Lloyd M. Bentsen

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Secretary_of_State
gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_date 1921-02-11
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Mission,_Texas
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lloyd_M._Bentsen_Jr.
gptkbp:death_date 2006-05-23
gptkbp:district gptkb:Texas's_28th_congressional_district
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:governing_body 1955-01-03
1948-01-03
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lloyd M. Bentsen
gptkbp:influenced Social Security reform
Medicare reform
U. S. tax policy
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Bentsen_Amendment
Economic policy advocacy
Bentsen's tax reform proposals
Fiscal policy expertise
Vice Presidential debate with Dan Quayle
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern Democratic Party policies
Role in 1990s economic policies
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work Vice Presidential candidate in 1988
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:office U. S. Senator from Texas
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Clinton_administration
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson's_administration
gptkb:New_Deal_Coalition
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:1994
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
1948
gptkbp:position Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_G._Tower
gptkbp:predecessor_as_treasury_secretary gptkb:Nicholas_Brady
gptkbp:president gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:retirement_year 1993-01-20
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Secretary_of_State
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Corps
gptkbp:service_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:spouse Beverly Bentsen
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kay_Bailey_Hutchison
gptkbp:successor_as_treasury_secretary gptkb:Robert_Rubin
gptkbp:term_as_treasury_secretary_end 1994-12-31
gptkbp:term_as_treasury_secretary_start 1993-01-20
gptkbp:term_end 1993-01-20
gptkbp:term_start 1971-01-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Olin_E._Teague
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6