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Lloyd Bentsen
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American politician (1921–2006)
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Lloyd Bentsen was an American politician, judge, lawyer, and entrepreneur. Born in Mission in 1921, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, a United States senator, and the United States Secretary of the Treasury. A member of the Democratic Party, he worked in Washington, D.C., and was educated at the University of Texas School of Law.
During World War II, Bentsen served as a major in the United States Army Air Forces. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Air Medal. He died in Houston in 2006 from a stroke.
Bentsen is recognized in the Us Senators and Presidential Medal Of Freedom collections. He authored four works, including transcripts of the 1988 presidential and vice presidential debates and reports on an East Asia study mission. He spoke English.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Transcripts of the 1988 presidential and vice presidential debates
- East Asia study mission January 5-14, 1980
- Prison boot camps
- Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1921
- Active to
- 2006
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,617x
- Least squares quantization in PCM
· 1982 · cited 12,250x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,235x
- The UK Biobank resource with deep phenotyping and genomic data
· 2018 · cited 9,042x
- Development and preliminary testing of the new five-level version of EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L)
· 2011 · cited 8,450x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “[A] fellow from Texas can tell the difference between grass-roots and AstroTurf.”
- “Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.”
- “As one of our colleagues recently put it, this Republican pledge of no new taxes is pure Bushlips. It's Bushlips when the president says 'No new taxes' and sends a budget requiring the Finance Committee to raise $20 billion in new revenues: $15 billion in taxes and $5 billion in user fees.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- President
- Bill Clinton
- Preceded by
- Nicholas F. Brady
- Succeeded by
- Robert Rubin
- Born
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. , ( 1921-02-11 ) February 11, 1921, Mission, Texas , U.S.
- Died
- May 23, 2006 (2006-05-23) (aged 85), Houston , Texas, U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Beryl Ann Longino ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 )
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin ( JD )
- Branch service
- United States Army Army Air Forces United States Air Force Air Force Reserve
- Years of service
- 1942–1947 (active) 1950–1959 (reserve)
- Rank
- Colonel
- Unit
- 15th Air Force 449th Bombardment Group
- Battles wars
- World War II Mediterranean theater European theater
- Awards
- Distinguished Flying Cross , Air Medal (4)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mission
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army Air Forces
- Military rank
- major
- Image
- LloydBentsen.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1921-02-11
- Commons category
- Lloyd Bentsen
- date of death
- 2006-05-23
- Commons gallery
- Lloyd Bentsen
- name in native language
- Lloyd Bentsen
- cause of death
- stroke
- P10632
- Lloyd Bentsen
- manner of death
- natural causes
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 69th United States secretary of the treasury under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994. He served as a United States senator from Texas from 1971 to 1993 and was the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket.
Born in Mission, Texas, Bentsen graduated from the University of Texas School of Law before serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in Europe. After the war, he won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1948 to 1955. He defeated incumbent Senator Ralph Yarborough in the 1970 Democratic senatorial primary and won the general election against George H. W. Bush. He was reelected in 1976, 1982, and 1988, and served as chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance from 1987 to 1993. In the Senate, he helped win passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and played a role in the creation of the individual retirement account. Bentsen sought the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination but was unable to organize an effective national campaign.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lloyd Bentsen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.