Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Sam Nunn
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Read Next
The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered
Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.
U.S. Death Toll During Major Events
The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.
26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History
The History of Women in the United States Congress: 10 Notable Congresses in Women's Fight for Equal Representation
History of Women in the U.S. Congress
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
Discover
Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro
Why Is Christmas in December?
Casino. Gambling. Slots. Slot machine. Luck. Rich. Neon. Hit the Jackpot neon sign lights up casino window.
Brain Games: 8 Philosophical Puzzles and Paradoxes
Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)
7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks
New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.
Why Is It Called Black Friday?
Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece
Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents
Image of Antenna galaxy
The Fermi Paradox: Where Are All the Aliens?
Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

Sam Nunn: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Sam-Nunn
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Samuel Augustus Nunn
Born September 8, 1938 (age 86) • Macon • Georgia
Title / Office United States Senate (1972-1997), United States
Founder Nuclear Threat Initiative
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Mo Udall
American politician
Patrick A. McCarran
American politician
Bruce Babbitt
American politician
Paul Simon
United States senator
Joseph Lane
American statesman
William Proxmire
United States senator
Kathleen Sebelius
American politician
Herschel Vespasian Johnson
American politician and jurist
Bob Kerrey
United States senator
Perry Belmont
American author and politician
Martha Layne Collins
American politician
John Connally
American politician
Montgomery Blair
United States government official
Gephardt, Richard
American politician
Phil Gramm
United States senator
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
president of United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
president of United States
U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
president of United States
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
president of the United States
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
president of United States