(Anonymous/AP)John V. Tunney, a California congressman and senator once hailed for his Kennedyesque manner and whose 1970 Senate campaign inspired the Oscar-winning film “The Candidate,” starring Robert Redford, died Jan. 12 in Los Angeles. John V. Tunney, rear, at a 1964 campaign appearance with his father, Gene Tunney, left, and Jack Dempsey. The younger Mr. Tunney studied anthropology at Yale University, graduating in 1956. Mr. Tunney received his law degree in 1959 and later served in the Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps. “I knew it was politically unpopular but I didn’t care,” Mr. Tunney said.

Source: Washington Post January 13, 2018 23:15 UTC