Sargent Shriver
Sargent Shriver
Robert Sargent "Sarge" Shriver Jr.was an American politician and activist. As the husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, he was part of the Kennedy family, serving in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Shriver was the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, founded the Job Corps, Head Start and other programs as the "architect" of Johnson's "War on Poverty" and served as the U.S. Ambassador to France...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 November 1915
CountryUnited States of America
Does politics have to be injected into everything?
Serve, serve, serve. Because in the end, it will be the servants who save us all.
Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration.
I don't think the Gallup Poll technique is going to be very helpful in determining the goals of our educational system.
My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities.
Joe Kennedy isn't in the habit of having incompetents around. I wouldn't have lasted three months if I didn't have some ability.
I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by what the community thinks it needs.
It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.