Jack Kemp was supposed to read this column. A dinner in his honor was scheduled for next week and I had timed the column to appear just prior. The last his friends had heard, he was improving. Now ...

Jack Kemp, the former pro quarterback who turned fame on the gridiron into a career in national politics and a crusade for lower taxes, has died of cancer at age 73. Family spokeswoman Marci Robinson ...

My last encounter with Jack came as I was driving on a downtown Washington street and saw him walking on the sidewalk. I rolled down the window and yelled, “Hey, Jack!” and he waved and yelled back.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. WASHINGTON -- "Today," Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond said on the Senate floor a few minutes ago, "Jack serves as a role model, I ...

Welcome back to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Jacki Lyden. He liked to call himself a bleeding-heart conservative. Jack Kemp died last night at age 73. He rose to prominence as a football ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jack Kemp, a star football quarterback who became a congressman, U.S. Cabinet secretary and Republican vice presidential nominee, died on Saturday at age 73. Kemp died of cancer ...

Former Congressman Jack Kemp, who died Saturday at age 73 after a bout with cancer, was the Republican party’s top cheerleader for tax cuts for nearly a generation. Handsome, energetic and almost ...

Former Bills quarterback Jack Kemp, who became a politician after his football career ended and once ran for President in the Republican primary and Vice-President in the general election, died today ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with former Vice Presidential candidate Jack Kemp about what it takes to be the second man on the ticket. Kemp offers advice to John Kerry's running mate. He ran with Bob ...

Former Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.) has died at the age of 73. The 1996 Republican vice presidential nominee and onetime quarterback for the Buffalo Bills announced he had cancer earlier this year. {mosads ...