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Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver. As founder of the Peace Corps, Head Start, the Special Olympics (with wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver), and other organizations, Sargent Shriver was a key social and political figure whose influence continues to the present day. This authorized biography, exhaustively researched and finely rendered by ...
Mar 13, 2014 · Sargent Shriver, a lawyer, worked for JFK's and Lyndon Johnson's administrations. He launched social programs including the Peace Corps, Head Start and the Job Corps and led the 'war on poverty.'
The War on Poverty represents one of the most substantial government-led strategies to address poverty in the United States. As its leader, Sargent Shriver was tasked with creating policy and programs that would not just alleviate poverty, but provide a pathway towards eliminating it permanently. On February 1, 1964 - barely two months after ...
Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver. By Scott Stossel. This exhaustively researched, authorized biography depicts Shriver’s connection to the historical events of the 20th century—the Great Depression, World War II, JFK’s assassination, the Cold War, and more. Sarge gives us a complete account of Shriver’s life, as well as ...
May 31, 2024 · Throughout his career, Sargent Shriver tackled some of the same challenges that we face today -- poverty, racism, inequality, injustice, and conflict. Each week, we use this space to reflect on how Shriver might respond to these challenges today. Do you have a story about how you’ve applied Sargent…
Jan 18, 2011 · The Good Works of Sargent Shriver. By Scott Stossel. January 18, 2011. The founder of the Peace Corps and leader of the War on Poverty has died. His biographer reflects on a remarkable legacy. One ...
Aug 14, 1972 · Son of a banker, Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. was born in Westminster, Md., where the nearby family homestead and grain mill, built in 1797, is now a museum run by the Shriver Foundation.
