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Kennedy, David Matthew, 1905-1996

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1905 - 1996

Biographical History

David M. Kennedy (1905-1996) was an American politician and businessman who served as the 60th Secretary of the Treasury.

David M. Kennedy was born on July 21, 1905 in Randolph, Utah to George and Katherine Kennedy. In 1925 he married Lenora Margaret Bingham and shortly after served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Liverpool, England. In 1928 he received his bachelor's degree from Weber College. He attended George Washington University and received his master's and law degrees in 1935 and 1937. He completed his education at Rutgers’s Stonier Graduate School of Banking in 1939.

Kennedy was nominated by President Richard Nixon to be the 60th Secretary of the Treasury. He served from 1969 until 1971. Kennedy served as the U.S. Ambassador to NATO from March 1972 to February 1973. In 1985, the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University opened and is named in his honor. Kennedy died in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 1, 1996, from cardiovascular disease and the congestive heart failure, at the age of 90.

Citation:
wikipedia, via WWW, December 12, 2014 (David M. Kennedy; b. 1906 Randolph to George and Katherine; 1925 married Bingham; mission liverpool; 1928 B.A.; George Washington University 1935 and 1937; Rutger's Stonier Graduate School of Banking 1939. 60th Secretary 1969-1971; U.S. Ambassador to NATO 1972-1973; 1985 Kennedy Center opened; d. 1996 Salt Lake City of Cardiovascular disease and the congestive heart failure)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1290
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, meeting minutes, annual reports, newsletters, programs, and agendas. These materials pertain to research, activities of the center, and history of the center. Dated from 1965 to 2007.

Dates: 1965-2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies records

David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies research papers, 1986-1991

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1290 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains the names of those who have been awarded grants from the Kennedy Center. Also contains their research. Dated from 1986 to 1991.

Dates: 1986-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1290, David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies records

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