| Alan MacGregor Cranston | |
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| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Kuchel |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Barbara Boxer |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981 | |
| Leader | Robert Byrd |
| Preceded by | Robert Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Ted Stevens |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Leader | Robert Byrd George Mitchell |
| Preceded by | Alan K. Simpson |
| Succeeded by | Wendell Ford |
| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Leader | Robert Byrd |
| Preceded by | Ted Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Alan K. Simpson |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Leader | Robert Byrd |
| Preceded by | Robert Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Wendell Ford |
| In office 1959 – 1967 | |
| Governor | Pat Brown |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Kirkwood |
| Succeeded by | Houston I. Flournoy |
| Born | June 19, 1914 Palo Alto, California |
| Died | December 31, 2000 (aged 86) Los Altos, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American journalist and Democratic Party Senator from California. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Henry Kuchel ( August 15 1910 &ndash November 21 1994) was a Moderate Republican Party United States Senator Barbara Levy Boxer (born 11 November 1940 is an American Democratic Politician and the current junior U The Assistant Majority and' Minority Leaders of the United States Senate' (commonly called Senate Majority and' Minority Whips) are the second-ranking Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20 1917 is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20 1917 is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. Theodore Fulton Stevens (born November 18 1923 is the senior United States Senator from Alaska, serving since December 24 1968 The Assistant Majority and' Minority Leaders of the United States Senate' (commonly called Senate Majority and' Minority Whips) are the second-ranking Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20 1917 is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. George Mitchell may refer to George J Mitchell (born 1933 former Senate majority leader (D-Maine and former chairman of Disney George Mitchell Alan Kooi Simpson (born September 2, 1931, in Denver Colorado, U Wendell Hampton Ford (born September 8, 1924) is an American politician from Kentucky who belongs to the Democratic Party. The Assistant Majority and' Minority Leaders of the United States Senate' (commonly called Senate Majority and' Minority Whips) are the second-ranking Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20 1917 is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. Theodore Fulton Stevens (born November 18 1923 is the senior United States Senator from Alaska, serving since December 24 1968 Alan Kooi Simpson (born September 2, 1931, in Denver Colorado, U The word whip describes two basic types of tools A long stick-like device usually slightly flexible with a small bit of leather or cord called a "popper" on the Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20 1917 is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20 1917 is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. Wendell Hampton Ford (born September 8, 1924) is an American politician from Kentucky who belongs to the Democratic Party. The State Controller is the Chief Financial Officer of the State of California in the United States. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown Sr ( April 21, 1905 February 16, 1996) was the 32nd Governor of California, serving Robert C Kirkwood ( August 30 1909 &ndash May 5 1964) served as a member of the California State Assembly representing part of Houston Irving Flournoy ( October 7 1929 &ndash January 7 2008) was an American politician who served as a California legislator and Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
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Education
Cranston earned his high school diploma from Mountain View High School. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Mountain View High School ( MVHS or just MV) one of three Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District public High schools, He attended Pomona College and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México before graduating from Stanford University in Palo Alto in 1936. Pomona College is a private residential liberal arts college located in Claremont California. The National Autonomous University of Mexico (in Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México UNAM) is a Public university based Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i
Early career
Cranston was a correspondent for the International News Service for two years preceding World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including When an abridged English-language translation of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf was released, sanitized to exclude some of Hitler's anti-semitism and militancy, Cranston published an unexpurgated and annotated translation which he believed more accurately reflected the contents of the book. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Mein Kampf ( English: My Struggle/My Battle) is a book by Adolf Hitler. Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. In 1939, Hitler's publisher sued him for copyright violation in Connecticut; a judge ruled in Hitler's favor and publication of the book was halted. Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America.
Before enlisting in the armed forces in 1944 as a private (he held the rank of sergeant at his discharge), he worked in the Office of War Information. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A Private is a Soldier of the lowest Military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world The United States Office of War Information (OWI was a US government agency created during World War II to consolidate government information services The following year he wrote a second book, The Killing of the Peace, a synopsis of the failed bid to get the United States to join the League of Nations immediately following World War I. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920 World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
Cranston, a supporter of world government, became president of the World Federalist Association in 1948. World government is the concept of a political body that would make interpret and enforce International law. Citizens for Global Solutions, a grassroots membership organization in the United States envisions a "future in which nations work together to abolish war protect our rights and [1] He successfully pushed for his state's legislature to pass the 1949 World Federalist California Resolution, calling on Congress to amend the Constitution to allow U. The 1949 World Federalist California Resolution was a measure passed by the California legislature that called on the United States Congress to amend the United The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. S. participation in a federal world government. World government is the concept of a political body that would make interpret and enforce International law.
Public office
State Controller
A Democrat, Cranston was elected California State Controller in 1958 and reelected in 1962. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The State Controller is the Chief Financial Officer of the State of California in the United States.
Senator
In 1968, he was elected to the first of what would prove to be four six-year terms United States Senate, defeating Republican Max Rafferty in the general election after the staunchly conservative Rafferty had defeated the liberal Republican incumbent, Thomas Kuchel, in that party's primary. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Maxwell Lewis Rafferty (born May 9, 1917, in New Orleans, Louisiana; died June 13, 1982, in Alabama A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal Thomas Henry Kuchel ( August 15 1910 &ndash November 21 1994) was a Moderate Republican Party United States Senator A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates
The general election itself was also marred by mudslinging; A conservative writer, Frank Capell, authored a pamphlet suggesting that Cranston may have had Communist leanings in his youth, and that during his stint at the Office of War Information he helped falsely convince Franklin D. Roosevelt that Nazi Germany had perpetrated the Katyń massacre. Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Many of the same allegations were recycled in an article that ran in American Opinion in 1974 entitled "Alan Cranston: The Shadow in the Senate". The article's title was a reference to Lamont Cranston, the name of the main character in the popular radio program The Shadow).
In 1974, Cranston defeated Republican H.L. "Bill" Richardson, a conservative state senator previously affiliated with the John Birch Society. H L "Bill" Richardson founded Gun Owners of America (GOA in 1975 and served as a California state senator from 1966 - The John Birch Society is a political education and action organization founded by Robert W Cranston polled 3,693,160 votes (60. 5 percent) to Richardson's 2,210,267 (36. 2 percent).
In 1980, Cranston defeated Republican Paul Gann, 4,705,399 (56. Paul Gann ( June 12, 1912 - September 11, 1989) was a Sacramento California -based conservative Political activist 5 percent) to 3,093,426 (37. 1 percent).
Presidential candidate
Cranston was Democratic Whip from 1977-1991. Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination for the 1984 election. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate and former Vice President He became the first announced candidate on February 1, 1983. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Despite his age (sixty-nine) and appearance that seemed even older (Cranston dyed his little remaining white hair a color that most called orange), Cranston quickly became a recognized candidate. His strong support for a nuclear freeze won him an intense following among anti-nuclear activists, support that translated into campaign donations, committed staff (future Washington Senator Maria Cantwell moved to the state in 1983 to head up Cranston's caucus campaign effort there) and volunteers and "straw poll" victories in Wisconsin, California, and Alabama. The nuclear freeze was a proposed agreement between the world's nuclear powers primarily the United States and the then- Soviet Union, to freeze all production Maria E Cantwell (born October 13, 1958) is the junior United States Senator from the state of Washington and is a member of the However, the entry of George McGovern into the race in September 1983 cut into Cranston's support. George Stanley McGovern He finished a weak fourth in Iowa in February 1984 and dropped out a week later after finishing seventh out of eight candidates in New Hampshire, with only 2 percent of the vote. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Cranston also faced a campaign debt of $2 million as he began gearing up for an expensive and tough re-election fight in 1986, when he narrowly defeated the liberal Republican U. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) S. Representative Ed Zschau, who later left the |Republican Party. Edwin Van Wyck Zschau ( born January 6, 1940) represented California 's 12th District in the United States House of Representatives
Reprimand
He was reprimanded by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics for "improper conduct" on November 20, 1991 after he accepted $1 million in campaign contributions from the Lincoln Savings head, Charles Keating. The US Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a select committee of the United States Senate charged with dealing with matters related to senatorial ethics Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Lincoln Savings and Loan Association of Irvine California was the financial institution at the heart of the Keating Five scandal during the 1980s Savings Charles Humphrey Keating Jr (born December 4 1923 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a retired American lawyer politician and banker best known for his involvement in the Keating had wanted federal regulators to stop "hounding" his savings and loan association. A savings and loan association, also known as a thrift, is a Financial institution that specializes in accepting Savings deposits and making Mortgage The committee deemed Cranston's misconduct the worst among the Keating Five. The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989 igniting a major Political scandal as part Cranston decided against running for a fifth term while he battled prostate cancer.
Retirement and death
He dedicated his retirement to the global abolition of nuclear weapons, first through the Nuclear Weapon Elimination Initiative of the State of the World Forum, and then as President of the Global Security Institute, which he founded in 1999. [2]
He lived in Los Altos, California, from his retirement until his death. Los Altos (lɑːˈsæltoʊs is a city at the southern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.dwfed.org/about.htm
- ^ Bock, Alan: Eye on the Empire, Antiwar. The Global Security Institute (GSI is a International organization with a mission to eliminate Nuclear weapons through international cooperation and security com.
| Preceded by Robert C. Kirkwood | California State Controller 1959–1967 | Succeeded by Houston I. Flournoy |
| Preceded by Thomas Kuchel | United States Senator (Class 3) from California 1969–1993 Served alongside: George Murphy, John V. Tunney, S. I. Hayakawa, Pete Wilson, John F. Seymour, Dianne Feinstein | Succeeded by Barbara Boxer |
| Preceded by Robert Byrd | Democratic Whip of the United States Senate 1977–1991 | Succeeded by Wendell Ford |
| Majority Whip of the United States Senate 1977–1981 | Succeeded by Ted Stevens | |
| Preceded by Vance Hartke | Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee 1977 – 1981 | Succeeded by Alan K. Simpson |
| Preceded by Ted Stevens | Minority Whip of the United States Senate 1981–1987 | Succeeded by Alan K. Simpson |
| Preceded by Alan K. Simpson | Majority Whip of the United States Senate 1987–1991 | Succeeded by Wendell Ford |
| Preceded by Alan K. Simpson | Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee 1987 – 1993 | Succeeded by Jay Rockefeller |
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