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A line has to be drawn somewhere between what is essential and what is peripheral.
Sargent Shriver
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Sargent Shriver
Age: 95 †
Born: 1915
Born: November 9
Died: 2011
Died: January 18
Diplomat
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Military Officer
Politician
Westminster
Maryland
Robert Sargent Shriver
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R. Sargent Shriver
Robert Sargent Shriver
Robert Shriver
Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.
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