Theodore Sorensen

E866191

Theodore Sorensen was an American lawyer, speechwriter, and close adviser to President John F. Kennedy, best known for crafting many of Kennedy’s most famous speeches and helping shape his administration’s policies.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Theodore Sorensen canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human
political advisor
speechwriter
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1928-05-08
dateOfDeath 2010-10-31
educatedAt University of Nebraska College of Law NERFINISHED
University of Nebraska–Lincoln NERFINISHED
employer Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison NERFINISHED
United States Senate NERFINISHED
White House NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Danish American
familyName Sorensen NERFINISHED
father Christian A. Sorensen NERFINISHED
givenName Theodore NERFINISHED
knownFor advising on domestic policy in the Kennedy administration
advising on foreign policy in the Kennedy administration
helping craft the inaugural address of John F. Kennedy
writing speeches for John F. Kennedy
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
mother Annis Chaikin Sorensen NERFINISHED
nominatedBy President Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED
nominatedFor Director of Central Intelligence NERFINISHED
notableWork Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History NERFINISHED
Decision-Making in the White House NERFINISHED
Kennedy NERFINISHED
Profiles in Courage NERFINISHED
occupation author
lawyer
memoirist
political adviser
speechwriter
placeOfBirth Lincoln, Nebraska NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Arlington National Cemetery NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld Counselor to the President of the United States
Special Counsel to the President of the United States NERFINISHED
religion Unitarian
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Gillian Martin Sorensen NERFINISHED
workedFor John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED
workLocation Washington, D.C.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.