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Pierre Salinger

Democratic

Picture of Pierre Salinger
Library of Congress
Date Party Office Votes Result
08-05-1964 Democratic Senate1 0 Win
11-03-1964 Democratic Senate1 3411912 Loss
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000016
 

Candidate Biography:

Pierre Emil George Salinger
Born: June 14, 1925 in San Francisco, CA.
Married: Renee, Nancy, Nicole Gillmann, and Nicole Beuvillain de Menthon
Children: Stephen, Gregory,  Suzanne (died 1984), and Marc (died 1977)
Military Service: USN (WWII)
Died: October 16, 2004 in Le Thor, France

1954: Campaign Writer, Richard Graves for Governor campaign
1957-1959: Investigator, Senate Select Committee To Investigate Improper Activities in Labor-Management Relations
1959: Staff, Senator John F. Kennedy
1960: Press Officer, Kennedy Presidential campaign
1961-1963: Press Secretary to President John F. Kennedy
1963-1964: Press Secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson
1964: Resigned from the United States Senate on December 31.
1968: Staff, Robert F. Kennedy for President
1972: Staff, George McGovern for President

Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]