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Claiborne Pell

Claiborne Pell jest najbardziej znany z 60 Minutes. Claiborne Pell urodził się 22 listopada 1918. Claiborne Pell zmarł(a) 1 stycznia 2009 w wieku 90 lat.

Data urodzenia: 22 listopada 1918
Miejsce urodzenia: New York City, New York, USA
Data śmierci: 1 stycznia 2009 (90 lat)

Biografia

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.