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Claiborne Pell

Claiborne Pell es conocido sobre todo por 60 Minutes. Claiborne Pell nació el 22 de noviembre de 1918. Claiborne Pell murió el 1 de enero de 2009 a los 90 años.

Nacimiento: 22 de noviembre de 1918
Lugar de nacimiento: New York City, New York, USA
Fallecimiento: 1 de enero de 2009 (90 años)

Biografía

Claiborne de Borda Pell GCC GCM (November 22, 1918 – January 1, 2009) was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, which provides financial aid funding to American college students; the grant was given Pell's name in 1980 in honor of his work in education legislation.

A member of the Democratic Party, Pell remains the longest serving U.S. senator from Rhode Island.