Richard Schweiker

Richard Schweiker    (Politician, Businessman)
Born	Richard Schultz Schweiker 1926-06-01 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	2015-07-31 (Age 89) Pomona, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	Pennsylvania State University
Religion	Schwenkfelder Church
Parents	• Malcolm Alderfer Schweiker • Sr. Blanche Schultz Schweiker
Children	• Malcolm Coleman Schweiker • Lani Lynne Schweiker • Kyle Claire Schweiker • Richard Schultz Schweiker • Lara Kristi Schweiker
Spouse	Claire Coleman Schweiker
Member of	Church Committee
Interests	JFK Assassination
Party	Republican
Relatives	• Malcolm Alderfer Schweiker • Jr. Sylvia Schweiker Strasburg
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services  In office January 22, 1981 - February 3, 1983  United States Senator from Pennsylvania In office January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1981 Succeeded by Arlen Specter  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district In office January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1969

In 1975 Richard Schweiker chaired a committee on the performance of the intelligence agencies concerning the JFK Assassination.

Career

In September, 1975, a subcommittee under Richard Schweiker was asked to investigate the performance of the intelligence agencies concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In its final report, issued in April 1976, the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities concluded: “Domestic intelligence activity has threatened and undermined the Constitutional rights of Americans to free speech, association and privacy. It has done so primarily because the Constitutional system for checking abuse of power has not been applied.”

In September 1976 Schweiker became a member of the House Select Committee on Assassinations.

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