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Carter was the first Democratic presidential nominee since John F. Kennedy in 1960 to carry states in the Deep South (Bill Clinton was the only Democrat since 1976 to carry more than one state from the Deep South, doing so in 1992), and the only one since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 to carry a majority of all southern states. Carter performed ...
Gates and his wife invited Joan Salwen to Seattle to speak about what the family had done, and on December 9, 2010, Bill and Melinda Gates and investor Warren Buffett each signed a commitment they called the "Giving Pledge", which is a commitment by all three to donate at least half of their wealth, over the course of time, to charity.
The electoral map of the 1976 election Carter once had a sizable lead over Ford in national polling, but by late September his lead had narrowed to only several points. [ 123 ] [ 124 ] In the final days before the election, several polls showed that Ford had tied Carter, and one Gallup poll found that he was now slightly ahead. [ 125 ]
Gates, whose company revolutionized office productivity and PC gaming, says he owes much of his gains to a childhood spent outdoors, immersed in creative, adventurous and tech-free play. Don't miss
Bill Gates says he was a ‘misfit’ as a kid who clashed with his parents and almost got kicked out of college, in upcoming autobiography Eleanor Pringle June 5, 2024 at 6:47 AM
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The 1976 election marks the first time that Republican primaries or caucuses were held in every state and D.C.; the Democrats had done so in 1972. It was also the last election in which the Republican nominee was undetermined at the start of the party's national convention.
William Henry Gates II [1] (November 30, 1925 – September 14, 2020), better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader.He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates (a predecessor of K&L Gates), [2] and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington State Bar associations. [3]