Donna Edna Shalala is an American politician and academic who served in the Carter and Clinton administrations, as well as in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Shalala is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which she was awarded in 2008.

1941Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician (died 1997)^[†]

Paul Efthemios Tsongas was an American politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran for president in 1992. He won eight contests during the presidential primaries but ultimately lost the nomination to Bill Clinton, who later won the general election.

Headlines from February 14, 1941

Cruiser Home Unexpectedly

LAYS PRICE RISES TO UNION GROUPS; Arnold Says Construction and Trucking Practices Affect Poorest of Consumers SAYS UNION GROUPS FORCE PRICE RISES

COMMITTEE LIMITS AID BILL'S POWERS, SENDS IT TO SENATE; Measure Is Reported, 15 to 8, Amended to Give Congress Control of Contracts CALLED PEACE BULWARK Debate Will Start Monday and Barkley Predicts Passage in 10 Days by 2-to-1 Vote AID BILL REPORTED WITH POWER CURBS

SOFIA YIELDS RIGHT; Agrees to Let Germans March to Greek Border and Menace Neighbor BRITAIN THREATENS WAR Envoy Warns of Action if Nazis Enter Country -- Rumania Prepares for Bombing SOFIA TO ACCEPT NAZI OCCUPATION

Aid to Sea Riders an Issue; AUSTRALIA TENSE, SEES ORIENT CRISIS SEES DANGER IN PACIFIC

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