Daniel Patrick Moynihan
In office Preceded by James L. Buckley Succeeded by Hillary Rodham Clinton In office President Gerald R. Ford Preceded by John A. Scali Succeeded by William W. Scranton In office President Richard Nixon Gerald R. Ford Preceded by Kenneth Keating Succeeded by William B. Saxbe In office Preceded by Lloyd Bentsen Succeeded by Robert Packwood In office Preceded by Quentin N. Burdick Succeeded by Max Baucus
Born (1927-03-16 ) March 16, 1927Tulsa, Oklahoma Died March 26, 2003(2003-03-26) (aged 76)Washington, D.C. Resting place Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia Nationality American Political party Democratic Spouse(s) Elizabeth Moynihan Alma mater Tufts University (BA, MA, Ph.D)London School of Economics Profession Sociologist , diplomat Allegiance United States of America Branch/service United States Navy Years of service 1944–1947
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician and sociologist . He was a member of the Democratic Party .
He was first elected to the United States Senate for New York in 1976, and was re-elected three times (in 1982, 1988, and 1994). He declined to run for re-election in 2000. Moynihan was the United States' Ambassador to the United Nations and to India . He was a member of four successive presidential administrations, beginning with the administration of John F. Kennedy , and continuing through that of Gerald Ford .
Moyniham died of surgical complications at a Washington, D.C. hospital, aged 76.[ 1]
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