Joe Lieberman was born on 24 February 1942 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. He was married to Hadassah Freilich and Elizabeth Haas. He died on 27 March 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Wrote the tribute for John McCain's inclusion in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" (Leaders & Revolutionaries section / May 12, 2008).
U.S. senator from Connecticut (1989-2013), and 2000 Democratic nominee for vice president. He was the first Jewish person to be on a major American party's presidential ticket, and the first and only non-Christian person.
"I'm not going to talk about Al Gore's sense of loyalty this morning"
-- after his 2000 running mate endorsed former Vermont Governor Howard Dean
for President.
