Robin Kennedy : Interview for the John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Robin Kennedy, a lawyer and the wife of former Stanford president Donald Kennedy, discusses her early interest in politics, meeting John W. Gardner for the first time in Washington, DC, and her friendship with Gardner after he returned to Stanford in 1989. Kennedy recounts how her mother’s involvement with the Democratic Party sparked her interest in politics at a young age. She explains how this love for government led her to declare the public policy major at Stanford. While interning in Washington, DC, as an undergraduate, she met Gardner for the first time and was struck by his genuine interest in the students’ intellectual interests and ambitions, especially in his support of the aspirations of her and her female classmates. She further recalls Gardner’s eloquence, positive public presence, and his passion for public service. Kennedy concludes by expressing her appreciation for Gardner’s support for her husband during his time as president of Stanford University.
Description
Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text, still image |
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Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file; 1photograph |
Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Date created | June 10, 2017 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
Interviewee | Kennedy, Robin | |
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Creator | Kennedy, Robin | |
Interviewer | Mancini, Nancy | |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
Subject | Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002 |
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Subject | Civil Society > United States |
Subject | Women civic leaders |
Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
Biographical profile | Robin Kennedy was raised in the San Fernando Valley and came to Northern California as a college freshman. She graduated from Stanford University with a BA in political science, and went on to earn a master’s degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a JD from Stanford Law School. Kennedy met John Gardner in Washington, DC, when she was a student taking part in the Stanford in Government program, and their paths intersected at numerous points throughout their careers. Kennedy has had a long and distinguished career in the law. As a real estate and land use attorney, Kennedy was the director of Real Estate Programs, Transportation Programs & Lands Management, and associate university counsel at Stanford. She has practiced real estate transaction and land use law in corporate and private practice settings, and is currently the sole proprietor of Robin Kennedy Attorney-at-Law, representing individual and corporate clients in real estate and land use transactions. A long-time resident of Palo Alto, Kennedy is the wife of Stanford’s eighth president, Donald Kennedy. |
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Transcript |
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Finding Aid | |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/nb035sn6442 |
Location | SC1355 |
Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
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