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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Politicians Who Have Been Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
in chronological order
Homer Morrison Byington, Jr. (1908-1987) Son of Homer Morrison Byington. Born in Naples, Italy of American parents, May 31, 1908. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Malaya, 1957-61. Protestant. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1946. Died in 1987. Burial location unknown.
Joseph Warren Madden (1890-1972) -- also known as J. Warren Madden -- Born in Damascus, Stephenson County, Ill., January 17, 1890. Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1941-45, 1946-61. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1947. Died February 17, 1972. Interment somewhere in Falls Church, Va.
Robert Bernard Anderson (1910-1989) Born in Burleson, Johnson County, Tex., June 4, 1910. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1932; Received the Medal of Freedom in 1955; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Pleaded guilty in 1987 to charges of evading taxes by illegally operating an offshore bank; sentenced to jail and disbarred. Died, of complications from surgery on cancer of the esophagus, in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 14, 1989. Burial location unknown.
John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) of New York, New York County, N.Y. Brother of Allen Welsh Dulles. Born in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1888. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944; U.S. Senator from New York, 1949; defeated, 1949; U.S. Secretary of State, 1953-59. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1959. Died of cancer and pneumonia, in Washington, D.C., May 24, 1959. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Christian Archibald Herter (1895-1966) -- also known as Christian A. Herter -- of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Paris, France of American parents, March 28, 1895. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1931-43; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1948; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1943-53; Governor of Massachusetts, 1953-57; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1956; U.S. Secretary of State, 1959-61. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1961. Died December 30, 1966. Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis, Mass.
Ellsworth Bunker (1894-1984) of New York; Vermont. Born in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., May 11, 1894. U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1951-52; Italy, 1952-53; India, 1956-61; Nepal, 1956-59; , 1966-67, 1973-78; Vietnam, 1967. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Council on Foreign Relations. Recipient of two Presidential Medals of Freedom, in 1963 and in 1967. Died in 1984. Burial location unknown.
Felix Frankfurter (1882-1965) Born in Vienna, Austria, November 15, 1882. Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-62. Jewish. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963. Suffered a heart attack, and died the next day, in George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., February 22, 1965. Cremated; ashes interred at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) -- also known as John F. Kennedy; "J.F.K." -- of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy; brother-in-law of Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.; brother of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; his step-father-in-law married the mother of Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Jr.; uncle of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., May 29, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1947-53; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1953-60; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956; President of the United States, 1961-63; died in office 1963. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Received a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his book Profiles in Courage ; posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963. His portrait appears on the U.S. half dollar (50 cent coin). Shot by a sniper, Lee Harvey Oswald, while riding in a motorcade, and died in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., November 22, 1963. Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. See also: congressional biography. Books by John F. Kennedy: Profiles in Courage; Books about John F. Kennedy: Seymour Hersh, The Dark Side of Camelot.
Herbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963) -- also known as Herbert H. Lehman -- of New York, New York County, N.Y. Granduncle of Robert M. Morgenthau and John Langeloth Loeb, Jr.. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 28, 1878. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1929-32; Governor of New York, 1933-42; U.S. Senator from New York, 1949-57; defeated (Democratic), 1946. Jewish. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Gamma Delta. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1963. Died December 5, 1963. Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
Robert Abercrombie Lovett (1895-1986) -- also known as Robert Lovett -- Born in Huntsville, Walker County, Tex., September 14, 1895. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1951-53. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963. Died May 7, 1986. Burial location unknown. Books about Robert Lovett: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made.
Carl Vinson (1883-1981) -- also known as "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy" -- of Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga. Granduncle of Samuel Augustus Nunn. Born in Baldwin County, Ga., November 18, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1909-12; county judge in Georgia, 1912-14; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1914-65 (10th District 1914-33, 6th District 1933-65). Methodist. Member, Kappa Alpha. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. Died June 1, 1981. Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.
Dean Gooderham Acheson (1893-1971) -- also known as Dean Acheson -- Son of Edward Campion Acheson and Eleanor (Gooderham) Acheson; married to Alice Stanley (1917); father of David Campion Acheson. Born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., April 11, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1919-21; undersecretary of treasury, 1933; U.S. Secretary of State, 1949-53. Episcopalian. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964; received a Pulitzer Prize in History, 1970, for his book Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department . Died October 12, 1971. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Books by Dean Acheson: Present at the Creation : My Years in the State Department (1969); Books about Dean Acheson: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made.
Walter Elias Disney (1901-1966) -- also known as Walt Disney -- Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 5, 1901. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1944. Producer or director of several hundred films from 1922 until the 1960s; creator and first voice of Mickey Mouse; founder of Disney entertainment company and of Disneyland, the world's first theme park; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on September 14, 1964. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 15, 1966. Cremated; ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
John William Gardner (b. 1912) Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 8, 1912. University professor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1965-68. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Sigma Xi. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. Still living as of 1994.
Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) -- also known as Reinhold Niebuhr -- of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Wright City, Warren County, Mo., June 21, 1892. Pastor; Socialist candidate for New York state senate 19th District, 1930; vice-chair of New York Liberal Party, 1958. German ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Theologian; Socialist and pacifist until World War II; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., June 1, 1971. Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
Asa Philip Randolph (b. 1889) -- also known as A. Philip Randolph -- of New York, New York County, N.Y. Son of James William Randolph and Elizabeth (Robinson) Randolph. Born in Crescent City, Putnam County, Fla., April 15, 1889. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1919; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1924; organizer, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; vice-president, AFL-CIO, 1957. Black. Methodist. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; United World Federalists; Freemasons; Elks. Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on September 14, 1964. Burial location unknown.
Ellsworth Bunker (1894-1984) of New York; Vermont. Born in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., May 11, 1894. U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1951-52; Italy, 1952-53; India, 1956-61; Nepal, 1956-59; , 1966-67, 1973-78; Vietnam, 1967. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Council on Foreign Relations. Recipient of two Presidential Medals of Freedom, in 1963 and in 1967. Died in 1984. Burial location unknown.
Robert William Komer (1922-2000) Born in 1922. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1968-69. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1967. Died in 2000. Burial location unknown.
Eugene Murphy Locke (1918-1972) Born in 1918. U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, 1966. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1967. Died in 1972. Burial location unknown.
Robert Strange McNamara (b. 1916) -- also known as Robert S. McNamara -- Born in San Francisco, Calif., June 9, 1916. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1961-68. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1968. Still living as of 1997.
David Dean Rusk (1909-1994) -- also known as Dean Rusk -- Born in Cherokee County, Ga., February 9, 1909. Rhodes scholar; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Secretary of State, 1961-69. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Kappa Alpha. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Died of congestive heart failure, in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., December 20, 1994. Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
Clark McAdams Clifford (1906-1998) -- also known as Clark M. Clifford -- Born in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan., December 25, 1906. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1968-69. Member, American Bar Association. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 20, 1969. Died October 10, 1998. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
David Dubinsky (b. 1892) of New York, New York County, N.Y. Son of Zallel Dubinsky and Shaine (Wishingrad) Dubinsky. Born in Brest-Litovsk, Poland, February 22, 1892. President of International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, from 1932; one of the founders of the American Labor Party in New York, 1936; Presidential Elector for New York, 1936; vice-chair of New York Liberal Party, 1944, 1958. Jewish. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 20, 1969. Burial location unknown.
William Averell Harriman (1891-1986) -- also known as W. Averell Harriman -- of New York, New York County, N.Y. Married to Pamela Beryl Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman. Born November 15, 1891. Democrat. U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1943-46; Great Britain, 1946; , 1961, 1965-69; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1946-48; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952, 1956, 1960; Governor of New York, 1955-59. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Knights of Pythias; Skull and Bones. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Died July 26, 1986. Interment at Arden Farm Graveyard, Arden, N.Y. Books about Averell Harriman: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made.
Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917-2002) -- also known as Cyrus R. Vance -- First cousin of John William Davis. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., March 27, 1917. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Secretary of State, 1977-80. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York County, N.Y., January 12, 2002. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Books about Cyrus Vance: David S. McLellan, Cyrus Vance.
Clarence Douglas Dillon (1909-2003) -- also known as C. Douglas Dillon -- of Far Hills, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, of American parents, August 21, 1909. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; financier; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1953-57; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1961-65. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Society of Colonial Wars. Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on July 6, 1989. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 10, 2003. Burial location unknown.
John Leonard Swigert, Jr. (1931-1982) -- also known as Jack Swigert -- Born in Denver, Colo., August 30, 1931. Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1978; elected U.S. Representative from Colorado 1982, but died before taking office. Astronaut on Apollo 13 moon mission in April 1970, which was aborted when an oxygen tank ruptured, but returned safely to earth. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1970. Died, of bone marrow cancer, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., December 27, 1982. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Near Golden, Jefferson County, Colo.
Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) Born in Washington, D.C., December 11, 1909. Republican. Member of Nebraska unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1962. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Recipient, Medal of Freedom. Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., January 16, 1974. Interment at , Hastings, Neb.
William Pierce Rogers (1913-2001) -- also known as William P. Rogers -- Born in Norfolk, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 23, 1913. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Attorney General, 1957-61; U.S. Secretary of State, 1969-73. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1973. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 2, 2001. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Melvin Robert Laird, Jr. (b. 1922) -- also known as Melvin R. Laird -- of Marshfield, Wood County, Wis. Grandson of William D. Connor; son of Melvin Robert Laird, Sr. and Helen Connor Laird; uncle by marriage of James Doyle. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., September 1, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1946-48; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948 (alternate), 1964; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1953-69; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1969-73. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Forty and Eight; Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; United Commercial Travelers. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1974. Still living as of 2003.
David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898-1977) -- also known as David K. E. Bruce -- of Maryland; Virginia. Son of William Cabell Bruce; brother of James Bruce. Born in Baltimore, Md., February 12, 1898. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1924-26; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, 1926; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1949-52; Germany, 1957-59; Great Britain, 1961-69; U.S. Liaison to China, 1973-74. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976. Died December 5, 1977. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Henry Alfred Kissinger (b. 1923) -- also known as Henry A. Kissinger -- Born in Germany, May 27, 1923. U.S. Secretary of State, 1973-77. Jewish. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Still living as of 2003. Books by Henry Kissinger: Years of Renewal (1999), Years of Upheaval (1982, out of print), American Foreign Policy (1974, out of print), Diplomacy (1994), Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy (1957, out of print), The White House Years (1979, out of print), A World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of Peace, 1812-22 (1957, out of print); Books about Henry Kissinger: Walter Isaacson, Kissinger: A Biography; Phyllis Schlafly, Kissinger on the Couch.
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) -- also known as Nelson A. Rockefeller; "Rocky" -- of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester County, N.Y. Grandson of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich; nephew of Richard Steere Aldrich and Winthrop Williams Aldrich; brother of Winthrop Rockefeller; uncle of John Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller. Born in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, July 8, 1908. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964; Governor of New York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964, 1968; Vice President of the United States, 1974-77. Baptist. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Knights of Pythias; Phi Beta Kappa. Participated in the founding of the United Nations; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Died, of a massive heart attack, in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 26, 1979. Cremated; ashes interred at Pocantico Hills Estate, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. See also: congressional biography. Books about Nelson A. Rockefeller: Cary Reich, The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller : Worlds to Conquer, 1908-1958 (out of print).
Henry Jacob Friendly (1903-1986) Born in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., July 3, 1903. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1959-74. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Died in 1986. Burial location unknown.
Donald Henry Rumsfeld (b. 1932) -- also known as Donald Rumsfeld; "Rummy" -- Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., July 9, 1932. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1963-69; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1975-77, 2001-. Presbyterian. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Still living as of 2003.
Arthur Joseph Goldberg (1908-1990) -- also known as Arthur J. Goldberg -- of Illinois; New York; Washington, D.C. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 8, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1961-62; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-65; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1965-68; candidate for Governor of New York, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to , 1977-78. Jewish. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1978. Died of coronary artery disease, in Washington, D.C., January 19, 1990. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (1911-1978) -- also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H."; "The Happy Warrior"; "The Hump" -- of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Married to Muriel Buck Humphrey; father of Hubert Horatio Humphrey III. Born in Wallace, Codington County, S.Dak., May 27, 1911. Pharmacist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944, 1948, 1960; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960, 1972; Vice President of the United States, 1965-69; Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1968. Congregationalist. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980. Died, of cancer, at Waverly, Wright County, Minn., January 13, 1978. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. See also: congressional biography. Books by Hubert H. Humphrey: The Education of a Public Man : My Life and Politics; Books about Hubert H. Humphrey: Carl Solberg, Hubert Humphrey : A Biography (out of print); Edgar Berman, Hubert : The Triumph and Tragedy of the Humphrey I Knew (out of print); Paul. Westman, Hubert H. Humphrey : The Politics of Joy (out of print).
Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973) -- also known as Lyndon B. Johnson; "L.B.J."; "Landslide Lyndon"; "Preacher Lyndon" -- of Johnson City, Blanco County, Tex. Father-in-law of Charles Spittal Robb. Born near Stonewall, Gillespie County, Tex., August 27, 1908. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Texas 10th District, 1937-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1949-61; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956, 1968; Vice President of the United States, 1961-63; President of the United States, 1963-69. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Legion. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980. Died on a plane en route to a hospital, near San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., January 22, 1973. Interment at LBJ Ranch, Stonewall, Tex. See also: congressional biography. Books about Lyndon B. Johnson: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream; Robert A. Caro, Years of Lyndon Johnson : The Path to Power; Robert A. Caro, Years of Lyndon Johnson : Means of Ascent; Robert Dallek, Flawed Giant : Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973; Robert A. Caro, Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson.
Harold Brown (b. 1927) Born September 19, 1927. U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1977-81. Jewish. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Still living as of 2000.
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. (b. 1932) -- also known as Andy Young -- of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., March 12, 1932. Democrat. Ordained minister; U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1973-77; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1977-79; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1982-90; candidate in primary for Governor of Georgia, 1990. Black. United Church of Christ. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons. Received the Spingarn Medal in 1978; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Still living as of 1998.
Warren Minor Christopher (b. 1925) -- also known as Warren Christopher -- Born in Scranton, Bowman County, N.Dak., October 27, 1925. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Secretary of State, 1993. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 16, 1981. Still living as of 2003.
Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1914-1996) -- also known as Edmund S. Muskie; "Mr. Clean" -- of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, March 28, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1947-51; member of Democratic National Committee from Maine, 1952-54; Governor of Maine, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1956; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1959-80; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1968; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972; U.S. Secretary of State, 1980-81. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Amvets; Elks; Lions; Phi Beta Kappa. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Died of a heart attack, in Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., March 26, 1996. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Gerard Coad Smith (1914-1994) -- also known as Gerard C. Smith -- of Washington, D.C. Born May 4, 1914. U.S. Ambassador to , 1977-80. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Died July 4, 1994. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Robert Schwarz Strauss -- also known as Robert S. Strauss -- of Texas. Democrat. U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1991; Russia, 1992; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000. Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 16, 1981. Still living as of 2000.
Elbert Parr Tuttle (1897-1996) -- also known as Elbert P. Tuttle -- of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 17, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1948, 1952; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1954-68; took senior status 1968. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., June 23, 1996. Interment at All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Ga. Books about Elbert Tuttle: Jack Bass, Unlikely Heroes.
Earl Warren (1891-1974) Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 19, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928 (alternate), 1932; California Republican state chair, 1934-36; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1936-38; California state attorney general, 1939-43; Governor of California, 1943-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1944; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1948; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1953-69. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981. Died July 9, 1974. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Books about Earl Warren: Ed Cray, Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren; G. Edward White, Earl Warren : A Public Life.
Ella Tambussi Grasso (1919-1981) -- also known as Ella T. Grasso; Ella Rose Tambussi -- of Windsor Locks, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Windsor Locks, Hartford County, Conn., May 10, 1919. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1953-57; member of Democratic National Committee from Connecticut, 1956-58; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1959-71; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1965; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1971-75; Governor of Connecticut, 1975-80; resigned 1980. Female. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters; Urban League; American Association of University Women; Phi Beta Kappa. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981. Died in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., February 5, 1981. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Windsor Locks, Conn.
Walter Henry Judd (1898-1994) -- also known as Walter H. Judd -- of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Rising City, Butler County, Neb., September 25, 1898. Republican. U.S. Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1943-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1960. Member, Freemasons. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Died in Mitchellville, Prince George's County, Md., February 13, 1994. Interment at Blue Valley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb.
Philip Charles Habib (1920-1992) -- also known as Philip C. Habib -- of California. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 25, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1971-74. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1982. Died in France, May 25, 1992. Interment at Veterans Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif.
Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986) -- also known as Jacob K. Javits -- of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 18, 1904. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1947-54; New York state attorney general, 1955-57; U.S. Senator from New York, 1957-81; defeated (Liberal), 1980; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956, 1960, 1964. Jewish. Member, United World Federalists; American Legion; Jewish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983. Died, of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., March 7, 1986. Interment at Linden Hill Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
Ann Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) -- also known as Clare Boothe Luce -- of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn.; Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn. Step-daughter of Albert Elmer Austin. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 10, 1903. Republican. Writer; journalist; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944, 1948, 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1953-56. Female. Catholic. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983. Died in Washington, D.C., October 9, 1987. Interment at Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, S.C.
Howard Henry Baker, Jr. (b. 1925) -- also known as Howard H. Baker -- of Huntsville, Scott County, Tenn. Son-in-law by second marriage of Alfred Mossman Landon; son-in-law of Everett McKinley Dirksen; step-son of Edith Irene Bailey Baker; son of Howard Henry Baker; married to Nancy Landon Kassebaum. Born in Huntsville, Scott County, Tenn., November 15, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1967-85; defeated, 1964; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 2001. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Phi. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984. Still living as of 2001.
Henry Martin Jackson (1912-1983) -- also known as Henry M. Jackson; "Scoop" -- of Everett, Snohomish County, Wash. Born in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., May 31, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1941-53; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1953-83; died in office 1983; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1960-61; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972, 1976. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Delta Chi; Phi Delta Phi. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1984. Died in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., September 1, 1983. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Wash. See also: congressional biography. Books about Henry M. Jackson: Robert Gordon Kaufman, Henry M. Jackson : A Life in Politics; William W. Prochnau, A Certain Democrat : Senator Henry M. Jackson, a political biography.
Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick (b. 1926) -- also known as Jeane J. Kirkpatrick -- Born November 19, 1926. U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1981-85. Female. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985. Still living as of 1991.
Paul Henry Nitze (b. 1907-2004) -- also known as Paul H. Nitze -- of Washington, D.C. Born in Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass., January 16, 1907. U.S. Ambassador to , 1986-89. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985. Died November 2004.
Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002) -- also known as Walter H. Annenberg -- Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., 1908. U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1969-74. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986. Died October 2, 2002. Burial location unknown.
Barry Morris Goldwater (1909-1998) -- also known as Barry M. Goldwater -- of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz.; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Grandson of Michael Goldwater; father of Barry Morris Goldwater, Jr.. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 1, 1909. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1953-65, 1969-87; received one electoral vote for Vice-President, 1960; candidate for President of the United States, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986. Died May 29, 1998. Cremated; ashes interred at Christ Church of the Ascension Memorial Garden, Paradise Valley, Ariz. Books about Barry M. Goldwater: Rick Perlstein, Before the Storm : Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus; Robert Alan Goldberg, Barry Goldwater.
Anne Legendre Armstrong (b. 1927) -- also known as Mrs. Tobin Armstrong -- Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 27, 1927. Republican. Member of Texas Republican State Central Committee, 1961-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1964; vice-chair of Texas Republican Party, 1966-; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1976-77; Presidential Elector for Texas, 1992. Female. Episcopalian. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1987. Still living as of 1992.
Irving Robert Kaufman (1910-1992) -- also known as Irving R. Kaufman -- Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 24, 1910. Judge of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1949; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1961-87. Member, American Bar Association. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1987. Died February 1, 1992. Burial location unknown.
Caspar Willard Weinberger (b. 1917) -- also known as Caspar Weinberger; Cap Weinberger -- of San Francisco, Calif. Born August 18, 1917. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1956; U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1973-75; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1981-87. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1987. To forestall any prosecution for alleged misdeeds in connection with the Iran-Contra affair, he was pardoned by President George Bush in 1992. Still living as of 2003.
Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987) -- also known as Malcolm Baldrige -- Grandson of Howard Hammond Baldrige; son of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985). Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., October 4, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1964; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1965; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1981-87; died in office 1987. Congregationalist. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1988. Died after falling off a horse while practicing rodeo, July 25, 1987. Interment at New North Cemetery, Woodbury, Conn.
Warren Earl Burger (1909-1995) -- also known as Warren E. Burger -- of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 17, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1952; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956-69; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1969-86; took senior status 1986. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Alexandria, Va., June 25, 1995. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903-2001) -- also known as Mike Mansfield -- of Missoula, Missoula County, Mont. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 16, 1903. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Montana 1st District, 1943-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 2000; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1953-77; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1977-88. Irish ancestry. Member, Alpha Tau Omega. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Died, of heart disease, at the Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., October 5, 2001. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
George Pratt Shultz (b. 1920) -- also known as George P. Shultz -- Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 13, 1920. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; economist; university professor; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1969-70; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1972-74; U.S. Secretary of State, 1982-89. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Survived an assassination attempt in South America, August 1988; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Still living as of 2003.
Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) -- also known as Claude Pepper -- of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born near Dudleyville, Chambers County, Ala., September 8, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1929-30; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1936-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1963-89 (3rd District 1963-67, 11th District 1967-73, 14th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-89); died in office 1989. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; United World Federalists; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Woodmen; Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Died in 1989. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla. Books about Claude Pepper: Tracy E. Danese, Claude Pepper and Ed Ball : Politics, Purpose, and Power.
George Frost Kennan (b. 1904) -- also known as George F. Kennan -- of Pennsylvania. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., February 16, 1904. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Tallinn, 1929; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1952; Yugoslavia, 1961. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. The government of the Soviet Union declared him persona non grata on October 3, 1952. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Still living as of 1996. Books about George Kenan: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made.
Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995) of Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine. Married to Clyde Harold Smith. Born in Maine, December 14, 1897. Republican. U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1940-49; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1949-73; defeated, 1972; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964. Female. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Died May 29, 1995. Cremated; ashes interred at Margaret Chase Smith Library, Skowhegan, Maine. Books about Margaret Chase Smith: Janann Sherman, No Place for a Woman : A Life of Senator Margaret Chase Smith.
William Joseph Brennan, Jr. (1906-1997) -- also known as William J. Brennan, Jr. -- Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., April 25, 1906. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1949-52; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1952-56; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1956-90; took senior status 1990. Catholic. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Died in a nursing home in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., July 24, 1997. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Richard Bruce Cheney (b. 1941) -- also known as Richard B. Cheney; Dick Cheney -- of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Born in Nebraska, January 30, 1941. Republican. U.S. Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1979-89; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1989-93; Vice President of the United States, 2001-. Methodist. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on July 3, 1991. Still living as of 2003.
James Addison Baker III (b. 1930) -- also known as James A. Baker III -- Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., April 28, 1930. Republican. Candidate for Texas state attorney general, 1978; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1985-88; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988; U.S. Secretary of State, 1989-92. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991. Still living as of 2003.
Colin Luther Powell (b. 1937) -- also known as Colin L. Powell -- Born in 1937. U.S. Secretary of State, 2001-. Black. Double Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on July 3, 1991. Still living as of 2003. Books by Colin L. Powell: My American Journey : An Autobiography.
William Frank Buckley, Jr. (b. 1925) -- also known as William F. Buckley, Jr. -- of New York, New York County, N.Y. Brother of James Lane Buckley. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 24, 1925. Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for mayor of New York, N.Y., 1965. Catholic. Member, Skull and Bones. Leader of the conservative movement; founder and editor of National Review magazine; author and lecturer; host of television news show "Firing Line"; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 18, 1991. Still living as of 2001. Books by William F. Buckley, Jr.: Getting It Right (2003), God and Man at Yale : The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom' (1951), Spytime : The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton (2000), Nearer, My God : An Autobiography of Faith (1997), The Lexicon : A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover (1998), Airborne : A Sentimental Journey (1984), Stained Glass : A Blackford Oakes Novel (1978), Marco Polo, If You Can : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1981), Saving the Queen : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1976), See You Later, Alligator : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1985), In Search of Anti-Semitism (1992), Tucker's Last Stand : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1991), Mongoose, R.I.P. : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1990), A Very Private Plot : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1994), High Jinx : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1986), Who's on First : A Blackford Oakes Mystery (1980), Brothers No More (1995), Up From Liberalism (1959), The Committee and its critics : a calm review of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (1962), Elvis in the Morning (2001), Execution eve, and other contemporary ballads (1975), Four reforms : a guide for the seventies (1973), Gratitude : reflections on what we owe to our country (1990), Nuremberg : the reckoning (2002), Overdrive : a personal documentary (1983), The Redhunter : a novel based on the life of Senator Joe McCarthy (1999), United Nations Journal : A Delegate's Odyssey (1974), The unmaking of a mayor (1966); Books about William F. Buckley, Jr.: John B. Judis, William F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives.
Thomas Phillip O'Neill, Jr. (1912-1994) -- also known as Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.; "Tip" -- of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., December 9, 1912. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1936-52; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1953-87 (11th District 1953-63, 8th District 1963-87); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1977-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960. Catholic. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 5, 1994. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Harwich, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. See also: congressional biography. Books by Thomas P. O'Neill: Man of the House : The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill (1989); Books about Thomas P. O'Neill: John Aloysius Farrell, Tip O' Neill and the Democratic Century: A Biography.
Vernon Anthony Walters (1917-2002) -- also known as Vernon A. Walters -- of Florida. Born in New York, January 3, 1917. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; deputy chief of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1972-76; U.S. Ambassador to , 1981-85; Germany, 1989-91; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1985-89. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991. Died, at Good Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., February 10, 2002. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Ronald Wilson Reagan (b. 1911-2004) -- also known as Ronald Reagan; "Dutch"; "The Gipper"; "The Great Communicator"; "The Teflon President" -- of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, Calif. Married to Jane Wyman (actress) and Nancy Davis (actress); father of Maureen Elizabeth Reagan. Born in Tampico, Whiteside County, Ill., February 6, 1911. Republican. Worked as a sports broadcaster in Iowa in the 1930s, doing local radio broadcast of Chicago Cubs baseball games; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional actor in 1937-64; appeared in dozens of films including Kings Row , Dark Victory , Santa Fe Trail , Knute Rockne, All American , and The Winning Team ; president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1947-52, 1959-60; member of California Republican State Central Committee, 1964-66; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964; Governor of California, 1967-75; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968, 1976; President of the United States, 1981-89; on March 30, 1981, outside the Washington Hilton hotel, he and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinkley, Jr.; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1993. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Legion; Lions; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Still living as of 2003. Books by Ronald Reagan: Ronald Reagan : An American Life; Books about Ronald Reagan: Lou Cannon, President Reagan : The Role of a Lifetime. Also a recipient along with Nancy Reagan, his wife, the Congressional Gold Medal. Passed away June 6, 2004 and buried at the Ronald Wilson Reagan Presidential Library in Simi, California
Robert Henry Michel (b. 1923) -- also known as Robert H. Michel -- of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., March 2, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1957-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964, 1968, 1972. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Disabled American Veterans; Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Order of Ahepa; Pi Kappa Delta; Sigma Nu. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Still living as of 1998.
Barbara Charline Jordan (1936-1996) -- also known as Barbara Jordan -- Born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., February 21, 1936. Democrat. Member of Texas state senate, 1967; U.S. Representative from Texas 18th District, 1973-79. Female. Black. Lesbian. Received the Spingarn Medal in 1992, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Died of leukemia and multiple sclerosis, January 17, 1996. Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.. Books about Barbara Jordan: Mary Beth Rogers, Barbara Jordan : American Hero.
Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. (b. 1915) -- also known as R. Sargent Shriver, Jr. -- Grandson-in-law of Patrick Joseph Kennedy; son-in-law of Joseph Patrick Kennedy; brother-in-law of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; uncle of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend; father of Mark Kennedy Shriver. Born in Westminster, Carroll County, Md., November 9, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1968-70; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976. Catholic. Organized and directed the Peace Corps. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Still living as of 2003.
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr. (1928-1998) -- also known as A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. -- Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., February 25, 1928. Judge of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1964-77; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1977-93. Black. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995; received the Spingarn Medal in 1996. Died, following a series of strokes, in a hospital at Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 14, 1998. Burial location unknown.
Frank Minis Johnson, Jr. (1918-1999) -- also known as Frank M. Johnson, Jr. -- of Jasper, Walker County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Son of Frank Minis Johnson. Born in Haleyville, Winston County, Ala., October 30, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1948; U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1953-55; Judge of U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 1955-; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals, 1979-81, 1981-92 (5th Circuit 1979-81, 11th Circuit 1981-92). Legendary for civil rights decisions; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995. Died of pneumonia, July 23, 1999. Interment somewhere in Haleyville, Ala. Books about Frank M. Johnson, Jr.: Frank Sikora, The Judge : The Life and Opinions of Alabama's Frank M. Johnson, Jr..
Morris King Udall (1922-1998) -- also known as Morris K. Udall; Mo Udall -- of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Grandson of David King Udall; half-nephew of John Hunt Udall and Jesse Addison Udall; son of Levi Stewart Udall; first cousin of J. Nicholas Udall; brother of Stewart Lee Udall; uncle of Thomas Udall; father of Mark E. Udall; first cousin once removed of Gordon Harold Smith. Born in St. Johns, Apache County, Ariz., June 15, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Arizona 2nd District, 1961-91; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976. Mormon. Lost an eye in an accident when he was a boy. Played professional basketball with the Denver Nuggets, 1948-49. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Washington, D.C., December 12, 1998. Cremated; ashes scattered. Books about Morris K. Udall: Donald W. Carson & James W. Johnson, Mo : The Life and Times of Morris K. Udall.
William James Perry (b. 1927) Born in Butler, Butler County, Pa., October 11, 1927. U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1994-97. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1997. Still living as of 1997.
Robert Joseph Dole (b. 1923) -- also known as Bob Dole -- of Russell, Russell County, Kan. Married to Elizabeth Hanford Dole. Born in Russell, Russell County, Kan., July 22, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1951-53; U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1961-69 (6th District 1961-63, 1st District 1963-69); U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1969-; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1971-73; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1976; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1980, 1988; candidate for President of the United States, 1996. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1997. Still living as of 2003. Books by Bob Dole: Unlimited Partners : Our American Story (1988).
Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998) -- also known as Dante B. Fascell -- of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1951-54; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12th District 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93). Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Lions. Received Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1998. Died, of colon cancer, in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., November 28, 1998. Interment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr. (1920-2000) -- also known as Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.; Bud Zumwalt -- Grandnephew of Louise A. Zumwalt. Born in Tulare, Tulare County, Calif., November 29, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War ; Chief of U.S. naval operations in 1970-74; candidate for U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1976. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998. Died, following two cancer surgeries, at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, Durham County, N.C., January 2, 2000. Interment at Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (b. 1913) -- also known as Gerald R. Ford; Leslie Lynch King, Jr. -- of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Half-brother of Thomas G. Ford, Sr.. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., July 14, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned 1973; Vice President of the United States, 1973-74; President of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976. Episcopalian. Member, Humane Society; American Legion; Amvets; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Jaycees; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Shot at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975. On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired. On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999. Still living as of 2003. Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert Greene, The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford.
Elliot Lee Richardson (1920-1999) -- also known as Elliot L. Richardson -- Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 20, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Attorney for Massachusetts, 1959-61; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1965-67; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1967-69; defeated in primary, 1962; resigned 1969; U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1970-73; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1973; U.S. Attorney General, 1973; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1975-76; , 1977-80; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1976-77; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1984. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999. Died, of a cerebral hemorrhage, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 31, 1999. Burial location unknown.
Mildred Jeffrey (b. 1911-2004) -- also known as Millie Jeffrey -- of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Alton, Sioux County, Iowa, December 29, 1911. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960, 1980; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1957-61; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 1961-69; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 12th District, 1961; member of Wayne State University board of governors; elected 1974. Female. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000. Passed away in 2004.
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