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- Birth nameRobert Sargent Shriver Jr.
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- One of America's greatest unsung leaders. Sargent Shriver was not only George McGovern's running mate in the 1972 Presidential election, but also served at one time as the Ambassador to France (1968-1970). In addition, he was the first to head up the Peace Corps, served as the first director of the Office of Economic Opportunity and, as a special assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, created VISTA, Head Start, Community Action, Job Corps, Legal Services, Indian and Migrant Opportunities, and Neighborhood Health Services.
Ambassador Shriver's wife, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, began the Special Olympics -- an international program of year-round sports training and athletic competition for more than one million children and adults with mental retardation. His children included newsperson Maria Shriver, producer Robert Shriver, Maryland state legislator Mark Shriver, Anthony Shriver - founder of Best Buddies, and Tim Shriver, President and CEO of the Special Olympics.- IMDb mini biography by: Tiny-13
- SpouseEunice Kennedy Shriver(May 23, 1953 - August 11, 2009) (her death, 5 children)
- Children
- RelativesKatherine Schwarzenegger(Grandchild)Christina Schwarzenegger(Grandchild)Christopher Schwarzenegger(Grandchild)Caroline Kennedy(Niece or Nephew)John Kennedy Jr.(Niece or Nephew)Kerry Kennedy(Niece or Nephew)Rory Kennedy(Niece or Nephew)Christopher Lawford(Niece or Nephew)Patrick Joseph Kennedy II(Niece or Nephew)Patrick Schwarzenegger(Grandchild)Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(Niece or Nephew)
- Father-in-law of Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Children: Robert Shriver (b. 1954), Maria Shriver (b. 1955), Tim Shriver (b. 1959), Mark Shriver (b. 1964) and Anthony Shriver (b. 1965).
- Brother-in-law of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith, Patricia Kennedy and Rosemary Kennedy.
- Son-in-law of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.
- Subject of a TV documentary shown on PBS in 2008 titled "American Idealist: The Story of Sargent Shriver".
- [on the 1972 election] We lost 49 states, but we never lost our souls.
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