Acting

Claiborne Pell

Claiborne Pell en çok 60 Minutes ile tanınır. Claiborne Pell, 22 Kasım 1918 tarihinde doğdu. Claiborne Pell, 1 Ocak 2009 tarihinde 90 yaşında hayatını kaybetti.

Doğum tarihi: 22 Kasım 1918
Doğum yeri: New York City, New York, USA
Ölüm tarihi: 1 Ocak 2009 (90 yaşında)

Biyografi

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.