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3 de mai. de 2024 · Sargent Shriver | Washington, DC | August 8, 1972 Our Quote of the Week calls on us to rid ourselves of the “obsession” of war. This week’s quote is from Sargent Shriver’s 1972 Acceptance Speech of the Democratic Vice Presidential Nomination .
24 de mai. de 2024 · For Sargent Shriver, by caring for the living and ensuring that all could live lives free from poverty, hunger, disease, oppression, we would not only be “doing our duty"; we would be bringing the world closer to peace.
Há 1 dia · 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.
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17 de mai. de 2024 · As we continue to mark the milestones of the 60th anniversary of the War on Poverty, we’re reflecting on Sargent Shriver’s belief that we do have the tools to abolish poverty. This week’s quote is from the Address to the National Farmers’ Union, an early speech
11 de mai. de 2024 · By the 1950s, a group of World Federalists wanted a voluntary “peace force” to work in developing countries. Also in the 1950s, Sargent Shriver suggested an adventurous people-to-people scheme to President Eisenhower — a plan for sending three-man political action teams to Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
12 de mai. de 2024 · It’s too bad Kurt isn’t with us to throw his hat into the ring for 2024. In the 1970’s, Vonnegut proposed “Lonesome No More” as a campaign motto to then Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sargent Shriver. The phrase would reappear as part of Vonnegut’s 1976 novel Slapstick; or, Lonesome No More!
Há 2 dias · From January 24 to June 20, 1972, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1972 United States presidential election. Senator George McGovern of South Dakota was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections, caucuses, and state party conventions, culminating in the 1972 Democratic National Convention held from July 10 to July 13, 1972, in Miami ...
