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Politicians in Radio and Television Broadcasting in California

  Ann Alanson (b. 1926) — also known as Ann Wertheim — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., September 24, 1926. Democrat. Hosted weekly television show "Let's Look at Books", 1951-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1968; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1965-68. Female. Still living as of 1968.
  Relatives: Daughter of David Wertheim and Eleanor (Patek) Wertheim; married, April 27, 1946, to Lionel Mason Alanson, Jr.
  Walter Hubert Annenberg (1908-2002) — also known as Walter H. Annenberg — of Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., March 13, 1908. Vice-president of his father's company, which published the Racing Form and other newspapers; he and his father were indicted for tax evasion in 1939, but the charges against him were dismissed as part of a plea bargain; inherited the company when his father died; founder of Seventeen and TV Guide; owner of radio and television stations; philanthropist; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1969-74. Jewish ancestry. Member, Newcomen Society; Phi Sigma Delta; Sigma Delta Chi; Zeta Beta Tau. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986. Died, of pneumonia, in Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pa., October 1, 2002 (age 94 years, 202 days). Interment at Sunnyland Estate, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Annenberg and Sarah Annenberg; married 1938 to Veronica Dunkelman; married 1951 to Leonore Cohn Rosentiel.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carlos Alan Autry (b. 1952) — also known as Alan Autry; Carlos Brown — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., July 31, 1952. Republican. Played pro football for the Green Bay Packers in 1975-76; television and movie actor; mayor of Fresno, Calif., 2001-09; radio news talk show host. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Carl Autry and Verna (Brown) Autry.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
Claudia Bill-de_la_Peña Claudia Bill-de la Peña — of Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, Calif. Television journalist; mayor of Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2004-05, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2020-21. Female. Episcopalian. Member, American Association of University Women. Still living as of 2022.
  Image source: City of Thousand Oaks
  Kathleen Lynn Brown (b. 1945) — also known as Kathleen Brown — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., September 25, 1945. Democrat. Lawyer; California state treasurer, 1991-95; candidate for Governor of California, 1994. Female. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Daughter of Edmund Gerald Brown Sr. and Bernice Layne Brown; sister of Edmund Gerald Brown Jr.; married to George Rice and Van Gordon Sauter; niece of Harold C. Brown.
  Political family: Brown family of San Francisco, California.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Angela Marie Buchanan (b. 1948) — also known as Bay Buchanan — Born in Washington, D.C., December 23, 1948. Republican. Treasurer for Ronald Reagan's presidential campaigns, 1976-84; treasurer of the United States, 1981-83; television commentator; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1988; candidate for California state treasurer, 1990. Female. Catholic; later Mormon. Irish, English, and German ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Baldwin Buchanan and Catherine Elizabeth (Crum) Buchanan; sister of Patrick Joseph Buchanan; married 1982 to William Jackson.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (1941-1996) — also known as Carter Burden — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 25, 1941. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1978; founder of Commodore Media, owner of radio stations. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 23, 1996 (age 54 years, 151 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Flobelle (Fairbanks) Burden and Shirley Carter Burden; married, June 13, 1964, to Amanda Jay Mortimer; married 1977 to Susan Lombaer; nephew of William Armistead Moale Burden; grandnephew of Gwendolyn Burden Dows; second cousin once removed of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and William Henry Vanderbilt III.
  Political families: Whitney-Nye-Lincoln-Hay family of Massachusetts; Dows-Burden family of New York City, New York; Vanderbilt-Colby-Burden-French family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Personal motto: "You can never be too thin, too rich, or have too many books."
  John Francis Dillon (1866-1927) — also known as John F. Dillon; "Father of Pacific Coast radio" — of California. Born in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, March 6, 1866. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; radio broadcasting expert; federal radio inspector; Fellow, Institute of Radio Engineers; member, Federal Radio Commission, 1927; died in office 1927. Died, in Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., October 9, 1927 (age 61 years, 217 days). Interment at San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.
  Relatives: Married to Belle K. Evans.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Kenneth Dornan (b. 1933) — also known as Bob Dornan; "B-1 Bob" — of Garden Grove, Orange County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 3, 1933. Republican. Broadcaster, journalist, television producer; won two Emmy awards for his television show; appeared in several movies including The Starfighters, To The Shores of Hell, and Hell on Wheels; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1976, 1992; U.S. Representative from California, 1977-83, 1985-97 (27th District 1977-83, 38th District 1985-93, 46th District 1993-97); defeated, 1996, 1998; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1955 to Sallie Hansen; father of Mark Dornan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) — also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., April 5, 1901. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Actor, producer, director of many motion pictures; worked in radio, television, and Broadway. Jewish and Scottish ancestry. Member, Screen Actors Guild; Americans for Democratic Action; American Civil Liberties Union. Died, of pneumonia and cardiac complications, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 4, 1981 (age 80 years, 121 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Edouard G. Hesselberg and Lena (Shackelford) Hesselberg; married, April 5, 1931, to Helen Gahagan.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle (b. 1969) — also known as Kimberly Guilfoyle — Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 9, 1969. Republican. Lawyer; model; television personality; speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020. Female. Irish and Puerto Rican ancestry. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Daughter of Anthony Christopher 'Tony' Guilfoyle and Mercedes Marie (Gerena) Guilfoyle; married, December 8, 2001, to Gavin Christopher Newsom; married, May 27, 2006, to Eric Villency.
  See also Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Edward Hellman Heller (1900-1961) — also known as Edward H. Heller — of Menlo Park, San Mateo County, Calif.; Atherton, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 15, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; financier; director, and member executive committee, Wells Fargo Bank; director, Permanente Cement Co., Bandini Petroleum Co., Olympic Radio and Television, Inc., Heller Land Co., Permanente Steamship Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1960; Regent, University of California, 1942-58. Jewish. Died in Atherton, San Mateo County, Calif., December 18, 1961 (age 61 years, 278 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Emanuel S. Heller and Clara (Hellman) Heller; married, May 26, 1925, to Elinor Raas.
  Herbert Clark Hoover Jr. (1903-1969) — also known as Herbert Hoover, Jr. — of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif.; San Marino, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in London, England, August 4, 1903. Republican. Petroleum geologist; mining engineer; inventor; president, Aeronautical Radio, Inc., 1930; U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1954-57; director, Monsanto Chemical Company; director, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation; director, Southern California Edison Company; director, Hanna Mining Company; director, Pacific Mutual Insurance Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960. Died, of cancer, in Huntington Community Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 9, 1969 (age 65 years, 248 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Hoover; married, June 25, 1925, to Margaret Watson.
  Political family: Hoover family of Palo Alto, California.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kevin James (b. 1963) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in 1963. Republican. Lawyer; radio show host; candidate in primary for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 2013. Gay. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Casey Kasem (b. 1932) — also known as Kemal Amin Kazem — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 27, 1932. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; radio disc jockey; actor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988. Druze. Lebanese and Palestinian ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1972 to Linda Myers; married, December 21, 1980, to Jean Thompson.
  Personal motto: "Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Thomas Peter Lantos (1928-2008) — also known as Tom Lantos; Tamas Peter Lantos — of Millbrae, San Mateo County, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo County, Calif.; San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif. Born in Budapest, Hungary, February 1, 1928. Democrat. University professor; television news commentator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1976, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004; U.S. Representative from California, 1981-2008 (11th District 1981-93, 12th District 1993-2008); died in office 2008. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Mu. Arrested for disorderly conduct in April 2006, while taking part civil disobedience action to protest genocide in Darfur, in front of the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C. Died, of cancer of the esophagus, in Bethesda Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., February 11, 2008 (age 80 years, 10 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married 1950 to Annette Tillemann; father of Katrina Lantos (who married Richard Nelson Swett).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Lapin (b. 1947) — of California; Mercer Island, King County, Wash. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, January 1, 1947. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; rabbi; author; radio show host; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1996. Jewish. Still living as of 2021.
  See also Wikipedia article — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  David Laurell — of Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif. Writer, producer, and director for television, radio, and film; mayor of Burbank, Calif., 2002-03. Still living as of 2003.
  Relatives: Married to Maxine 'Max' Andrews.
  Frank Fabian Mankiewicz (1924-2014) — also known as Frank Mankiewicz — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Montgomery County, Md. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 16, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for California state assembly, 1950; lawyer; author; press secretary for Robert F. Kennedy, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968; campaign manager for George McGovern's presidential campaign, 1972; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1976; president, National Public Radio, 1977-83. Jewish. Died, of heart failure while suffering from lung problems, in a hospital at Washington, D.C., October 23, 2014 (age 90 years, 160 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Herman J. Mankiewicz and Sara Sulamith (Aaronson) Mankiewicz; brother of Don Martin Mankiewicz; married, April 23, 1952, to Hollie Lou Jolley; married, January 2, 1988, to Patricia O'Brien.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Catherine Dean Barnes May (1914-2004) — also known as Catherine Dean May; Catherine Dean Barnes; Mrs. James O. May — of Yakima, Yakima County, Wash. Born in Yakima, Yakima County, Wash., May 18, 1914. Republican. School teacher; radio writer and commentator; member of Washington state house of representatives 14th District, 1952-58; U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1959-71; defeated, 1970. Female. Episcopalian. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., May 28, 2004 (age 90 years, 10 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Charles Henry Barnes and Pauline (Van Loon) Barnes; married, January 18, 1943, to James O. May; married to Donald W. Bodell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Justin Miller Robert Justin Miller (1888-1973) — also known as Justin Miller — of Hanford, Kings County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Crescent City, Del Norte County, Calif., November 17, 1888. Lawyer; Kings County District Attorney, 1915-18; law professor; Associate Justice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1937-45; resigned 1945; chairman and general counsel, National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; Delta Sigma Rho; Delta Chi; Alpha Pi Zeta; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma Mu; Sigma Nu Phi. Died, in a hospital at Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 17, 1973 (age 84 years, 61 days). Interment at Grangeville Cemetery, Armona, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Willis Miller and Matilda (Morrison) Miller; married, June 20, 1915, to May Merrill.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)
  Bess Myerson (1924-2014) — Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., July 16, 1924. Democrat. Miss America, 1945; first and only Jewish woman to win the pageant; musician; television personality; New York City commissioner of consumer affairs, 1969-73, and commissioner of cultural affairs, 1983-87; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1980; accused in 1987 of bribing Justice Hortense Gabel by giving her daughter a city job; meanwhile, the judge reduced child support payments for Carl Andrew Capasso, Myerson's married lover; the scandal was called the "Bess Mess"; she was forced to resign as city consumer affairs commissioner; indicted on federal bribery charges in 1988, along with Capasso and Gabel; tried and found not guilty. Female. Jewish. Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 14, 2014 (age 90 years, 151 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.
  Relatives: Daughter of Louis Myerson and Bella (Podell) Myerson; married 1946 to Allan Wayne; married 1962 to Arnold Grant.
  Epitaph: "You Will Always Be Our Queen."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Bill Prady (b. 1960) — of Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 7, 1960. Democrat. Writer and producer for television sitcoms, including Dharma & Gregg and Good Morning Miami; 1990 Emmy Award nominee; candidate for Governor of California, 2003. Still living as of 2003.
  See also Internet Movie Database profile
  John P. Quimby (1935-2012) — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif.; Rialto, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz., February 12, 1935. Democrat. Radio announcer; disabled by polio, and used steel braces or a wheelchair; member of California state assembly 72nd District, 1963-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968; on August 23, 1970, he was shot in the chest with a pellet gun by his 15-year-old son, following an argument. Died, from complications of pneumonia, in a hospital near Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., December 23, 2012 (age 77 years, 315 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Harlan Eugene Read (1880-1963) — also known as Harlan E. Read — of St. Louis, Mo.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., May 7, 1880. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1918; author; radio commentator. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February, 1963 (age 82 years, 0 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Justus Vinton Read and Clara Lee (woods) Read; married, June 5, 1908, to Julia Edna Hatch.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) — also known as Ronald Reagan; "Dutch"; "The Gipper"; "The Great Communicator"; "The Teflon President"; "Rawhide" — of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Tampico, Whiteside County, Ill., February 6, 1911. Republican. Worked as a sports broadcaster in Iowa in the 1930s, doing local radio broadcast of Chicago Cubs baseball games; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional actor in 1937-64; appeared in dozens of films including Kings Row, Dark Victory, Santa Fe Trail, Knute Rockne, All American, and The Winning Team; president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1947-52, 1959-60; member of California Republican State Central Committee, 1964-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964 (alternate), 1972 (delegation chair); Governor of California, 1967-75; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968, 1976; candidate for Presidential Elector for California; President of the United States, 1981-89; on March 30, 1981, outside the Washington Hilton hotel, he and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinkley, Jr.; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1993. Disciples of Christ. Member, Screen Actors Guild; Lions; American Legion; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Died, from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease, in Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 5, 2004 (age 93 years, 120 days). Interment at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Reagan and Nellie (Wilson) Reagan; married, January 25, 1940, to Jane Wyman; married, March 4, 1952, to Nancy Davis (born 1923; actress) and Nancy Davis (1921-2016); father of Maureen Elizabeth Reagan.
  Political family: Reagan family of Bel Air and Simi Valley, California.
  Cross-reference: Katherine Hoffman Haley — Dana Rohrabacher — Donald T. Regan — Henry Salvatori — L. William Seidman — Christopher Cox — Patrick J. Buchanan — Bay Buchanan — Edwin Meese III
  Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (opened 1941; renamed 1998), in Arlington, Virginia, is named for him.  — Mount Reagan (officially known as Mount Clay), in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire, is named for him.  — The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, in the Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C., is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by Ronald Reagan: Ronald Reagan : An American Life
  Books about Ronald Reagan: Lou Cannon, President Reagan : The Role of a Lifetime — Lou Cannon, Governor Reagan : His Rise to Power — Peter Schweizer, Reagan's War : The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism — Lee Edwards, Ronald Reagan: A Political Biography — Paul Kengor, God and Ronald Reagan : A Spiritual Life — Mary Beth Brown, Hand of Providence: The Strong and Quiet Faith of Ronald Reagan — Edmund Morris, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan — Peggy Noonan, When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan — Peter J. Wallison, Ronald Reagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of His Presidency — Dinesh D'Souza, Ronald Reagan : How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader — William F. Buckley, Jr., Ronald Reagan: An American Hero — Craig Shirley, Reagan's Revolution : The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All — Richard Reeves, President Reagan : The Triumph of Imagination — Ron Reagan, My Father at 100 — Newt & Callista Gingrich & David N. Bossie, Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny — William F. Buckley, The Reagan I Knew — Chris Matthews, Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked
  Critical books about Ronald Reagan: Haynes Johnson, Sleepwalking Through History: America in the Reagan Years — William Kleinknecht, The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America
  Sharon Percy Rockefeller (b. 1944) — also known as Sharon Percy — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., December 10, 1944. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1976, 1996; president and CEO of WETA public radio and television in Washington, D.C.; director of PepsiCo (food and soft drink maker). Female. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Charles Harting Percy; sister of Valerie Percy; married, April 1, 1967, to John Davison Rockefeller IV.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Elliott Roosevelt (1910-1990) — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex.; Buford, Rio Blanco County, Colo.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla.; Seattle, King County, Wash.; Palm Springs, Riverside County, Calif.; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 23, 1910. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; investigated and called to testify by a U.S. Senate subcommittee in 1947 over lavish entertainment in Hollywood and Manhattan, many paid escorts, and paid hotel bills provided to Roosevelt and others, in a successful effort to persuade them to recommend Hughes reconnaissance aircraft for purchase by the U.S. military; owned a radio station in Texas; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960; mayor of Miami Beach, Fla., 1965-69; member of Democratic National Committee from Florida, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1968. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz., October 27, 1990 (age 80 years, 34 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt; brother of James Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.; married, January 16, 1932, to Elizabeth Browning Donner; married, July 22, 1933, to Ruth Josephine Googins; married, December 3, 1944, to Faye Margaret Emerson; married, March 15, 1951, to Minnewa (Bell) Gray Burnside Ross; married, November 3, 1960, to Patricia (Peabody) Whithead; grandnephew of Theodore Roosevelt and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson; great-grandnephew of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt; second great-grandnephew of James I. Roosevelt; third great-grandson of Edward Hutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew of William Bellinger Bulloch; fourth great-grandson of Archibald Bulloch; first cousin once removed of Theodore Douglas Robinson, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Warren Delano Robbins, Corinne Robinson Alsop, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and William Sheffield Cowles; first cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth Monroe; first cousin five times removed of Ebenezer Huntington; first cousin seven times removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin of Corinne A. Chubb and John deKoven Alsop; second cousin once removed of Susan Roosevelt Weld; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Laurence Gouverneur; second cousin four times removed of Nicholas Roosevelt Jr., Philip DePeyster and Jabez Williams Huntington.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Pierre Emil George Salinger (1925-2004) — also known as Pierre Salinger — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., June 14, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper reporter; press secretary to U.S. Sen. and Pres. John F. Kennedy; U.S. Senator from California, 1964; defeated, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968; Paris bureau chief for ABC News. Died, from heart failure, in a hospital at Le Thor, Provence, France, October 16, 2004 (age 79 years, 124 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Herbert Salinger and Jehanne (Bietry) Salinger; married, June 28, 1957, to Nancy Brook Joy.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Pierre Salinger: P.S.: A Memoir
  Nick Vanoff (1929-1991) — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Banitza, Greece, October 25, 1929. Democrat. Dancer; television producer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968. Greek ancestry. Died, in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 20, 1991 (age 61 years, 146 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Van Vo (b. 1950) — of Garden Grove, Orange County, Calif. Born in 1950. Republican. Radio producer; talk show host; candidate for Governor of California, 2003. Vietnamese ancestry. Still living as of 2003.
  Baxter Ward (1919-2002) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in 1919. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; television news director and anchorman for KCOP-TV, 1955-61; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1969. Died in 2002 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  John Richard Williams (1909-1998) — also known as John R. Williams; Jack Williams — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 29, 1909. Republican. Program director, KOY radio station; director, KetchikanUC radio station; newspaper columnist; mayor of Phoenix, Ariz., 1956-60; Governor of Arizona, 1967-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees. Died August 24, 1998 (age 88 years, 299 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Maurice Williams and Laura (LaCossitt) Williams; married, June 5, 1942, to Vera May.
  Personal motto: "It's another beautiful day in Arizona. Leave us all enjoy it."
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Joshua Selassie Wolf (b. 1982) — also known as Josh Wolf — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in California, June 8, 1982. Video journalist; jailed 226 days by a federal court for his refusal to turn over to prosecutors his tapes of anarchist protesters clashing with police during a 2005 demonstration; released in April 2007; candidate for mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 2007. Jewish ancestry. Still living as of 2007.
  See also Wikipedia article
John Ziegler John Ziegler (b. 1967) — of Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Heidelberg, Germany, March 28, 1967. Republican. Author; radio commentator; filmmaker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 2008. Agnostic. Still living as of 2014.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Image source: John Ziegler
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