John Henry Sununu
85th Governor of New Hampshire
In office 1983 – 1989
Preceded by	Vesta M. Roy
Succeeded by	Judd Gregg
Born	July 2, 1939 (1939-07-02) (age 68) Havana, Cuba
Political party	Republican
Religion	Roman Catholicism

John Henry Sununu (born July 2, 1939 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Governor of New Hampshire (1983-89) and former White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. He is the father of John E. Sununu, currently the Junior Senator from New Hampshire, and formerly a U.S. Representative. Image File history File links GovJohnSununu1. ... See also New Hampshire Province of New Hampshire List of Colonial Governors of New Hampshire I am a doodlebug Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of New Hampshire ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Vesta M. Roy (March 26, 1925–February 8, 2002) was a Republican New Hampshire politician, born in Dearborn, Michigan. ... Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is a former Governor of New Hampshire and current United States Senator serving as ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of Cuba. ... GOP redirects here. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also New Hampshire Province of New Hampshire List of Colonial Governors of New Hampshire I am a doodlebug Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of New Hampshire ... For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ... Joshua B. Bolten, the current White House Chief of Staff. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... John Edward Sununu (born September 10, 1964) is a Republican United States Senator from New Hampshire. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party...

Early life

Sununu was born in Havana, Cuba to Victoria Dada and John Saleh Sununu, an international film distributor.^[1] He is Roman Catholic and has Lebanese heritage. This article is about the capital of Cuba. ...

He earned a BS in 1961, a Master's degree in 1963, and a Ph.D. in 1966 from MIT, all in mechanical engineering. Sununu is a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. B.S. redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT, MapúaTech or simply Mapúa) is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila. ... Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. ... Phi Sigma Kappa (ΦΣK) is a fraternity devoted to three cardinal principles: the promotion of Brotherhood, the stimulation of Scholarship, and the development of Character. ...

From 1968 until 1973, he was Associate Dean of the College of Engineering at Tufts University and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He served on the Advisory Board of the Technology and Policy Program at MIT from 1984 until 1989. Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ...

From 1963 until 1983, he served as President of JHS Engineering Company and Thermal Research Inc. In addition, he helped establish and served as chief engineer for Astro Dynamics Inc. from 1960 until 1965.

Governor

Sununu became New Hampshire's 85th Governor on January 6, 1983, and served three consecutive terms. He served as chairman of the Coalition of Northeastern Governors, the Republican Governors Association and, in 1987, the National Governors Association. For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... The Republican Governors Association is an association for governors in the United States who belong to the United States Republican Party. ... The National Governors Association (NGA) is an organization of the governors of the fifty U.S. states and five U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). ...

White House Chief of Staff

Sununu was the first White House Chief of Staff for Bush, serving from 1989 to 1991. Time magazine dubbed him "Bush's Bad Cop" on the front cover on May 21, 1990. Sununu is responsible for recommending David Souter to president George H. W. Bush for appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States. Joshua B. Bolten, the current White House Chief of Staff. ... TIME redirects here. ... David Hackett Souter (born September 17, 1939) has been an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1990. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS[1]) is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. ...

Sununu co-hosted CNN's nightly Crossfire from March 1992 until February 1998. The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... December 6, 2004 edition of Crossfire. ...

Political positions

Sununu holds deeply conservative economic and social views^[2] and as an engineer, he supports the expansion of nuclear energy. He is fiercely against the imposition of new taxes.^[2] This article concerns the energy stored in the nuclei of atoms; for the use of nuclear fission as a power source, see Nuclear power. ...

Later life

Sununu is President of JHS Associates, Ltd. and is a partner in Trinity International Partners, a private financial firm.

Sununu is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a member of the Board of Trustees for the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation. He is married to the former Nancy Hayes, and they have eight children, including U.S. Senator John E. Sununu. Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... John Edward Sununu (born September 10, 1964) is a Republican United States Senator from New Hampshire. ...

He recently moved to Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. He and his wife were subsequently elected as the town's honorary hog reeves and poundkeepers.^[3] Hampton Falls is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. ...

Controversies

Sununu angered some when he was the only governor of a U.S. state not to call for repeal of the extremely controversial UN General Assembly Resolution 3379 ("Zionism is Racism"). He later reversed his position on this issue and supported the Republicans' pro-Israel 1988 platform.^[2] Sununu is of partial Palestinian and Lebanese descent. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, adopted on November 10, 1975 by a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions), equated Zionism with racism. ...

Sununu resigned as White House Chief of Staff on December 3, 1991, effective December 15, 1991.^[4] His resignation is chiefly blamed on a controversy involving his personal use of government military aircraft,^[5] a scandal which was termed "Air Sununu".^[6] Sununu reportedly took personal trips, for skiing and other purposes, and classified them as official, for purposes such as conservation or promoting the Thousand Points of Light.^[6] The Washington Post wrote that Sununu's jets "took him to fat-cat Republican fund-raisers, ski lodges, golf resorts and even his dentist in Boston."^{[citation needed]} Sununu had paid the government only $892 for his more than $615,000 worth of military jet travel.^[7] Sununu said that his use of the jets was necessary because he had to be near a telephone at all times for reasons of national security.^[8] Sununu became the subject of much late-night television humor over the incident^{[citation needed]}. Sununu worsened the situation shortly afterwards when, after leaking rumors of financial difficulties in his family, he traveled to a rare stamp auction at Christie's auction house in New York City from Washington in a government limousine, spending $5,000 on rare stamps.^[9] Sununu then sent the car and driver back to Washington unoccupied while he returned on a corporate jet.^[9] In the course of one week, 45 newspapers ran editorials on Sununu, nearly all of them critical of his actions.^[10] The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in Washington, D.C.. It is also one of the citys oldest papers, having been founded in 1877. ... This article is about the game. ... X-rays can reveal if a person has cavities Dentistry is the practical application of knowledge of dental science (the science of placement, arrangement, function of teeth) to human beings. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... The Christies auction house in South Kensington, London Christies American branch in Rockefeller Center, New York Christies is a fine art auction house, the largest and by some accounts the oldest in the world. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For the song from the band: Brand New, see Limousine (MS Rebridge). ...

Sununu repaid over $47,000 to the government for the flights on the orders of White House counsel C. Boyden Gray, with the help of the Republican Party.^[5] However, the reimbursements were at commercial rates, which are about one-tenth the cost of the actual flights; one ski trip to Vail, Colorado alone had cost taxpayers $86,330.^[11] Clayland Boyden Gray is a partner with the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. ... GOP redirects here. ... There are also Vail, Arizona and Vail, Iowa. ...

However, other sources claim that Sununu's departure was related to the president's declining approval ratings^[12], or George W. Bush's belief that Sununu did not have his father's best interests at heart.^[13]. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Trivia

The 1991 police comedy film The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear features Sununu who is played by Peter Van Norden.

Sununu's travel scandal was mentioned at least twice on Mystery Science Theater 3000, once during the fourth-season episode Monster A Go-Go^[14] and then again during Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie^[15], although both were variations on the same joke: A jet is seen flying through the sky, and one of the characters remarks that Sununu is (frivolously) using the vehicle to travel to get a haircut.
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John Sununu is also mentioned in the Family Guy episode A Picture Is Worth a 1,000 Bucks. The mention is made in a Murphy Brown parody where Jim Dial voiced by the actor who played the character Charles Kimbrough starts to babble and at the ends of the blahs he says John Sununu. Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ... A Picture Is Worth a 1,000 Bucks is an episode from the second season of the Fox animated series Family Guy. ... Murphy Brown was an Emmy Award-winning American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. ... Murphy Brown is an Emmy Award-winning American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. ... Charles Kimbrough (born May 23, 1936) is an American character actor best known for playing the straight-faced anchor Jim Dial on Murphy Brown. ... Babble is a British internet telephony service. ...

Sununu has met the eligibility requirements for the Mega Society, the world's most exclusive high-IQ society, which accepts only those who score in the 99.9999th percentile on IQ tests (Mensa, for example, accepts the top 2 percent).

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