After his return to the U.S., he served in the military as a captain in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1958.
In 1978 Culver was inducted into the Harvard Football Hall of Fame.
Careeredit
Culver became active in politics, working as a legislative assistant for Senator Edward Kennedy in 1962. He began his law practice in Iowa a year later. In 1964, he ran against Republican U.S. Representative James E. Bromwell. With President Lyndon Johnson's landslide victory, many Democrats, including Culver, were carried to victory.[2]
In 1974, Culver ran for the U.S. Senate, narrowly defeating Davis Stanley with 50.02% of the vote for the seat left open by the retirement of Harold E. Hughes. Culver served one term in the Senate, from 1975 until 1981. With Ronald Reagan's national victory as president, Culver was defeated in 1980 by Republican Chuck Grassley, taking 45.5% of the vote to Grassley's 53.5%.[2]
In 2000, Culver co-wrote American Dreamer, the first comprehensive biography of Henry A. Wallace.
Culver was a featured speaker at the August 28, 2009, memorial service for Edward Kennedy, speaking as his Harvard classmate and teammate, Senate colleague, and longtime friend.[3]
John Culver and his wife had five children, including Chet, who served as governor of Iowa from 2007 to 2011.
At the time of his death, Culver was recently retired from the firm of Arent Fox in Washington, D.C., where he had established the government affairs practice.[5] After leaving the Senate, he lived and worked in the capital with his wife, Mary Jane Checchi.
^"John C. Culver, 86, Iowa lawmaker, Kennedy confidant, Harvard football star". Boston Globe. December 29, 2018.
^ ab"John Culver, Liberal Congressman From Iowa, Is Dead at 86". New York Times. December 28, 2018.
^Culver's eulogy at Sen. Kennedy's memorial service on YouTube
^"John Culver Named Interim Director of Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics". Harvard Kennedy School. May 11, 2010. from the original on July 12, 2012.
^. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
^Belmont, Sara (December 27, 2018). "Former U.S. Senator, John Culver, dead at 86". KWWL. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
Further readingedit
Johnson, Marc C. Tuesday Night Massacre: Four Senate Elections and the Radicalization of the Republican Party (U of Oklahoma Press, 2021) 1980 Senate races saw bitter defeats of Frank Church, Birch Bayh, John Culver, and George McGovern and weakened moderates in GOP.
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For American pornographic actor see Casey Donovan actor John Chester Culver August 8 1932 December 26 2018 was an American politician writer and lawyer who was elected to both the United States House of Representatives 1965 1975 and United States Senate 1975 1981 from Iowa He was a member of the Democratic Party His son Chet Culver served as the 41st governor of Iowa 2007 2011 John CulverUnited States Senatorfrom IowaIn office January 3 1975 January 3 1981Preceded byHarold HughesSucceeded byChuck GrassleyMember of the U S House of Representatives from Iowa s 2nd districtIn office January 3 1965 January 3 1975Preceded byJames E BromwellSucceeded byMike BlouinPersonal detailsBornJohn Chester Culver 1932 08 08 August 8 1932Rochester Minnesota U S DiedDecember 26 2018 2018 12 26 aged 86 Washington D C U S Political partyDemocraticSpouse s Ann Cooper Divorced Mary Jane ChecchiChildren5 including ChetEducationHarvard University BA JD Emmanuel College CambridgeMilitary serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch service United States Marine CorpsYears of service1955 1958RankCaptain Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarly life and education editCulver was born in Rochester Minnesota the son of Mary C Miller and William C Culver He moved as a child with his family to Cedar Rapids Iowa Culver graduated from both Harvard University and Harvard Law School As an undergraduate he played fullback on the Harvard football team with future U S Senator Edward Kennedy He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 27th round of the 1954 NFL Draft 1 Rather than try out for professional football after graduating Culver attended Emmanuel College Cambridge as the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Scholar After his return to the U S he served in the military as a captain in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1958 In 1978 Culver was inducted into the Harvard Football Hall of Fame Career editCulver became active in politics working as a legislative assistant for Senator Edward Kennedy in 1962 He began his law practice in Iowa a year later In 1964 he ran against Republican U S Representative James E Bromwell With President Lyndon Johnson s landslide victory many Democrats including Culver were carried to victory 2 In 1974 Culver ran for the U S Senate narrowly defeating Davis Stanley with 50 02 of the vote for the seat left open by the retirement of Harold E Hughes Culver served one term in the Senate from 1975 until 1981 With Ronald Reagan s national victory as president Culver was defeated in 1980 by Republican Chuck Grassley taking 45 5 of the vote to Grassley s 53 5 2 In 2000 Culver co wrote American Dreamer the first comprehensive biography of Henry A Wallace Culver was a featured speaker at the August 28 2009 memorial service for Edward Kennedy speaking as his Harvard classmate and teammate Senate colleague and longtime friend 3 Until January 31 2011 Culver was the interim director of the Institute of Politics at the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University He was succeeded by former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson Culver remained on the board of advisers as director emeritus 4 Personal life and death edit nbsp Culver with Tom Harkin in 2010 John Culver and his wife had five children including Chet who served as governor of Iowa from 2007 to 2011 At the time of his death Culver was recently retired from the firm of Arent Fox in Washington D C where he had established the government affairs practice 5 After leaving the Senate he lived and worked in the capital with his wife Mary Jane Checchi Culver died on December 26 2018 at age 86 6 See also edit nbsp Biography portal List of members of the House Un American Activities CommitteeReferences edit John C Culver 86 Iowa lawmaker Kennedy confidant Harvard football star Boston Globe December 29 2018 a b John Culver Liberal Congressman From Iowa Is Dead at 86 New York Times December 28 2018 Culver s eulogy at Sen Kennedy s memorial service on YouTube John Culver Named Interim Director of Harvard Kennedy School s Institute of Politics Harvard Kennedy School May 11 2010 Archived from the original on July 12 2012 Culver s firm bio at Arent Fox Archived from the original on October 10 2007 Retrieved August 18 2008 Belmont Sara December 27 2018 Former U S Senator John Culver dead at 86 KWWL Retrieved July 8 2020 Further reading editJohnson Marc C Tuesday Night Massacre Four Senate Elections and the Radicalization of the Republican Party U of Oklahoma Press 2021 1980 Senate races saw bitter defeats of Frank Church Birch Bayh John Culver and George McGovern and weakened moderates in GOP External links editUnited States Congress John Culver id C000979 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The John Culver Papers Archived November 30 2012 at the Wayback Machine are housed at the University of Iowa Special Collections amp University Archives U S House of Representatives Preceded byJames E Bromwell Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom Iowa s 2nd congressional district1965 1975 Succeeded byMike Blouin Party political offices Preceded byHarold Hughes Democratic nominee for U S Senator from Iowa Class 1 1974 1980 Succeeded byJohn Roehrick U S Senate Preceded byHarold Hughes U S Senator Class 3 from Iowa1975 1981 Served alongside Dick Clark Roger Jepsen Succeeded byChuck Grassley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Culver amp oldid 1219270304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
