Lloyd Bentsen
Lloyd Bentsen
Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senatorfrom Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1948 to 1955. In his later political life, he was Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the U.S. Treasury Secretary during the first two years of the Clinton administration...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 February 1921
CityMission, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.
Fellow from Texas can tell the difference between grass-roots and AstroTurf.
Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.