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Born	May 10, 1789 • Connecticut
Died	March 14, 1866 (aged 76) • Cambridge • Massachusetts

Economic architect

Lawrence Summers

American economist

Portrait of John Hay Whitney wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie, looking directly at the camera.

John Hay Whitney

American sportsman and businessman

Moore, Ely

Ely Moore

American journalist and politician

Everett

Edward Everett

American politician

Lundy, detail of a lithograph after a painting

Benjamin Lundy

American abolitionist

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Joseph Medill McCormick

United States senator

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

president of United States

Robert M. La Follette

Robert M. La Follette

United States senator

William Lloyd Garrison

William Lloyd Garrison

American editor, writer, and abolitionist

Phebe Novakovic, chair and CEO of General Dynamics

Phebe Novakovic

German-born business executive

Benton, William

William Benton

United States senator and publisher

Robert M. Gates

Robert M. Gates

American government official

Hearst, William Randolph

William Randolph Hearst

American businessman

Timothy Geithner

Timothy Geithner

American public official

George Mitchell speaking at the King David Hotel, Jerusalem, January 28, 2009.

George Mitchell

American politician and diplomat

Kenneth W. Starr in a suit and tie, seated and smiling, posed against a plain background.

Ken Starr

American lawyer

Alexander, Lamar

Lamar Alexander

United States senator

G. Stanley Hall.

G. Stanley Hall

American psychologist

David Satcher

David Satcher

American physician

John Mercer Langston

John Mercer Langston

American politician