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Also Known As Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.
Born November 9, 1915 • Westminster • Maryland
Died January 18, 2011 (aged 95) • Bethesda • Maryland
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (1994)
Notable Family Members spouse Eunice Kennedy Shriver • daughter Maria Shriver

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R. Sargent Shriver
R. Sargent Shriver (left) with Pres. John F. Kennedy at the White House, 1961.
John F. Kennedy; Sargent Shriver; Peace Corps
R. Sargent Shriver leading the first group of Peace Corps volunteers to the White House, August 1961.
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