorney for St. ..... Click the link for more information. withdrew from the Democratic ticket. McGovern and Shriver were defeated. BibliographySee his Point of the Lance (1964); biography by R. A. Liston (1964). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| TEACH YOUR CHILDREN THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF FINANCE" (FEBRUARY 2006) was not only insightful but encouraging to antipoverty and asset-building advocates at the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. A minimum wage worker who sets aside $50 per month toward a 401(k) with an employer match during a rising market potentially jeopardizes family Medicaid eligibility within two years, according to Dory Rand, an attorney for the Chicago-based Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. I went to work for a political appointee, Sargent Shriver, who turned out to be a great leader of the Peace Corps. |
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