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| − | |birth_date= | + | |birth_date=December 8, 1908 |
| − | |death_date= | + | |death_date=November 11, 1994 |
| − | |constitutes=diplomat | + | |constitutes=diplomat, politician, deep state operative? |
| + | |spouses=Jennie Volpe | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Wentworth Institute of Technology | ||
| + | |birth_name=John Anthony Volpe | ||
| + | |birth_place=Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| + | |death_place=Nahant, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| + | |religion=Roman Catholic | ||
| + | |political_parties=Republican | ||
| + | |children=John Anthony Volpe Jr. Loretta Jean Volpe Rotondi | ||
| + | |description=Governor of Massachusetts, later Secretary of Transportation and US Ambassador to Italy. | ||
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| + | |title=United States Secretary of Transportation | ||
| + | |start=January 22, 1969 | ||
| + | |end=February 2, 1973 | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=Governor of Massachusetts | ||
| + | |start=January 5, 1961 | ||
| + | |end=January 3, 1963 | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=Governor of Massachusetts | ||
| + | |start=January 7, 1965 | ||
| + | |end=January 22, 1969 | ||
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| + | |title=United States Ambassador to Italy | ||
| + | |start=March 6, 1973 | ||
| + | |end=January 24, 1977 | ||
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| − | In January 1974, as [[US Ambassador to Italy]], John Volpe named [[Michele Sindona]] "Man of the Year". | + | }} |
| + | '''John Anthony Volpe''' was an American businessman, diplomat, and politician from [[Massachusetts]]. A son of Italian immigrants, he founded and owned a large construction firm. Politically, he was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in increasingly Democratic Massachusetts, serving as [[Governor of Massachusetts|its 61st and 63rd Governor]] from 1961 to 1963 and 1965 to 1969, as the [[United States Secretary of Transportation]] from 1969 to 1973, and as the [[United States Ambassador to Italy]] from 1973 to 1977.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/13/nyregion/john-a-volpe-nixon-supporter-and-massachusetts-governor-85.html</ref> As Secretary of Transportation, Volpe was an important figure in the development of the [[Interstate Highway System]] at the federal level. | ||
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| + | ==1968 US Presidential Election== | ||
| + | On Aug. 8, 1968, Volpe came within minutes of being chosen as [[Richard Nixon]]'s running mate for [[US Vice President]], but Nixon chose [[Spiro Agnew]] at the last minute.<ref>http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/opinion-joseph-bosco-richard-nixon-watergate-095308</ref> | ||
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| + | ==United States Ambassador to Italy== | ||
| + | In January 1974, as [[US Ambassador to Italy]], John Volpe named mafia [[banker]] [[Michele Sindona]] "Man of the Year". | ||
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| + | In a 1975 interview, he expressed the US administration's opposition to the possible entry of the [[Italian Communist Party]] into the Italian government: this eventuality "would determine a fundamental contradiction" with Italy's membership of [[NATO]].<ref>http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,1109_01_1975_0209_0002_16332786/</ref> | ||
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| Born | John Anthony Volpe December 8, 1908 Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | November 11, 1994 (Age 85) Nahant, Massachusetts, United States |
| Alma mater | Wentworth Institute of Technology |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Children | John Anthony Volpe Jr. Loretta Jean Volpe Rotondi |
| Spouse | Jennie Volpe |
| Party | Republican |
John Anthony Volpe was an American businessman, diplomat, and politician from Massachusetts. A son of Italian immigrants, he founded and owned a large construction firm. Politically, he was a Republican in increasingly Democratic Massachusetts, serving as its 61st and 63rd Governor from 1961 to 1963 and 1965 to 1969, as the United States Secretary of Transportation from 1969 to 1973, and as the United States Ambassador to Italy from 1973 to 1977.[1] As Secretary of Transportation, Volpe was an important figure in the development of the Interstate Highway System at the federal level.
1968 US Presidential Election
On Aug. 8, 1968, Volpe came within minutes of being chosen as Richard Nixon's running mate for US Vice President, but Nixon chose Spiro Agnew at the last minute.[2]
United States Ambassador to Italy
In January 1974, as US Ambassador to Italy, John Volpe named mafia banker Michele Sindona "Man of the Year".
In a 1975 interview, he expressed the US administration's opposition to the possible entry of the Italian Communist Party into the Italian government: this eventuality "would determine a fundamental contradiction" with Italy's membership of NATO.[3]
References
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/13/nyregion/john-a-volpe-nixon-supporter-and-massachusetts-governor-85.html
- ↑ http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/opinion-joseph-bosco-richard-nixon-watergate-095308
- ↑ http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,1109_01_1975_0209_0002_16332786/
