Profile
Edward Brooke
United States Politician + Lawyer
Male
Born
Oct 26, 1919
Age
93
Hometown
Washington, D.C.
Political Party
Republican Party
Alma Mater
Howard University...
Other Names
Edward William Br...
Edward William Brooke III is an American politician and was elected to the United States Senate as a Republican from Massachusetts in 1966, defeating his Democratic opponent, former Massachusetts governor, Endicott Peabody in a landslide. He served for… Read More
News + Updates
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D. R. Tucker: Edward Brooke: The Last StatesmanThe Huffington Post - Jan 24, 2012
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Elizabeth Warren Makes Moves Challenge Scott Brown In M.A. OlogyGoogle News - Aug 11, 2011
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Buying Here: Squirrel Hill Pittsburgh Post GazetteGoogle News - Aug 07, 2011
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2011 The Year Of The Steel Pan Pan Podium (Blog)Google News - Jul 11, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Edward Brooke.
CHILDHOOD
1919
Birth
Brooke was born in Washington, D.C., in 1919 and attended Dunbar High School.
TWENTIES
1941
21 Years Old
Upon his graduation from Howard University in 1941, he spent five years as an officer in the Army and saw combat in Italy during World War II as a member of the segregated 366th Infantry Regiment, earning a Bronze Star.
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1948
28 Years Old
Following his discharge, Brooke graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 1948.
THIRTIES
1950
30 Years Old
In 1950 he ran for a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, but lost.
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FORTIES
Brooke, who had supported Michigan Governor George W. Romney and then New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller's bids for the 1968 GOP presidential nomination against Nixon's, often differed with President Richard Nixon on matters of social policy and civil rights.
In 1969, Congress enacted the "Brooke Amendment" to the federal publicly assisted housing program which limited the tenants' out-of-pocket rent expenditure to 25 percent of his or her income.
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FIFTIES
1970
50 Years Old
In 1970, the Senate adopted his resolution prohibiting tests of MIRV missiles.
Despite Brooke's disagreements with Nixon, the president reportedly respected the senator's abilities; after Nixon's election he had offered to make Brooke a member of his cabinet, or ambassador to the UN. The press discussed Brooke as a possible replacement for Spiro Agnew as Nixon's running mate in the 1972 presidential election.
1973
53 Years Old
Before the first year of his second term ended, Brooke became the first Republican to call on President Nixon to resign, on November 4, 1973, shortly after the Watergate-related "Saturday night massacre".
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1974
54 Years Old
In 1974, with Indiana senator Birch Bayh, he led the fight to retain Title IX of the 1972 Education Act which guarantees equal educational opportunity to girls and women.
1975
55 Years Old
In 1975, with the extension and expansion of the Voting Rights Act at stake, Brooke faced senator John Stennis (D-Mississippi) in "extended debate" and won the Senate's support for the extension.
The press again speculated on his possible candidacy for the Vice Presidency as Gerald Ford's running mate in 1976, with Time calling him an "able legislator and a staunch party loyalist".
LATE ADULTHOOD
In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Edward Brooke on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.
2004
84 Years Old
In 2004, Brooke was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom – designed to recognize individuals who have made "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors."
2006
86 Years Old
On April 29, 2006, the Massachusetts Republican Party awarded the first annual "Edward Brooke Award" to former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card at their 2006 State Convention.
2008
88 Years Old
In 2008, Barbara Walters revealed in her memoir Audition that she'd had an affair lasting several years with Brooke during the 1970s, while Brooke was married to his first wife.
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2009
89 Years Old
Two days after his 90th birthday, Brooke was presented with the Congressional Gold Medal on October 28, 2009.
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2011
91 Years Old
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Since the death of Charles H. Percy on September 17, 2011, Brooke is the oldest living Republican Senator and the second oldest overall.
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