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John B. Anderson (Massachusetts Politician)
John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the Chairman of the House Republican Conference from 1969 until 1979. In 1980, he ran an independent campaign for president, receiving 6.6% of the popular vote. Born in Rockford, Illinois, Anderson practiced law after serving in the Army during World War II. After a stint in the United States Foreign Service, he won election as the State's Attorney for Winnebago County, Illinois. He won election to the House of Representatives in 1960 in a strongly Republican district. Initially one of the most conservative members of the House, Anderson's views moderated during the 1960s, particularly regarding social issues. He became chairman of the House Republican Conference in 1969 and remained in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Gotfryd
Bernard Gotfryd (May 25, 1924 – June 3, 2016) was a Polish-born American photographer, primarily associated with Newsweek, for which he photographed celebrities, politicians, artists, and writers. Early life Born into a Jewish family in Radom, Gotfryd was 15 at the time of the German invasion of Poland in 1939. He watched his mother taken away, eventually to die in a concentration camp, and his grandmother's remains roll past in a pile of Jewish bodies on a cart. He spent most of the war working at a photo laboratory that developed pictures taken by German officers, some of which he smuggled to members of the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish resistance. He was eventually captured, and spent the final period of the war as a slave laborer in the quarries of the Gusen concentration camp at Mauthausen concentration camp, Mauthausen. He reunited with his brother, whom he initially failed to recognize, and sister after the war. Several years later, in 1947, he emig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
