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Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional football player. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. He was the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996 election, as the running mate of Bob Dole; they lost to ...
May 3, 2009 · Jack Kemp, the former football star turned congressman who with an evangelist’s fervor moved the Republican Party to a commitment to tax cuts as the central focus of economic policy, died ...
Jul 9, 2024 · Jack Kemp (born July 13, 1935, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died May 2, 2009, Bethesda, Maryland) was an American gridiron football player and Republican politician who served as a congressman from New York in the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–89) and later was secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1989–93) in the administration of Pres. George H.W. Bush.Kemp was selected by Bob Dole to be his vice presidential running mate in the 1996 presidential election.. Kemp’s ...
Sep 9, 2022 · After nearly giving up on his football dreams, Jack Kemp became an AFL star in the 1960s. He also became a luminary in politics. This is his story.
May 3, 2009 · Jack Kemp, a star football quarterback who became a congressman, U.S. Cabinet secretary and Republican vice presidential nominee, died on Saturday at age 73.
May 3, 2009 · WASHINGTON – Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative," died Saturday. He was 73.
The Library of Congress, the world’s premier archival institution, is providing a permanent home for some four hundred boxes of correspondence, speeches, notes, journal entries, articles, photographs and manuscripts that make up the written record of Kemp’s work and ideas from 1970 to 2009.
Jack Kemp, a champion on the football field and a champion of supply-side economics during a career in politics, dies of cancer at age 73.
May 4, 2009 · WASHINGTON -- Jack Kemp, a former NFL quarterback, U.S. congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative," died Saturday.He was 73.
WASHINGTON — Jack Kemp, the former pro quarterback who turned fame on the gridiron into a career in national politics and a crusade for lower taxes, has died of cancer at age 73.
