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Date: December 23, 1996
Bill Bradley's Senate and Basketball Papers Coming to Princeton
PRINCETON, N.J.--Bill Bradley's papers from his 18 years representing New Jersey in the U.S. Senate and from his earlier basketball career will be coming to the Princeton University Library under an agreement between the Senator and the University that was announced today.
"Bill Bradley has played a central role in American political life for almost two decades, addressing important questions and helping to shape critical issues," said Princeton's President Harold T. Shapiro. "We are very proud of our many associations with Senator Bradley over the years, and we are very pleased that he has agreed to send his papers to Princeton, where they will join the papers of other distinguished public figures."
Through its Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton is the preeminent private repository for the study of American public policy in the 20th century. Its holdings range from the complete writings of Woodrow Wilson to the still-growing collections of former Senator and presidential candidate George McGovern and former Ambassador George Kennan. The library's collections also include papers from Bernard Baruch, James Forrestal, David Lilienthal, George Ball, Allen Dulles, John Foster Dulles, Adlai Stevenson, Justice John Harlan, Judge Harold Medina, journalists Arthur Krock and David Lawrence, and many other individuals and organizations.
Bradley, a 1965 graduate of Princeton and a Rhodes Scholar, holds 25 Princeton basketball records. He led Princeton to a third place finish in the 1965 NCAA finals and captained the U.S. Olympic team that won a gold medal in 1964. He played professional basketball for the New York Knicks from 1967-77, and was first elected to the Senate in 1978. His most recent committee assignments included Energy and Natural Resources, Finance, and Special Committee on Aging.