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Eunice Kennedy Shriver takes over direction of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation. 1958 Eunice and Sargent Shriver begin series of fact-finding trips around the U.S. to institutions for people with intellectual disabilities.
May 1, 2004 · Yet from the moment he married Joseph P. Kennedy’s daughter Eunice in 1953, Shriver had to navigate a difficult course between independence and family loyalty that tended to obscure his incredible achievements. Scott Stossel, through complete access to Shriver and his family, renders the story of his life in cinematic detail.
- Scott Stossel
Jan 19, 2011 · R. Sargent Shriver dies at 95. Sargent Shriver marries into the Kennedy family, directs the Peace Corps, then sees his daughter Maria become first lady of California. President-elect John F ...
He is the oldest child of the late R. Sargent Shriver, Jr., who started the Peace Corps and created President Johnson’s War on Poverty programs (e.g., Head Start, The Job Corps) and the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics. After graduating cum laude from Yale College, Shriver began a career as a journalist, working ...
John Joseph Sargent Shriver weighs 7 lbs., 9 oz. and is 20.5 inches long. He is the Shriver family's fifth child, joining Teddy, 20, Eunice 15, Francesca,14, and Carolina, 8. He is the Shriver family's fifth child, joining Teddy, 20, Eunice 15, Francesca,14, and Carolina, 8.
Jan 20, 2017 · Director Sargent Shriver R. Sargent Shriver. Appointed by: President Kennedy March 22, 1961 – February 28, 1966. On March 1, 1961, President Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. Three days later, Shriver became its first director. Deployment was rapid: Volunteers arrived in five countries during 1961.
Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver, Sargent Shriver’s wife of 52 years, “the daughter of Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy, and the sister of President John Kennedy, has long lived a philanthropic life. Advocating for the mentally retarded, Shriver, whose sister Rosemary was retarded, helped to organize the Presidential Commission on Mental Retardation ...
