Kemp, Jack, 1935-2009

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