Topic: John Warner
Quotes
It's a great idea. For once the council has come up with something which makes a bit of sense
Dartford naming streets after Stones songs Dec 13, 2008
Let me be clear about this: I have been working very hard these last few months to ask the people of Virginia to give me the honor of being their United States senator
Mark Warner: No VP for me Jun 14, 2008
It's the United States Navy and other elements of our military that are standing offshore to help
Senate debates climate bill cost Jun 03, 2008
The senator has not shared his final decision with me or anyone on his staff
Warner to announce whether he is retiring Aug 30, 2007
After he speaks, then we'll have to make our own assessment
Warner wants U.S. troops out of Iraq Aug 26, 2007
John William Warner KBE (born February 18, 1927) is an American Republican politician who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term United States Senator from Virginia from January 2, 1979, to January 3, 2009. He did not seek reelection in 2008. Warner was once married to actress Elizabeth Taylor. He is a veteran of World War II, and one of only five serving in the Senate at the time of his retirement.
John William Warner was born on February 18, 1927 to John W. and Martha Budd Warner and grew up in Washington, D.C., where he attended the elite St. Albans School before graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School (a D.C. Public School) in February 1945.
He enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II in January 1945, shortly before his 18th birthday. He served until the following year, leaving as a Petty Officer 3rd Class. He went to college at Washington and Lee University, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, graduating in 1949; he then entered the University of Virginia Law School.
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