Claiborne Pell
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Claiborne de Borda Pell was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basi
Claiborne Pell
Pell in the Princeton University yearbook, 1940
Pell watches as Raisa Gorbachev listens to Marilyn Quayle at a display of books and other items at the Library of Congress
John Francis Reed is an American politician, lawyer, and former Army officer serving as the senior United States senator from Rhode Island, a seat he was first elected to in 1996. A member of the Demo
Claiborne Pell
…served in the Senate for thirty-six continuous years, making him the longest-serving U.S. Senator in the history of Rhode Island. He was succeeded by Jack Reed. After retirement, Pell lived in Newport and was a communicant of St. Columba's Chapel in Middletown. He occasionally attended public functions of…
Official portrait, 2025
Reed during the 112th Congress
Reed speaking during the third night of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Reed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 22, 2023