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    Lloyd Bentsen

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  1. Lloyd Bentsen. Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served as the 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President ...

  2. May 24, 2006 · Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. — he stopped using his middle initial and the "Jr." long ago — was born into prosperity on Feb. 11, 1921, in Mission, Tex., in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the ...

  3. May 19, 2024 · Lloyd Bentsen (born February 11, 1921, Mission, Texas, U.S.—died May 23, 2006, Houston, Texas) was an American Democratic politician who was a longtime U.S. senator (1971–93) before serving as secretary of the treasury (1993–94) in the presidential administration of Bill Clinton. Bentsen was also the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for ...

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  4. May 22, 2006 · "Lloyd Bentsen was a man of great honor and distinction." National ambitions led Bentsen to seek the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination, a race he quickly abandoned after gaining little support.

  5. May 23, 2006 · Lloyd Bentsen, a courtly Texan who represented the state in Congress for 28 years and served as President Clinton's first treasury secretary, died Tuesday morning, his family said. He was 85.

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  7. May 23, 2006 · Lloyd Bentsen, former senator and treasury secretary, dies at 85 Texan ran for vice president in 1988 U.S. Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen is shown with President Clinton in 1994.

  8. May 23, 2006 · Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. was born into prosperity on Feb. 11, 1921, in Mission, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley. His father, Lloyd Bentsen Sr., had made money buying and selling land and quickly ...

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