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Hace 5 días · With Our Quote of the Week, we share a 1968 Memorial-Day reflection from Sargent Shriver’s time as US Ambassador to France. Shriver begins his Remarks at Suresnes American Military Cemetery and Memorial with these words, turning quickly from the duty of soldiers to the duty we all share towards our fellow human beings.
Hace 2 días · Eagleton had undergone electroconvulsive therapy as a treatment for depression, and he was replaced by Sargent Shriver after only nineteen days on the ticket. Nixon won the election in a landslide victory , taking 60.7% of the popular vote and carrying 49 states and becoming the first Republican to sweep the South , whereas McGovern took just 37.5% of the popular vote.
Hace 5 días · Steve also held other critical roles in federal government. He was an advisor to President Lyndon B. Johnson, served as counsel in the War Against Poverty, headed by Sargent Shriver and drafted the legislation creating the Volunteers in Service to America program. Steve also showed how to live greatly in the law from the private sector.
Hace 5 días · The First Lady's Remarks at the Dedication of Project Head Start, 1965. Sargent Shriver, the director of President Johnson’s War on Poverty, launched Project Head Start with the assistance of First Lady Lady Bird Johnson in June 1965. An eight-week summer program, Project Head Start promotes school readiness and provides ...
Hace 5 días · If there was a moment—a single shot, in fact—when the chemical composition of men’s tennis changed, it came on September 10, 2011, in the semifinals of the U.S. Open, as Novak Djokovic faced Roger Federer. At the time, Djokovic had won just three Grand Slam tournaments, compared with Federer’s...
Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.: 56th Governor of Maryland (1969-present), 1st Director of the Peace Corps (1961-1965). Sargent Shriver: After leaving D.C. in the midst of Rockefeller's 1964 victory, Sargent Shriver has returned to the national stage as a newly-minted governor in hopes of landing himself back into the White House.
Hace 5 días · 00:00. 29:28. Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. If there was a moment—a single shot, in fact—when the chemical composition of men’s tennis changed, it came ...
