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Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th Governor of Connecticut and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in President John F ...
Abraham A. Ribicoff, 87, the son of an immigrant who went on to a long and admired career in public life as a U.S. senator from Connecticut, governor of his state and secretary of the U.S....
Apr 11, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Abraham Ribicoff, a self-made man who rose from a New Britain tenement to become Connecticut's first Jewish governor and a confidant of President John F. Kennedy. Explore his achievements in law, politics, and education, as well as his early support for Kennedy and his resignation from the cabinet.
Feb 23, 1998 · Abraham A. Ribicoff of Connecticut, the son of impoverished immigrant parents who put himself through school working in a buckle factory and went on to become a governor, a senator, a Cabinet...
Feb 23, 1998 · Abraham A. Ribicoff, the powerful and popular Governor of Connecticut, Congressman and United States Senator who served as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under John F. Kennedy,...
Abraham Ribicoff was a Connecticut politician who served as a congressman, governor, and senator. He was appointed by President Kennedy to head the HEW department in 1961, but resigned in 1962 to run for the Senate.
Feb 23, 1998 · Abraham A. Ribicoff, a storybook politician whose rare mix of talent, timing and luck took him from a boyhood dream in New Britain to a distinguished third term in the United States Senate,...
