|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps Founder and VP Candidate, Dies
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Candidate
|
| Contributor | Mr. Matt |
| Last Edited | Mr. Matt Jan 18, 2011 04:11pm |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | Obituary |
| Author | Bill McGuire |
| News Date | Tuesday, January 18, 2011 10:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former Democratic vice presidential candidate and Peace Corps founder Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. died today at age 95, family sources told ABC News.
Shriver had long suffered from Alzheimer's disease, a cause that his daughter, former California first lady Maria Shriver, championed in recent years.
Serving in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations in the 1960s, Shriver ran the War on Poverty and founded or was an early advocate of groups, including Head Start, VISTA, Job Corps, Community Action, Legal Services, Upward Bound, Foster Grandparents and Special Olympics. |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
