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Billie Sol Estes was an American businessman who is probably best known for his involvement in agricultural scandals that took place in the 1950s. Estes was convicted of fraud in 1964, and his case spawned investigations into the highest levels of power, as Estes had ties to Lyndon Johnson. The journalist who uncovered Estes’ ruse [...]
Otis Bowen was the 44th Governor of Indiana. He served for two terms, from 1973 to 1981. He also served as Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1985 to 1989 under Reagan. He was born in Rochester, Indiana, and began is career as an intern at Memorial Hospital in South Bend in 1942. He [...]
Bob Perry was a homebuilder (Perry Homes) wel known for his large contributions to Republican campaigns. He was one of the largest Republican campaign donors in Texas, and even in the entire country. He was the top contributor to the “Swift Boat” ad campaign against John Kerry in 2004.
Charlie Wilson (D) was a former member of the U.S. House of Representative representing the state of Ohio’s 6th Congressional District. He first won his set in 2006, after a successful primary campaign where he was a write-in candidate. He was reelected in 2008 by a wide margin. He lost in 2010 to Air Force [...]
Margaret Thatcher was Britain’s longest-serving Prime Minister. Thatcher, who served as Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, was known for her conservative policies and her close ties to U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the waning years of the cold war.
Hugo Chavez was the President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. He was the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, and is known for implementing socialist reforms in his country. He was seen as one of the United States’ main adversaries, in terms of foreign policy.
Dawn Clark Netsch, 86, was a famous political figure in Illinois. She served on the Illinois State Senate, was the state’s comptroller, and was the first woman to receive a gubernatorial nomination from a major political party. Netsch’s political career began in 1972 when she was elected to the state senate. Her biggest moment, however, [...]
Stéphane Hessel was a diplomat, World War II French Resistance fighter, and a concentration camp survivor. After the war he campaigned against inequality and authored the book Time For Outrage. (Image courtesy Rama, Wikimedia Commons, Cc-by-sa-2.0-fr)
Dr. Charles Everett Koop was the Surgeon General of the U.S. from 1982 to 1989. Before becoming Surgeon General, Koop was a pediatric surgeon, serving as the surgeon-in-chief at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for 35 years.
Ronald Dworkin, 81, was a noted legal philosopher. His most famous contribution to the field was his interpretation of the Constitution. He said that the bill of rights contained abstract moral principles. During his life, he was a professor at the New York School of Law, and most recently, taught at University College, London.
Edward Koch served as a U.S. Representative in congress from 1969 to 1977 and as the mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. He went on to be well-known throughout the U.S. as a judge on the TV show The People’s Court.
Spencer Cox was a well-known AIDS activist in New York and co-founder of the Treatment Action Group (TAG). He was diagnosed with HIV in 1989.
Robert Bork was a legal scholar, former U.S. Attorney General under Richard Nixon, and Supreme Court nominee. Bork, known for his conservative beliefs, was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987 by Ronald Reagan. He failed to receive confirmation, and that is widely thought to have triggered much of the politicalization of the court [...]
Daniel Inouye, 88, was a United States Senator from Hawaii. He had served in the Senate since 1963 making him the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history. He also became President pro tempore in 2010 making him the highest-ranking Asian-American politician in U.S. history.
Congressman Jack Brooks served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 42 years, making a name for himself as a southern Democrat who worked on the important legislation of his time – the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and the Voting Right Act of 1965 – while also maintaining conservative views on things like gun [...]
Betty Fletcher was a well-known judge and legal partner from Tacoma, Washington. Fletcher was mostly known for her position of judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California. During Fletcher’s legal career, she reached many milestones, such as becoming the first woman to become a partner at a major law firm [...]
Russell Means was a well-known native American activist from Wanblee, South Dakota. He is mostly known for his involvement with native American rights and the American Indian Movement. Means was also involved within the arts, acting in various movies, such as: Pocahontas, Last of the Mohicans, and the most recent movie of Pathfinder. Means also [...]
George McGovern was a well-known Democratic politician from Avon, South Dakota. McGovern was most known for being runner-up in the 1972 presidential election, losing to Republician nominee Richard Nixon. Apart from McGovern’s involvement with politics, McGovern served in the U.S. military during WWII as a 1st Lieutenant, was the author of various books, and served [...]
Arlen Specter was a well-known political figure from Wichita, Kansas. Specter was mostly known for his role as Senator for Pennsylvania. Various happenings of Specter’s political involvements include: co-sponsoring an amendment to the Fair Housing Act, voted in favor of H.J.Res 114 ( and authorizing the Iraq War), and introducing a bill to require the [...]
Sam Gibbons was a well-known political figure from Tampa Florida. Gibbons was known for his active roles in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Gibbons was involved with the United States House of Representatives from 1962 until 1996. During this time, Gibbons was never defeated in [...]
Christopher Stevens was a diplomat and lawyer from Northern California. Stevens was most well-known for serving as the United States Ambassador to Libya. Prior to Stevens’ recent ambassadorship to Libya, he taught English in Morocco during his service with the Peace Corps, and earned his undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of California. [...]
Nellie Gray was a well-known pro-life activist from Big Spring, Texas. She was known for organizing and leading the well-known “March for Life” movement held yearly in Washington, D.C. Prior to her involvement with the “March of Life,” Gray served as a corporal in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) at Camp Bennett during World War [...]
Gore Vidal (born as Eugene Luther Gore Vidal) was a well-known political activist, playwright, and novelist from West Point in New York, NY. Gore Vidal was mostly known for his fiction/non-fiction essays and political writings. Gore Vidal began his writing career at the age of 19 in 1946 with his first fiction novel titled Williwaw, [...]
Mary Kennedy was the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. They were married in 1994, and filed for divorce in 2010. After that, Mary was arrested for drinking and driving. The two had four kids together. Mary, according to reports, committed suicide in her home in Mount Kisco, New York.
Charles Colson was known primarily as one of the Watergate Seven, as President Richard Nixon’s Special Counsel (and sometimes called “Hatchet Man”). During the Watergate scandal, he pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. Colson was the first of Nixon’s administration to go to prison, and served seven months. At some point, he became a minister [...]
Breitbart was an author, Washington Times commentator, and publisher. He is also known for his various appearances on various programs and being an editor for the Drudge Report website. Also in the realm of the Internet he was a researcher for Arianna Huffington, and helped launch, The Huffington Post. Breitbart also ran his own sites: [...]
Blankley was a conservative commentator, editorial page editor of the Washington Times, and Ronald Reagan speechwriter. At the time of his death Blankley was the executive vice president of the Edelman public relations firm in Washington. He was also a newspaper columnist, and on-air political commentator, for NPR, NBC, and CNN.
Gatewood Galbraith is a famous Kentucky political figure who’s never held an office, but everyone in the state knows who he is. Galbraith was known for his outspoken views on civil liberties, privacy rights, and having a direct candor when speaking on these topics. While he never blossomed as a political figure, Galbraith had a [...]
Lynn Samuels was a political radio host. She hosted a show on SiriusXM, also made available in podcast form. From Queens, New York, she worked in radio since 1979. From 2003 to 2011, she hosted The Lynn Samuels Show from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET on the Sirius Satellite Radio channel SIRIUS Left. This [...]
Václav Havel was the last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic. He was also a playwright, having written over 20 plays, in addition to a number of non-fiction works.