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 Bella Abzug
spent about twenty-five years
specializing in labor, tenants' rights, and civil
rights and liberties cases. In the House of
Representatives, she was known as an anti-war
activist and a very outspoken advocate of the
Equal Rights Amendment. |
 Spiro Theodore Agnew
served as Richard Nixon's first Vice-President.
In this position, he was known for his flamboyantly phrased speeches denouncing
liberals, radicals, and other critics of the
Nixon administration. He resigned from office in
1973 while under investigation for accepting
bribes. |
 James Addison Baker
III served as White House Chief of
Staff and Secretary of the Treasury under Ronald
Reagan. As Secretary of State under George H.W.
Bush, he was credited as a leading architect of
the peaceful transition from communism to
democracy in Europe. |
 Andrew H. Card, Jr.
served in the Massachusetts House of
Representatives from 1975 to 1983. He
subsequently served as Secretary of
Transportation under George H.W. Bush and as
White House Chief of Staff under George W. Bush. |
 Clark McAdams
Clifford served as an advisor to
four Democratic Presidents. During Harry Truman's
administration, he helped create the Department
of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and
the National Security Council. He also served as
Secretary of Defense under Lyndon Johnson. |
 John Bowden Connally,
Jr. served three terms as Governor
of Texas, in which position he oversaw higher
teachers' salaries, better libraries, and other
educational reforms. As Secretary of the Treasury
under Richard Nixon, he sought to address the
nation's growing trade deficit and inflation. |
 Robert Joseph Dole
was a long-time member of the U.S. House of
Representatives and U.S. Senate. He was a
candidate for Vice-President in 1976, a two-time
candidate for the Republican presidential
nomination, and an unsuccessful candidate for
President in 1996. |
 Geraldine Ferraro
served in the U.S. House of Representatives from
1979 to 1985. In 1984, she became the first woman
to run for Vice-President on a major ticket, when
she teamed with fellow Democrat Walter Mondale. |
 Nancy Landon
Kassebaum Baker became only the
second woman in U.S. history to be elected to the
U.S. Senate in her own right in 1978, and served
in that body until 1997. During her tenure, she
supported the Equal Rights Amendment and the
Panama Canal Treaty. |
 Delano
E. Lewis was an attorney, director
of the Peace Corps, CEO of National Public Radio,
and Ambassador to South Africa. |
 Walter Frederick
Mondale was the first Vice-President
to have an office in the White House, and was an
important part of President Jimmy Carter's
administration. In 1984, he was part of the
first-ever major party presidential ticket to
include a woman. |
 Daniel Patrick
Moynihan had a long career in
politics that included tenures in the Department
of Labor, as Ambassador to India, and as a member
of the U.S. Senate. |
 Colin Luther Powell
served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
under George H.W. Bush, and in such capacity
oversaw the 1991 Desert Shield and Desert Storm
operations. As Secretary of State under George W.
Bush, he helped convince Congress of the need for
military action against Iraq. |
 Stewart Lee Udall
served as Secretary of the Interior under
Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
In that capacity he was instrumental in the
passage of several laws aimed at protecting the
environment, and for a major expansion of the
National Park System. |
 Paul David Wellstone
won his seat in the U.S. Senate by running a
truly grassroots campaign. Once in that body, he
sponsored legislation to ban gifts from lobbyists
to Senators and limit the influence of special
interests. |
 Andrew Jackson Young,
Jr. was the first black to be
elected to the House of Representatives from a
southern state since Reconstruction. He has also
served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,
and as Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. |
