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Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the World Federalist Association from 1949 to 1952. Born in Palo Alto, California, Cranston worked as a journalist after graduating from Stanford ...
Jan 1, 2001 · Alan MacGregor Cranston was born on June 19, 1914, in Palo Alto, Calif., the son and grandson of successful real estate developers. He studied journalism at Stanford University and received his ...
Mar 7, 2020 · Early Life and Career. Born in Palo Alto, California, Alan MacGregor Cranston (1914–2000) grew up in neighboring Los Altos. After graduating from Mountain View High School, he attended Pomona College and also spent a summer studying in Mexico. He ultimately transferred to Stanford University, where he was a member of the track team.
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Jan 1, 2001 · Former Sen. Alan Cranston of California, who retired in 1993 amid a savings and loan scandal, died in 2000 at 86. He was a journalist, a lobbyist, a state controller and a presidential candidate, and a champion of nuclear arms control and world peace.
Jan 1, 2001 · Alan MacGregor Cranston was born June 19, 1914, in Palo Alto, the second of two children of William MacGregor Cranston and the former Carol Dixon, both of Scottish descent.
The late U.S. senator and Stanford alumnus was a foreign correspondent, a state controller, a nuclear disarmament advocate and a runner. He faced a scandal in his last term and died in 2001.
Jan 5, 2001 · A tribute to Alan Cranston, who died in 2001, by Jonathan Schell, a friend and colleague in the campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons. The article highlights Cranston's modesty, intelligence, effectiveness and moral vision as a four-term senator and a leader of the Global Security Institute.
