# Sargent Shriver
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Robert sargent shriver Jr. (November 9, 1915 – January 18, 2011) was an American diplomat, politician and activist. As the husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, he was part of the Kennedy family.
How A Community Turned Medgar Evers’ Legacy Into 50,000 College Journeys
What Does NEED Stand For And Why Was It Founded?
A single phone call turned grief into momentum. When Marian Jordan heard that Medgar Evers had been assassinated in 1963, she teamed up with Florence Reizenstein and organized a benefit dinner that changed the trajectory for 76 students. That night …
Super Soul Special: Timothy Shriver: Fully Alive, Discovering What Matters Most
Originally aired April 18, 2018. Oprah sits down with Timothy Shriver, the impassioned chairman of the Special Olympics and a member of the prominent Kennedy family, to talk about some of the spiritual lessons he's learned from the athletes, how courage and grit are fundamental to success, and why …
Why The Peace Corps Matters: Looking back — and Ahead
The vision of American volunteers serving abroad remains one of President John F. Kennedy’s most enduring and admired legacies. Since its founding in 1961, more than 240,000 Americans have served in over 144 countries through the Peace Corps, fostering cross-cultural understanding and development.
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Saving Stories: First director of Peace Corps reflects on legacy, impact of international effort
March 2026 marks the 65th anniversary of the start of the Peace Corps and in this latest edition of WUKY's Saving Stories, Doug Boyd with the Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries shares audio from an interview with Sargent Shriver, the diplomat tabbed by President John F. Kennedy in 196…
#39 - Diane Raleigh
This is an episode about answering the call--whether it comes from a widowed father, a Maasai student, or a couple of guys named John F. Kennedy and Sargent Shriver. Diane Raleigh not only answered the call but also found herself needed in each situation. Again and again, stepping up for those in n…
Personally Speaking ep. 315 (Timothy Shriver)
In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Timothy Shriver. Tim is one of five children of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics, and Sargent Shriver, who helped found the Peace Corps. A recently discovered memoir by Sargent Shriver, called, “We Called…
Dignity, Difference, and Self-Giving Love, with Tim Shriver
Tim Shriver has spent a lifetime learning to see the people the rest of us are socialized to look past. The chairman of Special Olympics, co-creator of the Dignity Index, and son of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver, he argues that what's tearing America apart isn't how much we differ, but…
Episode #402: Richard Nixon #15: Re-election Landslide and Ending the Vietnam War (1972-1973)
Richard Nixon #15: Re-election Landslide and Ending the Vietnam War (1972-1973); Topics covered include: Democrats nominate George McGovern in the 1972 election, Nixon is renominated by the Republicans, breakthroughs in the Vietnam Peace Talks but South Vietnamese President Nguyen Thieu won't sign …
Oprah & Maria Shriver on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home
This episode of The Oprah Podcast features special guest Maria Shriver, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist, former national news anchor, seven-time New York Times best-selling author and a world-renowned women’s health and Alzheimer’s research advocate. Maria Shriver, who has been dear fr…
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