Thomas Kean
American businessman and politician; former Governor of New Jersey
Thomas Howard "Tom" Kean, Sr. (/ˈkeɪn/;[1] born April 21, 1935) is an American Republican Party politician. He served as the 48th Governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990.
Thomas Kean | |
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![]() Kean in 2018 | |
48th Governor of New Jersey | |
In office January 19, 1982 – January 16, 1990 | |
Preceded by | Brendan Byrne |
Succeeded by | James Florio |
Chairman of the 9/11 Commission | |
In office December 15, 2002 – August 21, 2004 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
10th President of Drew University | |
In office 1990–2005 | |
Preceded by | Paul Hardin III |
Succeeded by | Robert Weisbuch |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Howard Kean April 21, 1935 New York City |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Deborah Kean |
Children | Thomas Kean, Jr., Reed, Alexandra |
Alma mater | B.A. Princeton University (History) M.A. Teachers College, Columbia University (History) |
References
change- ↑ Felzenberg, Alvin S. (2006). Governor Tom Kean. Rutgers University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8135-3799-3.
From the time James Kean arrived in South Carolina, the Keans took pains to retain the proper pronunciation of their name, which rhymes with rain rather than with green.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Thomas Kean at Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. Kean biography at 9/11 Commission Official Web Site.
- New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean biography Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, National Governors Association.
- Governor Tom Kean Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, a biography by Alvin S. Felzenberg, Rutgers University Press.
- "A View from Outside the Beltway: Winning Policy Themes for the 1990s" Archived 2009-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, by Thomas Kean, Heritage Lecture No. 357, Heritage Foundation, December 15, 1991.
- "9/11 Panel Suspected Deception by Pentagon", The Washington Post, August 2, 2006.
- "Stonewalled by the C.I.A.", op-ed by Kean and Lee H. Hamilton, The New York Times, January 2, 2008.
- Thomas Kean interview on CNN's "The Situation Room" regarding CIA's refusal to disclose al-Qaeda interview tapes to 9/11 Commission, January 2, 2008 on YouTube.
- The Thomas H. Kean Archive, Rutgers Program on the Governor Archived 2010-06-06 at the Wayback Machine