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Sargent
Shriver (1915-2011) Sargent Shriver's life is a
testament to the belief that public
service is a high calling for those
wishing to serve their country. He
entered the political sphere in 1940,
founding the anti-war organization
"America First," along with future
President
Gerald Ford, and future Supreme
Court Justice Potter Stewart.
Despite his belief that America should
not enter the World War, he volunteered
for the U.S. Navy out of a conviction
that citizens must serve to protect the
nation. He suffered shrapnel wounds at
the Battle of Guadalcanal, and rose to
the rank of Lieutenant. After the war, he was chosen by
Joseph Kennedy to manage Merchant Mart,
a major department store in Chicago. In
his service to the Kennedy financial
empire, he became acquainted with
Eunice Kennedy, who he married in 1953.
In 1960, Sargent Shriver was a major
player in the campaign of Eunice's
brother, John Kennedy. During the
Kennedy Administration, Shriver became
the first Director of the Peace Corps.
Under Kennedy's successor, President
Johnson, Shriver became the first
Director of the Office of Economic
Opportunity, where he oversaw the
creation of VISTA (Volunteers in
Service to America), Head Start,
Community Action, Foster Grandparents,
Job Corps, Legal Services, Indian and
Migrant Opportunities, and Neighborhood
Health Services. Sargent and Eunice
Shriver played a significant role in
the creation and acceptance of the
Special Olympics. In 1968, Shriver became the U.S.
Ambassador to France during a turbulent
period in American foreign relations.
He ran for Vice-President as George
McGovern's running mate. Shriver is perhaps best known in the
21st Century as the father of Maria
Shriver and the father-in-law of
former California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenneger. Shriver lost his beloved wife in
2009, and he lost his long battle with
Alzheimer's on January 18, 2011. Party
Affiliation:
Democrat 1940: Co-Founded America
First (anti-war organization), with
Gerald
Ford, Potter Stewart, and others
(while at Yale) 1960: Ran Wisconsin and West
Virginia primary campaigns for his
brother-in-Law, John Kennedy, as he
successfully ran for President. 1961-1966: Founded and ran
the Peace Corps (under President
Kennedy) 1964-1968: 1st Director of
the Office of Economic Opportunity
(under President Lyndon Johnson) 1968-1970: U.S. Ambassador to
France 1970: Ran for the office of
Maryland Governor (lost) 1972: Ran for Vice-President
as the running mate to George
McGovern. They lost to the
Nixon/Agnew ticket. 1976: Ran for the Democrtic
Party's Presidential nomination (lost
to Jimmy Carter). 1992: Joined several other
prominent Democrats in signing a public
letter to the New York Times, in
protest of the Democratic Party's
pro-abortion plank in the party's
official platform. This occurred during
Bill Clinton's first campaign for
President. Links
and Resources: Special
Olympics (official website) Sargent
Shriver-Wikipedia Article Eunice
Kennedy Shriver-Wikipedia
article Eunice
Kennedy Shriver National Institute of
Child Health and Human
Development--History and
overview R(obert)
Sargent Shriver: Papers (#214)-An
Inventory of His Personal Papers,
1948-1976 In the John F. Kennedy
Library, National Archives and Records
Administration J.F.K.
Would Have Defended Bishops' Right to
Fight Abortion--Letter to the New
York Times from Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
May 13, 1990 The
Silent Kennedy--New York Times,
January 10, 2005 Eunice
Kennedy Shriver's Olympic
Legacy--NPR, April 5, 2007 Eunice
Kennedy Shriver dies at 88--CNN,
August 11, 2009 Eunice
Kennedy Shriver's Faithful
Service--by Sally Quinn, Washington
Post, August 11, 2009 Obama
calls Shriver 'an extraordinary
woman'--Forbes.com, August 11,
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Brother-in-Law, Senator Ted
Kennedy Family Robert
Sargent Shriver, Sr
--Father Sara
Shriver --Mother Eunice
Kennedy
Shriver
--Wife
(wed on May 23, 1953) Notable
Relatives John
Francis "Honey Fitz"
Fitzgerald--Grandfather-in-lawand
Mayor of Boston John
Kennedy--Brother-in-Law and
President of the United
States Robert
Kennedy--Brother-in-Law and
Attorney General of the United
States, Senator, and
Presidential
Candidate Edward
"Ted"
Kennedy--Brother-in-Law
and Senator, and Presidential
Candidate Arnold
Schwarzenneger--Son-in-Law and
Governor of
California Children Maria
Owings Shriver
(b.
November 6,
1955)
--Daughter,
Married to former
Governor Arnold
Schwarzenneger Timothy
Perry Shriver (August 29,
1959)--Son Mark
Kennedy Shriver (b. February
17, 1964)
--Son Anthony
Paul Kennedy Shriver (b. July
20,
1965)--Son Religion:
Education: 1941: LL.B. , Yale
Law School Military
Service: Battles/Wars:
World War II
Awards:
--Purple
Heart for wounds at the
Battle of
Guadalcanal --Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign
Medal Career/Occupation:
Attorney and Business
Executive 1971-1986: Lawyer
and Partner at Fried, Frank,
Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
law firm (Washington, D.C) 1984: Appointed
President of Special Olympics
by the Board of Directors of
that organization 1990: Appointed
Chairman of the Board of
Special Olympics Political
Career: Party
Affiliation:
Democrat Clubs
and Organizations
(membership): -- Scroll and Key Society,
at Yale Links
and Resources on Sargent
Shriver Special
Olympics (official website) Sargent
Shriver-Wikipedia Article Eunice
Kennedy Shriver-Wikipedia
article Eunice
Kennedy Shriver National Institute of
Child Health and Human
Development--History and
overview R(obert)
Sargent Shriver: Papers (#214)-An
Inventory of His Personal Papers,
1948-1976 In the John F. Kennedy
Library, National Archives and Records
Administration J.F.K.
Would Have Defended Bishops' Right to
Fight Abortion--Letter to the New
York Times from Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
May 13, 1990 The
Silent Kennedy--New York Times,
January 10, 2005 Eunice
Kennedy Shriver's Olympic
Legacy--NPR, April 5, 2007 Eunice
Kennedy Shriver dies at 88--CNN,
August 11, 2009 Eunice
Kennedy Shriver's Faithful
Service--by Sally Quinn, Washington
Post, August 11, 2009 Obama
calls Shriver 'an extraordinary
woman'--Forbes.com, August 11,
2009 Site
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