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Graduates from Archmere Academy in Claymont, DE. | Graduates from the University of Delaware, with a B.A. in history and political science. | Marries Neilia Hunter (3 children: Beau, Robert, Naomi). | Graduates from Syracuse University College of Law. | Practices law in Wilmington, DE. |
Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.)
Accepted to U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Graduates from Hall High School. | Graduates from West Point, first in class. Marries Gertrude Kingston. Rhodes Scholar. | Continues at Oxford University. | Finishes at Oxford University. Army Office Basic Course. Army Ranger Course. | Fort Riley, KS. May - To Vietnam; staff officer at Lai Kae. |
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Attends Maine Township East High in Park Ridge, IL for three years. | In the fall goes door-to-door for Barry Goldwater. | Graduates from Maine South High School in Park Ridge, IL. Starts at Wellesley. | Graduates from Wellesley College, commencement speaker. Enters Yale Law School. |
Sen. Chris Dodd
Graduates from Georgetown Preparatory School in Potomac, MD. | B.A. in English Literature from Providence College, 1966. | Two years with the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic, 1966-68. | Finishes Peace Corps service; hitchhikes Latin America. note | Enlists in the Army; serves in Reserve status; honorably discharged in 1975. |
Former Sen. John Edwards
[Jan. 1: Age 6] | Family moves to Robbins, NC. |
Former Vice President Al Gore
B.A. from Harvard University. U.S. Army, 1969-71. |
Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Starts at St. John Cantius School (high school) in Cleveland. | ...had already lived in 21 places... | Works as a surgical technician and copy boy for 2 years. | Starts at Cleveland State University. | Unsuccessful run for the Cleveland City Council. | Elected to the Cleveland City Council. |
Sen. Barack Obama
Born Aug. 4, 1961 in Honolulu, HI. | ...4-5 years in Indonesia... |
Gov. Bill Richardson
Starts at Middlesex School in Concord, MA. | note | Starts at Tufts University. |
Gov. Tom Vilsack
Graduates from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh. |
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Sen. John Kerry
Graduates from St. Paul's School in Concord, NH. Starts at Yale University. | Receives B.A. from Yale University. U.S. Navy 1966-69. | Dec. 1967-June 1968 On board the USS Gridley. | Late 1968 starts serving on swift boats in Vietnam. | Leaves Vietnam in April. |
Sen. Evan Bayh
[Jan. 1: Age 4] | (Father Birch Bayh is elected to the U.S. Senate). | Washington, DC... |
Sen. Russ Feingold
[Jan. 1: Age 6] |
Former Gov. Mark Warner
[Jan.
1: Age 5]
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About three years in Washington, IL (near Peoria). | Moves to CT in 8th grade. |
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