Dick Gephardt (Astronaut Hillary Rodham)

Richard Andrew Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and as a United States Representative from Missouri from 1977 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House Majority Leader from 1989 to 2001. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1988.

Gephardt announced his candidacy for president in 1999. He won a tightly contested primary against his main challengers, Senator Al Gore and former Vice President Jesse Jackson. He selected John Kerry as his running mate. He beat Republican Jack Kemp in the general election.