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Moynihan, Daniel Patrick
Born: 1927 AD
Died: 2003 AD, at 76 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Ambassadors, Political Leader, Senator
Died: 2003 AD, at 76 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Ambassadors, Political Leader, Senator
1927 - Daniel Patrick Moynihan, born on the 16th of March in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was a United States Senator, Ambassador, and eminent sociologist.
1944 - 1947 - He served on active duty, last serving as Gunnery Officer of the USS Quirinus.
1954 - Was a member of Averell Harriman's New York gubernatorial campaign and thereafter served 4 years on the Governor's staff, in positions including acting secretary to the Governor.
1976 - He was first elected to the United States Senate for New York.
1964 - Was supporting Robert F. Kennedy. For this reason he was not favored by then president Johnson.
1965 - He ran for but did not win the presidency of the New York City Council.
1973 - 1975 - He later served as the ambassador to India.
1976 - As the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, serving a rotation as President of the United Nations Security Council.
- Was elected to the U.S. Senate from the state of New York, defeating U.S. Representative Bella Abzug in the Democratic primary, and Conservative Party incumbent James L. Buckley in the general election.
2003 - Died on the 26th of March at the age of 76 after complications suffered from an emergency appendectomy about a month earlier.
1944 - 1947 - He served on active duty, last serving as Gunnery Officer of the USS Quirinus.
1954 - Was a member of Averell Harriman's New York gubernatorial campaign and thereafter served 4 years on the Governor's staff, in positions including acting secretary to the Governor.
1976 - He was first elected to the United States Senate for New York.
1964 - Was supporting Robert F. Kennedy. For this reason he was not favored by then president Johnson.
1965 - He ran for but did not win the presidency of the New York City Council.
1973 - 1975 - He later served as the ambassador to India.
1976 - As the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, serving a rotation as President of the United Nations Security Council.
- Was elected to the U.S. Senate from the state of New York, defeating U.S. Representative Bella Abzug in the Democratic primary, and Conservative Party incumbent James L. Buckley in the general election.
2003 - Died on the 26th of March at the age of 76 after complications suffered from an emergency appendectomy about a month earlier.
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- "The issue of race could benefit from a period of benign neglect."
- "Citizen participation [is] a device whereby public officials induce nonpublic individuals to act in a way the officials desire."
- "Somehow liberals have been unable to acquire from birth what conservatives seem to be endowed with at birth: namely, a healthy skepticism of the powers of government to do good."
- "The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare."
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Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy by Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Paperback - Oct 1, 1997) When his 1965 report to President Johnson, "The Negro Family: The Case For National Action," identified the breakdown of the traditional family as a major cause of African-American poverty and crime,...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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On the Law of Nations by Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Paperback - Feb 1, 1992) Foreign Policy. "In the annals of forgetfulness there is nothing quite to compare with the fading from the American mind of the idea of the law of nations."Grenada. "We might have benefited from a... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Family and Nation by Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Paperback - Jun 25, 1987) |
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Secrecy: The American Experience by Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Paperback - Dec 25, 1999) Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) was one of the first members of the United States government openly to predict the imminent collapse of the Soviet Union--and, by extension, statist...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Beyond the Melting Pot (Publications of the Joint Center for Urban Studies) by Nathan Glazer and Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Hardcover - Sep 14, 1970) |
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On Understanding Poverty (Hardcover - Dec 25, 1969) |
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