Kemp, Jack.

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Dates:
Birth 1935
Death 2009
Birth 1935-07-13
Death 2009-05-02
Active 1907
Active 1996
English

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Biographical Note

1935, July 13 Born, Los Angeles, Calif. 1957 B.A., Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif. 1957 1969 Professional football player 1958 Married Joanne Main Served in United States Army 1958 1962 Served in United States Army Reserve 1967 Special assistant to governor of California, Ronald Reagan 1969 Staff member, Republican National Committee 1971 1989 Member, United States House of Representatives; chairman of the House Republican Conference, 1986-1987 1976 Published with Les Aspin, How Much Defense Spending Is Enough? Washington: American Enterprise Institute 1979 Published An American Renaissance: A Strategy for the 1980s. New York: Harper & Row 1984 Published An American Idea: Ending Limits to Growth. Washington: American Studies Center 1989 1993 Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development 1993 2004 Cofounded Empower America, which merged with Citizens of a Sound Economy to form Freedom Works in 2004 1995 1996 Chairman, National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform 1996 Unsuccessful candidate as vice president of the United States Published with Bob Dole, Trusting the People: The Dole-Kemp Plan to Free the Economy and Create a Better America: Balance the Budget, Cut Taxes 15%, Raise Wages. New York: Harper Collins 2001 Cofounded Foundation for the Defense of Democracies to counter terrorist propaganda; chairman from 2001-2007 circa 2002 2009 Chairman, Kemp Partners, Inc., consulting firm, Washington, D.C. 2005 Resigned from Freedom Works Cochair, Council on Foreign Relations task force on Russia 2007 Named cochair of Lincoln Bicentennial Cabinet 2009, May 2 Died, Bethesda, Md. 2009, Aug. 12 Posthumously awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

From the guide to the Jack Kemp Papers, 1924-2009, (bulk 1963-1996), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

U.S. cabinet officer, U.S. representative from New York, and football player. Full name: John French Kemp, Jr. Born 1935; died 2009.

From the description of Jack Kemp papers, 1924-2009 (bulk 1963-1996). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 731537166

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