Sam Nunn

thumb|Sam Nunn in 2007 Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr. (born September 8, 1938), known as Sam Nunn, is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Georgia (1972–1997) as a member of the Democratic Party. After leaving Congress, Nunn co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a charitable organization working to prevent catastrophic attacks with nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, for which he was the co-chairman. His political experience and credentials on national defense reportedly earned him consideration as a potential running mate for presidential candidates John Kerry and Barack Obama after they became their party's nominees. Quotes at some point numbers do count. On the distinction between quantity and quality. Defense Appropriations hearings, March 3, 1980. See also "Quantity has a quality all of its own". The only politician to be a rising star in three decades. About Bill Clinton Quoted in George J. Church, "Is Bill Clinton For Real?," Time 27 January 1992 External links Category:Businesspeople from the United States Category:1938 births Category:Living people Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians Category:People from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Members of the United States Senate Category:Anti-nuclear weapons activists