Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1935, July 13 | Born, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1957 | B.A., Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1957-1969 | Professional football player |
| 1958 | Married Joanne Main Served in United States Army |
| 1958-1962 | Served in United States Army Reserve |
| 1967 | Special assistant to governor of California, Ronald Reagan |
| 1969 | Staff member, Republican National Committee |
| 1971-1989 | Member, United States House of Representatives; chairman of the House Republican Conference, 1986-1987 |
| 1976 | Published with Les Aspin, How Much Defense Spending Is Enough? Washington: American Enterprise Institute |
| 1979 | Published An American Renaissance: A Strategy for the 1980s. New York: Harper & Row |
| 1984 | Published An American Idea: Ending Limits to Growth. Washington: American Studies Center |
| 1989-1993 | Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| 1993-2004 | Cofounded Empower America, which merged with Citizens of a Sound Economy to form Freedom Works in 2004 |
| 1995-1996 | Chairman, National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform |
| 1996 | Unsuccessful candidate as vice president of the United States Published with Bob Dole, Trusting the People: The Dole-Kemp Plan to Free the Economy and Create a Better America: Balance the Budget, Cut Taxes 15%, Raise Wages. New York: Harper Collins |
| 2001 | Cofounded Foundation for the Defense of Democracies to counter terrorist propaganda; chairman from 2001-2007 |
| circa 2002-2009 | Chairman, Kemp Partners, Inc., consulting firm, Washington, D.C. |
| 2005 | Resigned from Freedom Works Cochair, Council on Foreign Relations task force on Russia |
| 2007 | Named cochair of Lincoln Bicentennial Cabinet |
| 2009, May 2 | Died, Bethesda, Md. |
| 2009, Aug. 12 | Posthumously awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom |