This is the grave of Robert Kennedy. I'm not going to go over all the details of Bobby Kennedy's life here. After all, the generation that seems to make up the majority of the LGM readership has been obsessed by this family for their entire...
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This is the grave of Barbara Jordan. Born in 1936 in Houston, Jordan's father was a Baptist minister and her mother a teacher in the church. A gifted student, she.
This is the grave of Elizabeth Edwards. Born in 1949 in Jacksonville, Elizabeth Anania grew up in a military family and moved around a lot. Her father fought in Vietnam.
This is the grave of Vic Willis. Born in 1922 in Oklahoma, Vic Willis was part of the Willis Brothers, a country music act that developed in the Sooner State in the late 1930s. They moved to Kansas City, broke up for awhile as they...
This is the grave of Ralph Yarborough. Born in 1903 in Chandler, Texas, Yarborough received an appointment to West Point, but dropped out, deciding to go into teaching instead. He.
This is the grave of Mark White. Born in 1940 in Henderson, Texas, White grew up in Houston and attended Baylor University in Waco. He then received his law degree.
This is the grave of Henry Wallace. Perhaps the single oddest figure in American political history, Wallace was born in 1888 on a farm near Orient, Iowa into a family of farmers and activists. Wallace's grandfather was a Social Gospel proponent and Republican activist. Wallace's...
This is the grave of Dan Moody. Born in 1893 in Taylor, Texas, Dan Moody's father was a local political leader and his mother was a school teacher. He went.
This is the grave of William Wilson. Born in 1862 in Blantyre, Scotland to a coal mining father, Wilson immigrated with his family to the United States in 1870. See,.
This is the grave of Daniel Tompkins. Born in 1774 in Scarsdale, New York, Tompkins graduated from Columbia in 1795. He studied law with John Jay, among others, and was admitted to the bar in 1797. He opened a practice in New York City. Although...
This is the grave of Stephen A. Douglas. Born in 1813 in Brandon, Vermont, Douglass (the name originally had an extra "s" at the end) was the son of a.
This is the grave of the traitor John Archibald Campbell. Born in 1811 near Washington, Georgia, Campbell grew up elite and was very intelligent. He graduated from the University of.