John Culver
 John Culver     ( writer, politician, lawyer) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | John Chester Culver 1932-08-08 Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 27, 2018 (Age 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | US | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | • Harvard University • Emmanuel College (Cambridge) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Chet Culver | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Council on Foreign Relations/Historical Members, Trilateral Commission | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||
US senator who attended the 1970 and 1972 Bilderbergs, just before the founding of the Trilateral Commission.
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John Chester Culver was an American lawyer and politician who became a member both of the United States House of Representatives (1965–1975) and United States Senate (1975–1981) from Iowa, later becoming a lobbyist. He attended the 1970 and 1972 Bilderberg meetings, just before the founding of the Trilateral Commission.[1]
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Background
Culver was born in Rochester, Minnesota, the son of Mary C. (Miller) and William C. Culver. He moved as a child with his family to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
His son Chet Culver became governor of Iowa (2007–2011).
Education
Culver graduated from both Harvard University and Harvard Law School. As an undergraduate, he played fullback on the Harvard football team with future U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 27th round of the 1954 NFL draft.[2] Rather than try out for professional football after graduating, Culver attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge, as the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Scholar. In 1978 Culver was inducted into the Harvard Football Hall of Fame.
After his return to the U.S., he served in the military as a captain in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1958.
Career
Culver became active in politics, working as a legislative assistant for Senator Edward Kennedy in 1962. He began his law practice in Iowa a year later. In 1964, he ran against Republican U.S. Representative James E. Bromwell. With President Lyndon Johnson's landslide victory, many Democrats, including Culver, were carried to victory.[3] . During his 10 years in the House, he was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, sitting on subcommittees dealing with Africa, Inter-American Affairs, and Foreign Economic Policy, which he chaired; the Government Operations Committee, and chairman of the Democratic Study Group.[4]
In 1974, Culver ran for the U.S. Senate, narrowly defeating Davis Stanley with 52% of the vote for the seat left open by the retirement of Harold E. Hughes. Culver sat one term in the Senate, from 1975 until 1981. With Ronald Reagan's national victory as president, Culver was defeated in 1980 by Republican Chuck Grassley, taking 46% of the vote to Grassley's 53%.[3]
Senator Culver sat on the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the Board of Overseers of Harvard University and the JFK Presidential Library Board of Directors.[4]
After leaving the Senate, Culver was a visiting professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts and a fellow with the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.[4]
Culver was a featured speaker at the August 28, 2009, memorial service for Edward Kennedy, speaking as his Harvard classmate and teammate, Senate colleague, and longtime friend.[5]
From may 2010 until January 31, 2011, Culver was the interim director of the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was succeeded by former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson. Culver remained on the board of advisers as director emeritus.[6]
In 2000, Culver co-wrote American Dreamer, the first comprehensive biography of Henry A. Wallace.
Personal life and death
John Culver and his wife had five children, including Chet, who was governor of Iowa from 2007 to 2011.
At the time of his death, Culver was recently retired from the lobbyist company Arent Fox in Washington, D.C., where he had established the government affairs practice.[7] After leaving the Senate, he lived and worked in the capital with his wife, Mary Jane Checchi.
Culver died on December 26, 2018, at age 86.[8]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1970 | 17 April 1970 | 19 April 1970 | Switzerland Hotel Quellenhof Bad Ragaz | the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland. |
| Bilderberg/1972 | 21 April 1972 | 23 April 1972 | Belgium Hotel La Reserve Knokke | The 21st Bilderberg, 102 guests. It spawned the Trilateral Commission. |
References
- ↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/10/29/Its-been-more-than-25-years-since-John-Culver/9591341643600/
- ↑ https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2018/12/29/john-culver-iowa-lawmaker-kennedy-confidant-harvard-football-star/E8MDpCrpWmAmfehmU6ZGEO/story.html
- ↑ Jump up to: a b https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/obituaries/john-culver-dead.html
- ↑ Jump up to: a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20070124113323/http://www.arentfox.com/people/index.cfm?fa=profile&id=61
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWrBPefWtbQ
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120712173631/http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/press-releases/john-culver
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071010221752/http://www.arentfox.com/people/index.cfm?fa=profile&id=61 |
- ↑ https://kwwl.com/2018/12/27/former-u-s-senator-john-culver-dead-at-86/
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