Lester Wolff, a retired congressman who represented Long Island's North Shore and influenced America’s policy in Asia and helped create social programs like Medicare and Medicaid, has died. At 102, he ...
Congressman Tom Suozzi (D—Glen Cove) announced the official renaming of the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge to the Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge. Congressman Lester Wolff, who ...
(JTA) — Lester Wolff, who served eight terms as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives and was an important player in American foreign affairs in the 1960s and ‘70s, has died. At 102, the New ...
A Democrat from New York, he championed Great Society programs like Medicare, helped navigate U.S. relations in Asia and fought against drug trafficking. By Robert D. McFadden Lester L. Wolff, a ...
How does a man who has influenced world events — helping establish relations between the United States and China, advancing Arab-Israeli accords — celebrate his 100th birthday? There was talk of a ...
Congressman Lester Wolff, who recently celebrated his 101st birthday, is the oldest living former member of Congress and was instrumental in the creation of the federal refuge in 1968. (Photos ...
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