Sargent Shriver
(1915-2011)
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Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (November 9, 1915 – January 18, 2011) was an American diplomat, politician and activist. As the husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, he was part of the Kennedy family. Shriver was the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, and founded the Job Corps, Head Start, AmeriCorps, Upward Bound, and other programs as the architect of the 1960s War on Poverty. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 1972 presidential election.
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Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. 9 November 1915 Westminster, Maryland
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18 January 2011 (aged 95) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver 1921-2009 Founder of the Special Olympics precursor and a sister of John F. Kennedy · m. 1953
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Robert Sargent Shriver III 1st child with Eunice Kennedy Shriver Male b. 28 Apr 1954 Age: 71 1954- American activist and attorney -
Maria Owings Shriver 2nd child with Eunice Kennedy Shriver Female b. 6 Nov 1955 Age: 69 1955- First Lady of California from 2003 to 2011 -
Timothy Perry Shriver 3rd child with Eunice Kennedy Shriver Male b. 29 Aug 1959 Age: 65 1959- American non-profit executive -
Mark Kennedy Shriver 4th child with Eunice Kennedy Shriver Male b. 17 Feb 1964 Age: 61 1964- American politician -
Anthony Shriver 5th child with Eunice Kennedy Shriver Male b. 20 Jul 1965 Age: 59 1965- American activist
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