Reverend John Danforth

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:Yale_Law_School
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
Honorary Doctorate from Princeton University
Honorary Doctorate from Yale University
gptkbp:birth_date September 5, 1936
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Danforth_Jr.
gptkb:Elizabeth_Danforth
gptkb:William_Danforth
gptkbp:education gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:Yale_Law_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reverend John Danforth
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:President_Barack_Obama
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:known_for Advocacy for civil rights
Mediation in political conflicts
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:1994_Republican_Revolution
gptkb:2001_appointment_as_U._S._Ambassador_to_the_United_Nations
1995 retirement from Senate
1993 Senate confirmation hearings
2004 involvement in Sudan peace process
2006 speech on religious tolerance
2010 public statements on political polarization
2016 criticism of political discourse
2020 reflections on faith and politics
gptkbp:notable_for Political involvement
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Danforth_Foundation
Faith and Politics
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:clergy
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Thomas_Eagleton
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:spouse Judy Danforth
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kit_Bond
gptkbp:term_end gptkb:1995
gptkbp:term_start gptkb:1977
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:funeral_of_Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5