- This article is about the American politician. For Bob Graham the English Lakeland fell-runner and his long-standing Lakeland 24-hour record see Bob Graham Round. History of the Round On 13/14th June 1932 the Lakeland fell runner Bob Graham set a Peak bagging record of 42 Lakeland peaks in just under 24 hours For Bob Graham the Australian author/illustrator, see Bob Graham (author / illustrator). Bob Graham (b 1942 is an Australian children's author and illustrator
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38th Governor of Florida
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| Preceded by | Reubin Askew |
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| Born | November 9, 1936 Coral Gables, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Adele Khoury Graham |
| Religion | United Church of Christ |
Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American politician. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the 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 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paula Hawkins (born January 24, 1927) is an American politician from Florida. Melquíades Rafael "Mel" Martínez (born October 23, 1946) is currently the junior United States Senator from Florida and served List of Governors Military governor Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams-Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10 Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 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) The position of Lieutenant Governor of Florida was restored with the 1968 revision of the Florida state constitution (See Article IV Section 2 John Wayne Mixson, better known as Wayne Mixson (born June 16, 1922) was the thirty-ninth governor of the U Reubin O'Donovan Askew (born September 11 1928) is an American politician, who served as the 37th governor of the U John Wayne Mixson, better known as Wayne Mixson (born June 16, 1922) was the thirty-ninth governor of the U Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Coral Gables (sometimes referred to as The Gables) is a City in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami, in the United Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United Church of Christ ( UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination principally in the United States, Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He was a United States Senator from Florida from 1987 to 2005 and the governor of that state from 1979 to 1987. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. List of Governors Military governor Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams-Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Following a failed bid for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2004 presidential race, Graham was considered a possible running mate for John Kerry. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 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 } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator
Graham dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on October 6, 2003 and announced his retirement from the Senate on November 3, 2003. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Graham is now concentrating his efforts on the newly established Bob Graham Center for Public Service [1] at his undergraduate alma mater, the University of Florida. Degree programs The Graham Center provides an education that enables its graduates to function wisely and effectively in a variety of professional The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research
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Personal background
He was born in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Miami-Dade County (often referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a County located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida He married Adele Khoury Graham, of Miami Shores, in 1959. Adele Khoury Graham was born in April 4[[ 938]] Adele Graham was the First Lady of the state of Florida from 1979 - 1987 Miami Shores is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They have four daughters: Gwen Graham Logan, Cissy Graham McCullough, Suzanne Graham Gibson and Kendall Graham Elias. The Grahams also have 12 grandchildren as of 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Graham is the son of Ernest "Cap" Graham, a Florida state senator, mining engineer and dairy/cattleman, and Hilda Simmons Graham, a schoolteacher. Ernest R "Cap" Graham (born in Croswell Michigan 1886 died in Florida, 1957 was a political figure in Florida, having served as a member of the He is the youngest of four children. His siblings are the late Philip Graham, former publisher of the Washington Post; William Graham of Miami Lakes, Florida; and the late Mary Crow. Philip Leslie Graham ( July 18, 1915 &ndash August 3, 1963) was an American publisher and Businessman. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D
Bob Graham attended Miami Senior High School from 1951 to 1955, he was Student Body President his senior year. Miami High School is a term used to refer to many high schools in the United States, as well as one school in Australia. He was also president of Key Club, the Kiwanis service organization. While at Miami High Graham was the recipient of the Sigma Chi Award, the school's highest honor. He received a bachelor's degree in 1959 in political science from the University of Florida, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research ΣΝ (Sigma Nu is an undergraduate College fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada While at UF he was inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame (the most prestigious honor at UF) and was inducted into Florida Blue Key. Florida Blue Key is a student honor and service society at the University of Florida. He went on to receive an LLB from Harvard Law School in 1962. The Bachelor of Laws (abbreviated LLB, LLB or rarely LlB) is an undergraduate or bachelor degree in law offered in most Common law Harvard Law School (also known as Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional Graduate schools of Harvard University. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His eldest brother, Philip (1915-1963), was also a Harvard Law alum.
Political career
Graham is a Democrat who never lost an election prior to his bid for the 2004 Presidential nomination. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. He was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1966 and reelected in 1968. The Florida House of Representatives, one of the two Chambers of the Florida Legislature, is composed of 120 members each representing a district Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was elected to the Florida State Senate in 1970 and was reelected in 1974. The Florida Senate is part of the legislative branch of government for the state of Florida. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Workdays
Bob Graham's campaign trademark was to work a full, eight-hour day at various jobs which represented Florida's constituents. He began his Workdays in 1974, teaching a semester of civics at Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami while serving in the Florida Senate. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Miami Carol City Senior High School (MCCSH is a Secondary school located at 3422 N The Florida Senate is part of the legislative branch of government for the state of Florida. At that time, Bob Graham was on the Education Committee. After a speech, M. Sue Riley, an English teacher at Carol City, approached Bob Graham and said, "The only problem with members of the Education Committee is nobody has any experience in education. " Bob Graham was taken aback at that assertion and asked, "Well, what can I do about that?" A few months later, Ms. Riley contacted Senator Graham with a proposal to teach the next semester of civics. Following that teaching experience, he performed 99 additional workdays just in time for his 1986 successful campaign for U. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) S. Senate. Since then, he has completed 386 workdays, more than a year's worth of days spent laboring side-by-side with his constituents. Graham has continued doing workdays throughout his tenure as governor and in the United States Senate. His jobs have included service as a police officer, busboy, railroad engineer, construction worker, fisherman, garbageman, factory worker, and teacher. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. Construction workers are employed in the Construction industry and work predominately on Construction sites and are typically engaged in aspects of the industry A fisherman or fisher is someone who gathers Fish, Shellfish, or other animals from a body of water In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or On No. 365, he checked in customers, handled baggage and helped serve passengers on US Airways. US Airways Inc is the fifth largest Airline in the United States.
Governor of Florida
Bob Graham was elected Governor of Florida in 1978 after a seven-way Democratic primary race in which he initially placed second to Robert L. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Shevin. His supporters at the time dubbed themselves "Graham crackers. The graham cracker was developed in 1822 in Bound Brook New Jersey, by Presbyterian minister Rev " With this victory, he realized his father's dream: Cap Graham had run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to be Governor of Florida back in 1944. Graham was re-elected in 1982 with 65% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Skip Bafalis. Louis Arthur (Skip Bafalis, (born Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, September 28, 1929) is a retired American As governor he was probably best known for his failure to stop the Mariel Boatlift, pro-environmental policy, and overseeing resumption of the death penalty (16 people were electrocuted while he was governor[1]. The Mariel Boatlift was a mass movement of Cubans who departed from Cuba 's Mariel Harbor for the United States between April 15 and Execution by electrocution (usually referred to after its method of implementation as the Electric Chair) is an execution method originating in the United States in which the ) Previously Graham had voted for capital punishment as a legislator[2].
- Lieutenant Governor: Wayne Mixson
- Secretary of State: George Firestone
- Attorney General: Alan Becker (1978–82), Jim Smith (1982–86)
- Treasurer: Bill Gunter
- Comptroller: Gerald Lewis
- Agriculture Commissioner: Doyle Conner
- Education Commissioner: Ralph Turlington
- Chief of Staff: Charles B. Reed
U. John Wayne Mixson, better known as Wayne Mixson (born June 16, 1922) was the thirty-ninth governor of the U William Dawson Gunter Jr also known as Bill Gunter was a Floridian Politician. Charles B Reed is the Chancellor of the California State University system S. Senator
Graham was then elected to the U. S. Senate in 1986, defeating incumbent Sen. The US Senate election 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan 's second presidential term Paula Hawkins 55 to 45 percent. Paula Hawkins (born January 24, 1927) is an American politician from Florida. He was re-elected in 1992 (over Bill Grant, 66-34) and 1998 (over Charlie Crist, 63-37). The 1992 United States Senate election was an election for the United States Senate in which the victory of Bill Clinton in the presidential election James William Grant (born 1943 (also called Bill Grant) is an American banker and politician from Madison Florida. The US Senate election 1998 was a roughly even contest between the Republican and Democratic parties Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist Jr (born July 24 1956 is an American politician of the Republican Party and the current Governor of Florida.
Bob Graham was a member of the New Democrat Coalition. The New Democrat Coalition is an organization within the United States Congress.
He has a quirky habit of keeping a detailed log of his daily activities on color-coded notebooks, which some say may have cost him a spot on past vice-presidential tickets. He keeps all of these notes in a file cabinet arranged by month and year. A great champion for his home state, Graham always kept Florida orange juice on hand in his Senate office and was rarely seen without his trademark Florida tie.
Early in 2003, Graham underwent heart surgery and received an artificial replacement heart valve made from the tissue from the heart of a Holstein cow. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Holstein or Friesian is a Breed of Dairy cow known today as the world's highest production dairy animal
He cosponsored a bill to create a Director of National Intelligence. The Director of National Intelligence ( DNI) is the United States government official subject to the authority direction and control of the President
As Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Graham opposed the War in Iraq for fear it would divert U. S. attention from the fight in Afghanistan. After carefully reviewing information and meeting with military leaders in February 2002, he decided the war would be a "distraction" that would end poorly. He continues to oppose the Iraq War today. [2]
Presidential candidate
Graham announced his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2004 election on the Democratic ticket on February 27, 2003. 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 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. However, on October 7, 2003, he announced (with polls showing him in last place among a field of ten candidates) he was ending his presidential campaign, saying he started his campaign too late and had trouble raising money. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In November, he announced that he would not seek another term in the Senate.
After John Kerry became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president in March 2004, there was some discussion in the media that Graham might be on the short list of Kerry's choices for vice president, presumably at least in part because having Graham on the ticket could help Kerry win Florida in the presidential election. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A short list is a list of candidates for a job prize award political position etc The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death
After politics
After teaching at Harvard University for the 2005–2006 academic year, Graham is now focused on founding two centers to train future political leaders, one at the University of Florida — where he earned his bachelor's degree in political science in 1959 — and one in his hometown at University of Miami. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925
The UF Center, known as the Bob Graham Center for Public Service[3], is housed in the university's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences[4] and provides students with opportunities to train for future leadership positions, meet current policymakers and take courses in critical thinking, language learning and studies of world cultures. Degree programs The Graham Center provides an education that enables its graduates to function wisely and effectively in a variety of professional On February 9, 2008, Jerry Clower Hall was dedicated on the UF campus — funded by longtime friend of Graham, Jim Pugh, and his wife Alexis — and serves as home to the center, as well as the university's oral history and African and Asian languages programs. Howard Gerald "Jerry" Clower (b September 28, 1926, Liberty Mississippi - d
Graham is also currently writing a book on civic education and how a citizen can participate in our democracy in effective ways.
Business interests
The Graham dairy farm was redeveloped into Miami Lakes, a residential and commercial community, in 1963 under the leadership of Bob Graham's brother, William. Miami Lakes is an incorporated Town and former Census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States To this day, Bob Graham still owns a significant share of the Graham Companies, which is estimated to be worth around $10 million. To avoid a potential conflict of interest, his various investments, including his share in the Miami Lakes development, are managed by a proxy and reported to Graham at the end of each year. A conflict of interest is a situation in which someone in a position of trust such as a Lawyer, Insurance adjuster, a Politician, executive or director Graham's total net worth is estimated to be somewhere between $7. 35 million and $31. 7 million.
Salutes
On November 18, 2005, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, which was rebuilt during Graham's time as Governor (supposedly with great input from him), was renamed the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge by the Florida Legislature. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, spanning Florida's Tampa Bay, is the world's longest bridge with a cable-stayed main span with a length of 29040 feet
On May 6, 2006 at the Spring commencement for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the University of Florida awarded Bob Graham an honorary doctorate, the Doctor of Public Service. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Reubin O'D. Askew |
Governor of Florida 1979–1987 |
Succeeded by Wayne Mixson |
| Preceded by Paula Hawkins |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Florida 1987–2005 Served alongside: Lawton Chiles, Connie Mack III, Bill Nelson |
Succeeded by Mel Martinez |
| Preceded by Charles S. Robb Virginia |
Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 1993–1995 |
Succeeded by Bob Kerrey Nebraska |
| Preceded by Richard Shelby Alabama |
Chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by Pat Roberts Kansas |
See Also
References
External links
- Christopher Hitchens, Bob Graham, David Corn, Ruth Wedgwood — Were We Misled? A Debate on Pre-War Intelligence live recording of WNYC's Brian Lehrer show recorded in February 2006 at The New York Society for Ethical Culture, mp3 format
- Official Governor's portrait and biography from the State of Florida
- Biography from the Congressional Biographical Directory
- Bob Graham profile, NNDB
- Intelligence Matters — If the president wants to deny the American people knowledge as to what the Saudis did to support the terrorists, that’s the president’s prerogative.
- The Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida
- Online Photo Exhibit of Bob Graham's workdays, presented by the State Archives of Florida
- Bob Graham at the Internet Movie Database
- "Driving Mr. Senator" Coral Living magazine
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