John Sherman Cooper - Wikipedia
WEBJohn Sherman Cooper (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was an American politician, jurist, and diplomat from the United States. He served three non-consecutive, partial terms in the United States Senate before being elected to two full terms in 1960 and 1966, representing Kentucky.
John Sherman Cooper: A Featured Biography - U.S. Senate
WEBFollowing military service in World War II, John Sherman Cooper (R-KY) was first elected to the Senate in 1946 to fill a vacancy. He lost his reelection bid but returned to the Senate in 1952 and again in 1956 to fill two other vacancies.
John Sherman Cooper Dies at 89; Longtime Senator From Kentucky
WEBFeb 23, 1991 — John Sherman Cooper, a liberal Republican from Kentucky who represented his state in the Senate for more than two decades, died in a Washington retirement home on Thursday. He was 89 years old.
The Independent From Kentucky: John Sherman Cooper | The …
WEBFollowing his defeat, President Truman appointed former Senator John Sherman Cooper as a delegate to the United Nations; later Cooper would serve as a special assistant to Secretary of State Dean Acheson.
Interview with John Sherman Cooper, June 20, 1980 · SPOKEdb
WEBInterview Summary. Cooper begins the interview by discussing his close relationship with John F. Kennedy. Cooper talks of how they worked together in the Senate on the Labor Committee and on foreign aid policies. After President Kennedy's assassination, Cooper was asked to be on the Warren Commission by President Johnson.
Biography - Kentucky Politics: John Sherman Cooper - Research …
WEBAug 3, 2023 — John Sherman Cooper (1901-1991) was a senator, ambassador and statesman from Somerset, Kentucky. He attended Centre College and graduated from Yale University in 1923. Cooper attended Harvard Law School and then served in the Kentucky General Assembly representing Pulaski County from 1928 to 1930.
WEBJohn Sherman Cooper: The Early Years, 1901-27 by Richard C. Smoot In the panorama of Kentucky political greats, no star shines brighter for Republicans than that of John Sherman Cooper (1901-91). For most of the period ranging from the 1920s to the 1980s, Cooper held either elective or appointive office. His
John Sherman Cooper | United States senator | Britannica
WEBOther articles where John Sherman Cooper is discussed: Warren Commission: Russell of Georgia and John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky; two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Hale Boggs of Louisiana and Gerald Ford of Michigan; and two private citizens, Allen W. Dulles, former director of the Central …
Cooper, John Sherman - Encyclopedia.com
WEBCooper, John Sherman (b. 23 August 1901 in Somerset, Kentucky; d. 21 February 1991 in Washington, D.C.), U.S. senator, ambassador to India and East Germany, and member of the Warren commission. The second of seven children of John Sherman Cooper, Sr., and Helen Gertrude Tartar, Cooper grew to maturity in a politically oriented family. His ...
WEBAA Senator and His Constituents. by Bill Cooper. United States senators quickly discover that their constitu ency extends beyond state boundaries. John Sherman Cooper of. Kentucky understood that promptly and, in turn, sought to serve each body politic.