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  Moynihan, Daniel Patrick
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NameDaniel Patrick Moynihan
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Oneonta, New York , United States
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Born March 16, 1927
DiedMarch 26, 2003 (76 years)
ContributorClassical Liberal
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Dec 22, 2021 05:09pm
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InfoDaniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan

born in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., March 16, 1927; attended the public and parochial schools of New York City; attended City College of New York 1943; graduated, Tufts University, Medford, Mass., 1948; received graduate and law degrees from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy 1949, 1961, 1968; studied as a Fulbright fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science 1950-1951; served in the United States Navy 1944-1947; assistant and secretary to New York Governor W. Averell Harriman 1955-1958; member, New York State Tenure Commission 1959-1960; director, Syracuse University�s New York State Government Research Project 1959-1961; director, Joint Center for Urban Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University 1966-1969; author; held cabinet or sub-cabinet positions under Presidents John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford 1961-1976; Ambassador to India 1973-1975; United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations 1975-1976; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1976; reelected in 1982, 1988, and 1994, and served from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 2001; was not a candidate for reelection in 2000; chairman, Committee on the Environment and Public Works (1992-1993); Committee on Finance (One Hundred Third Congress). He passed away on March 26, 2003.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
12/05/2000-12/11/2000 Quinnipiac University 65.00% ( 8.0) 19.00% ( 1.0) 16.00% ( 6.0)
04/24/2000-04/30/2000 Quinnipiac University 57.00% ( 8.0) 20.00% ( 1.0) 22.00% ( 8.0)
11/03/1999-11/08/1999 Quinnipiac University 65.00% ( 6.0) 21.00% ( 0.0) 14.00% ( 6.0)
09/07/1999-09/13/1999 Quinnipiac University 59.00% ( 0.0) 21.00% ( 1.0) 20.00% ( 1.0)
04/07/1999-04/13/1999 Quinnipiac University 59.00% ( 5.0) 22.00% ( 3.0) 19.00% ( 3.0)
03/17/1999-03/21/1999 Quinnipiac University 64.00% ( 2.0) 19.00% ( 1.0) 16.00% ( 2.0)
10/07/1998-10/12/1998 Quinnipiac University 62.00% ( 0.0) 20.00% ( 2.0) 18.00% ( 2.0)
06/09/1998-06/15/1998 Quinnipiac University 62.00% ( 2.0) 18.00% ( 1.0) 20.00% ( 1.0)
03/17/1998-03/23/1998 Quinnipiac University 64.00% ( 1.0) 17.00% ( 0.0) 19.00% ( 1.0)
02/17/1998-02/23/1998 Quinnipiac University 63.00% ( 4.0) 17.00% ( 5.0) 20.00% ( 0.0)

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jul 02, 2010 10:00pm Perspective Papers Show Moynihan in Full Voice Under Nixon  Article Jason 
Mar 26, 2003 05:39pm General Daniel Patrick Moynihan has Died  Article Karma Policeman 
Mar 17, 2003 11:38am General Moynihan in Critical Condition  Article Default User 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 9.16670 Average

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RACES
  11/08/1994 NY US Senate Won 55.25% (+13.74%)
  09/13/1994 NY US Senate - D Primary Won 74.72% (+49.44%)
  11/08/1988 NY US Senate Won 67.02% (+35.97%)
  11/02/1982 NY US Senate Won 65.07% (+30.91%)
  09/23/1982 NY US Senate - D Primary Won 85.13% (+70.27%)
  11/02/1976 NY US Senate Won 54.17% (+9.27%)
  09/27/1976 NY US Senate - L Replacement Convention Won 80.65% (+65.16%)
  09/14/1976 NY US Senate - D Primary Won 36.41% (+1.09%)
  06/30/1975 US Ambassador to the United Nations Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  02/08/1973 US Ambassador to India Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  09/14/1965 NYC Council President - D Primary Lost 36.99% (-12.32%)
ENDORSEMENTS
New York City Mayor - D Primary - Sep 25, 2001 D Fernando "Freddy" Ferrer
NY US President - D Primary - Mar 07, 2000 D Bill Bradley
US President - D Primaries - Jul 01, 2000 D Bill Bradley
Second Circuit Court Judge - Oct 02, 1998 I Sonia Sotomayor
U.S. Surgeon General - Feb 10, 1998 D David M. Satcher
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 D Stephen G. Breyer
US Ambassador to Switzerland - Feb 09, 1994 NPA Reject
U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 D M. Joycelyn Elders
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 03, 1993 D Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 02, 1990 R David Souter
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 R Anthony M. Kennedy
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R Antonin Scalia
U.S. Surgeon General - Nov 16, 1981 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 R Sandra Day O'Connor
US Secretary of the Interior - Jan 22, 1981 NPA Reject
NY US Senate - D Primary - Sep 09, 1980 D Bess Myerson
Manhattan Borough President - Nov 08, 1977 D Robert F. Wagner III