(November 9, 1915- )
Birth name is Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.
Democratic vice-presidential running mate of George McGovern (1972)
U.S. Ambassador to France (1968-1970)
Founder and first head of the Peace Corps (1961-1966)
First director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1964-1968)
Creator of VISTA, Head Start, and Job Corps
Brother-in-law of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy
Father of Maria Shriver

He goes by his middle name.
He is the father-in-law of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He ran for Vice President on the Democratic ticket, and lost (1972).
He named the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law after himself.
Twenty-four of his degrees are honorary.
He looks similar to Jack Lemmon.

He is an advocate for the poor and needy.
He graduated Yale.
His wife, Eunice, created the Special Olympics.
As Director of the Peace Corps, he organized volunteer activities in more than fifty countries.
He received a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U.S. (1994).
He is suffering with Alzheimer's Disease.

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