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Charles Colson

Charles Colson was known primarily as one of the Watergate Seven, as President Richard Nixon’s Special Counsel (and sometimes called “Hatchet Man”). During the Watergate scandal, he pleaded guilty to...

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Mary Kennedy

Mary Kennedy was the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. They were married in 1994, and filed for divorce in 2010. After that, Mary was arrested for drinking and driving. The two had four kids together....

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Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal (born as Eugene Luther Gore Vidal) was a well-known political activist, playwright, and novelist from West Point in New York, NY. Gore Vidal was mostly known for his fiction/non-fiction...

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Nellie Gray

Nellie Gray was a well-known pro-life activist from Big Spring, Texas. She was known for organizing and leading the well-known “March for Life” movement held yearly in Washington, D.C. Prior to her...

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Christopher Stevens

Christopher Stevens was a diplomat and lawyer from Northern California. Stevens was most well-known for serving as the United States Ambassador to Libya. Prior to Stevens’ recent ambassadorship to...

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Sam Gibbons

Sam Gibbons was a well-known political figure from Tampa Florida. Gibbons was known for his active roles in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of...

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Arlen Specter

Arlen Specter was a well-known political figure from Wichita, Kansas. Specter was mostly known for his role as Senator for Pennsylvania. Various happenings of Specter’s political involvements include:...

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George McGovern

George McGovern was a well-known Democratic politician from Avon, South Dakota. McGovern was most known for being runner-up in the 1972 presidential election, losing to Republician nominee Richard...

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Russell Means

Russell Means was a well-known native American activist from Wanblee, South Dakota. He is mostly known for his involvement with native American rights and the American Indian Movement. Means was also...

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Betty Fletcher

Betty Fletcher was a well-known judge and legal partner from Tacoma, Washington. Fletcher was mostly known for her position of judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California....

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Jack Brooks

Congressman Jack Brooks served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 42 years, making a name for himself as a southern Democrat who worked on the important legislation of his time – the Civil Rights...

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Daniel Inouye

Daniel Inouye, 88, was a United States Senator from Hawaii. He had served in the Senate since 1963 making him the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history. He also became President pro tempore in...

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Robert Bork

Robert Bork was a legal scholar, former U.S. Attorney General under Richard Nixon, and Supreme Court nominee. Bork, known for his conservative beliefs, was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987...

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Spencer Cox

Spencer Cox was a well-known AIDS activist in New York and co-founder of the Treatment Action Group (TAG). He was diagnosed with HIV in 1989.

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Edward Koch

Edward Koch served as a U.S. Representative in congress from 1969 to 1977 and as the mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. He went on to be well-known throughout the U.S. as a judge on the TV show...

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Ronald Dworkin

Ronald Dworkin, 81, was a noted legal philosopher. His most famous contribution to the field was his interpretation of the Constitution. He said that the bill of rights contained abstract moral...

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C. Everett Koop

Dr. Charles Everett Koop was the Surgeon General of the U.S. from 1982 to 1989. Before becoming Surgeon General, Koop was a pediatric surgeon, serving as the surgeon-in-chief at the Children’s Hospital...

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Stéphane Hessel

Stéphane Hessel was a diplomat, World War II French Resistance fighter, and a concentration camp survivor. After the war he campaigned against inequality and authored the book Time For Outrage. (Image...

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Dawn Clark Netsch

Dawn Clark Netsch, 86, was a famous political figure in Illinois. She served on the Illinois State Senate, was the state’s comptroller, and was the first woman to receive a gubernatorial nomination...

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Hugo Chavez

Hugo Chavez was the President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. He was the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, and is known for implementing socialist reforms in his...

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