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Walter Frederick Mondale
Walter Frederick Mondale (Fritz Mondale), 1928-, Vice President of the United States (1977-81), b. Ceylon, Minn., LL.B., Univ. of Minn., 1956. A liberal Democrat, he was active in the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party and served as state attorney general (1960-64). When Hubert Humphrey became vice... Read more |
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Emilys List
EMILY'S LIST EMILY'S LIST, a political donor network based in Washington, D.C., was formed in 1985, its name derived from the acronym "Early Money Is Like Yeast" and its mission to help elect Democratic, pro-choice women nationally. Ellen Malcolm was inspired to create a donor network for women... Read more |
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Geraldine Anne Ferraro
Geraldine Anne Ferraro , 1935-, American political leader, b. New York City. A Democrat from Queens, she served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1979-85). In 1984, as Walter Mondale 's running mate, she became the first woman nominated for the vice-presidency by a major party.... Read more |
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Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), 1924-, 39th President of the United States (1977-81), b. Plains, Ga, grad. Annapolis, 1946. Carter served in the navy, where he worked with Admiral Hyman G. Rickover in developing the nuclear submarine program. Resigning his commission (1953) after his... Read more |
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Ronald Wilson Reagan
Ronald W. Reagan Beginning as a radio sports announcer, Ronald W. Reagan (born 1911) enjoyed success as a motion picture actor and television personality before embarking on a political career. After two terms as governor of California (1967-1975), he defeated incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter for the... Read more |
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Mike Singletary
Walter Payton 1954-1999 American football player Walter Payton, nicknamed "Sweetness" in college for his sweet and graceful moves on the football field, never lost that sweetness, even after he left the game. Never were Payton's qualities of grace and dignity more evident than in his final... Read more |
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Eugene Walter
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Ann (Ward) Radcliffe
Ann (Ward) Radcliffe 1764-1823, English novelist, b. London. The daughter of a successful tradesman, she married William Radcliffe, a law student who later became editor of the English Chronicle. Her best works, The Romance of the Forest (1791), The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), and The... Read more |
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Tony Dorsett
Tony Dorsett 1954- American football player At just five-feet-ten-inches and 188 pounds dripping wet, Tony Dorsett didn't appear cut out to be a good running back. However, he spent four spectacular years at the University of Pittsburgh and twelve seasons in the National Football... Read more |
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Charles Walter Stansby Williams
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