John Brademas served as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 at the conclusion of a twenty-year career as a member of the United States House of Representatives.
18 Facts About John Brademas
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John Brademas's father ran a restaurant and his mother was an elementary school teacher.
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John Brademas spent summers with his maternal grandfather, who was the state superintendent of schools in Canada, and possessed a large library.
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John Brademas served two years in the US Navy, stationed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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John Brademas served as United States Representative in Congress from Indiana's 3rd congressional district for 22 years, the last four as House majority whip.
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John Brademas holds the distinction of being the first Greek-American member of Congress, preceding, among others, Olympia Snowe, Paul Tsongas and Paul Sarbanes.
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John Brademas 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.
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John Brademas was 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.
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John Brademas was instrumental in helping the South Bend area recover from the Studebaker closing through his contacts in Washington.
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John Brademas was appointed by President Bill Clinton as chairman of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and was chairman of the National Endowment for Democracy, as well as a member of the Consultants' Panel to the Comptroller General of the United States.
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John 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.
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John Brademas was the chairman of the American Ditchley Foundation and co-chaired the Center for Science, Technology and Congress at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC.
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John Brademas served as chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as well as on the boards of Overseers of Harvard, New York Stock Exchange, Rockefeller Foundation and the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches.
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John Brademas is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Athens.
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John Brademas served on several corporate board as well as boards of the Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, American Council for the Arts, Center for National Policy and the Spanish Institute.
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John Brademas was awarded honorary degrees by 47 colleges and universities.
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John Brademas received the annual Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
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John Brademas was survived by his wife Mary, a physician.