John Brademas
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John Brademas | |
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President of New York University | |
In office 1981–1991 | |
Preceded by | Ivan L. Bennett Jr. (Acting) |
Succeeded by | L. Jay Oliva |
House Majority Whip | |
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981 | |
Leader | Tip O'Neill |
Preceded by | John J. McFall |
Succeeded by | Tom Foley |
House Democratic Chief Deputy Whip | |
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 | |
Leader | Carl Albert |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Dan Rostenkowski |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1981 | |
Preceded by | F. Jay Nimtz |
Succeeded by | John P. Hiler |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen John Brademas Jr. March 2, 1927 Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | July 11, 2016 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 89)
Resting place | Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Harvard University (BA) Brasenose College, Oxford (MA, PhD) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Stephen John Brademas Jr. (March 2, 1927 – July 11, 2016) was an American politician and educator originally from
Early life and career
The oldest of four children, Brademas was born in 1927 to Stephen John Brademas, a Greek immigrant father, and the former Beatrice Goble, an American mother, in Mishawaka, Indiana. His father ran a restaurant and his mother was an elementary school teacher. He spent summers with his maternal grandfather, who was the state superintendent of schools in Canada, and possessed a large library.
Brademas graduated as valedictorian from Central High School in
Congressional service
Brademas served as United States Representative in Congress from
Brademas holds the distinction of being the first Greek-American member of Congress, preceding, among others, Olympia Snowe, Paul Tsongas and Paul Sarbanes.
Cosponsor of the 1965 legislation creating the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Brademas for ten years chaired the congressional subcommittee with jurisdiction over them. He was chief House sponsor of the Arts, Humanities and Cultural Affairs Act; Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act; Museum Services Act; Library Services and Construction Act; National Commission on Libraries and Information Services Act; Education for All Handicapped Children Act; Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act; and International Education Act. He was also a major co-author of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; the Higher Education Acts of 1972 and 1976, which focused on student aid; and the measure creating the National Institute of Education.
In December 1963, the
Career in education
After leaving Congress, Brademas moved to New York and served as president of New York University from 1981 to 1992. In 1990, he co-chaired the bipartisan independent commission mandated by Congress to review the grant-making procedures of the NEA. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton as chairman of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and was also chairman of the National Endowment for Democracy, as well as a member of the Consultants' Panel to the Comptroller General of the United States.
Film actress Paulette Goddard left her multimillion-dollar estate to New York University in large part due to her friendship with Brademas.[citation needed]
Foundations and boards
Brademas served on a number of boards and national commissions on subjects ranging from the arts to higher education, foreign policy, jobs and small business, historic documents and records, and science, technology and government.
He was the chairman of the
Brademas served as chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as well as on the boards of
Brademas was awarded honorary degrees by 47 colleges and universities. He also received the annual Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts of the
Later life
On October 3, 2011, the
Brademas died on July 11, 2016, at the age of 89.[2] He is interred at the Congressional Cemetery. He was survived by his wife Mary, a physician.
Legacy
South Bend’s main post office was officially named the “John Brademas Post Office” in his honor.
References
- ^ Kevin Allen. "Brademas obituary". South Bend Tribune.
- ^ "Former Indiana congressman John Brademas dies | Government & Politics". southbendtribune.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
External links
- United States Congress. "John Brademas (id: B000736)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Guide to the John Brademas Congressional Papers Archived February 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine by New York University
- A film clip "The Open Mind – A Congressman Looks at Education (1981)" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
- Appearances on C-SPAN