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Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Also Known As Pat Moynihan
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan lived from March 16, 1927 to March 26, 2003 and was an American politician, diplomat and social scientist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York in the United States Senate from 1977 to 2001, after serving as an adviser to President Richard Nixon and as United States ambassador to India and to the United Nations. He served as Assistant Secretary of Labor under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, publishing the Moynihan Report on Black poverty in 1965, and later chaired the Senate Environment Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. He led the Moynihan Secrecy Commission, which studied the regulation of classified information, and was tied with Jacob Javits as the longest-serving senator from New York until both were surpassed by Chuck Schumer in 2023.

Facts
Role
United States Senator (New York), 1977 to 2001; United States Ambassador to India and to the United Nations; Assistant Secretary of Labor under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
United States 1
Born
1927 1
Birth Date
1927-03-16 1
Birthplace
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States 1
Died
2003 1
Death Date
2003-03-26 1
Place of Death
Washington, D.C., United States 1
Role
Role (category)
Politician 1
Role (category)
Diplomat 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Connections

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Law of the United States, Legal Systems
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    Daniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan (March 16, 1927 - March 26, 2003) was an American politician, diplomat and social scientist.
  • Infobox, Born field
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
  • Infobox, Died field
    Washington, D.C., U.S.
  • In Legal System: Law of the United States, Daniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan (; March 16, 1927, March 26, 2003) was an American politician, diplomat and social scient
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What government posts did Daniel Patrick Moynihan hold besides his Senate seat?

He was Assistant Secretary of Labor and ambassador to India and the United Nations before and around his Senate career.

Before representing New York in the United States Senate from 1977 to 2001, Daniel Patrick Moynihan served as Assistant Secretary of Labor under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, where he published the Moynihan Report on Black poverty in 1965. He was also an adviser to President Richard Nixon and United States ambassador to India and to the United Nations. In the Senate he chaired the Environment Committee and the Finance Committee.
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