Claiborne Pell
(1918-2009)

Longest serving Rhode Island Senator
Created Pell Grants and helped create
National Endowment for the Arts
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's Peace Leadership Award

birthdate: November 22
birthplace: New York City

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