Leonore Annenberg

Second wife of the late publisher Walter Annenberg

Second wife of publisher Walter Annenberg (d. 2002) inherited half of his $4 billion estate; Annenberg Foundation, Metropolitan Museum of Art got the rest. Walter's father, Moses, made fortune in publishing. Walter inherited small media empire at age 32, added magazines (Seventeen, TV Guide). Sold Triangle Publications to Rupert Murdoch for $3 billion in 1988. Leonore served as U.S. chief of protocol under Reagan. Donated $40 million to the Eisenhower Medical Center in 2007, another $15 million to Washington, D.C. journalism museum; Newseum opened in April. At 28, after a brief marriage to Belden Katleman, the son of a Southern California family that had made its fortune in parking lots and real estate, she married Lewis S. Rosenstiel, 55, the founder of Schenley Industries, the distiller. The marriage ended in divorce. In 1951, she married Mr. Annenberg, who had been divorced from Veronica Dunkelman in 1950. He owned The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Daily News, radio and TV stations, Seventeen magazine and TV Guide, having inherited much of the family business from his father, Moses L. Annenberg. He sold the newspapers in 1969 and the magazines in 1988, when he retired to his philanthropies. Mrs. Annenberg is survived by a sister, Judith Wolf; a daughter from her first marriage, Diane Deshong, of Beverly Hills; a daughter from her second marriage, Elizabeth Kabler, of New York; a stepdaughter, Wallis Annenberg, of Los Angeles; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Shawn Smeallie	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Bob Corker, Charlie Dent, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Jim Talent, Fred Dalton Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Sandy Treadwell, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John Faso
Thomas E McInerney	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Rick Santorum, Robert Simmons, Jim Talent, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Jon Kyl, John Faso, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Smith Davis	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Bob Corker, Elizabeth Dole, Jim Gerlach, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Robert Simmons, Jim Talent, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Chuck Blasdel, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John F Seymour, John W. Warner III
J Steven Hart	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Bob Corker, Charlie Dent, Elizabeth Dole, Jim Gerlach, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, John G Gard, Big Tent PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John W. Warner III
Paul Singer	Christine Todd Whitman, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Bob Corker, Charlie Dent, John McCain, Peter Roskam, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Robert Simmons, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Jon Kyl, William Emerson Brock III, John Faso
James S McDonnell III	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Bob Corker, Geoffrey C Davis, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Jones, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour, Richard L Thornburgh, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Republican Senatorial Inner Circle 90-91, Republican National Cmte
Vin Weber	Michele Bachmann, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Bob Corker, Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Jim Gerlach, John McCain, Peter Roskam, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Jim Talent, Jon D Fox, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Success Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, James Clifford Miller III, John W. Warner III
Marvin C Schwartz	Michele Bachmann, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Bob Corker, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Jim Gerlach, Peter Roskam, Heather Wilson, Mike DeWine, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Robert Simmons, Michael E Sodrel, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Raymond Meier, Michael Louis Whalen, Chuck Blasdel, Ralph W M R Norman Jr, Martha Rainville, John G Gard, Chris Wakim, Mitt Romney
Ronald J Gidwitz	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Geoffrey C Davis, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Peter Roskam, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Rick Santorum, Robert Simmons, Jim Talent, Strom Thurmond, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, William Emerson Brock III, Richard L Thornburgh
Earle I Mack	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Mike DeWine, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Robert Simmons, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, James Clifford Miller III, John Faso, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Robert Stuart Jr	Kit Bond, Elizabeth Dole, Jim Gerlach, John McCain, Peter Roskam, Olympia Snowe, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Robert Simmons, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Jon Kyl, William Emerson Brock III, Richard L Thornburgh
Harold Simmons	Michele Bachmann, Kit Bond, Bob Corker, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Robert Simmons, Jim Talent, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John F Seymour, John W. Warner III, Richard L Thornburgh
T Boone Pickens	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Richard Shelby, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Fred Dalton Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, William Emerson Brock III, John F Seymour, James Clifford Miller III, Maureen Reagan, National Republican Congressional Cmte
A Jerrold Perenchio	Kit Bond, Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Rick Santorum, Robert Simmons, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John F Seymour, Maureen Reagan, Republican National Cmte
Giuseppe Cecchi	Michele Bachmann, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Geoffrey C Davis, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Peter Roskam, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Constance A Morella, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John Faso, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Janet Berman	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, David Timothy Dreier, Jim Gerlach, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Robert Simmons, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Stewart J Greenleaf, John G Gard, Sandy Treadwell, Big Tent PAC, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Jon Kyl
Carl H Lindner	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Bob Corker, Geoffrey C Davis, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Fred Dalton Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, James Clifford Miller III
Jack Taylor	Christine Todd Whitman, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Elizabeth Dole, Jim Gerlach, John McCain, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Robert Simmons, Michael E Sodrel, Jim Talent, Strom Thurmond, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John F Seymour
John W Childs	Michele Bachmann, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Geoffrey C Davis, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Ralph W M R Norman Jr, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Jon Kyl, John Faso, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Patrick G Ryan	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Jim Gerlach, Peter Roskam, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Rick Santorum, Robert Simmons, Michael E Sodrel, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Jon Kyl

Types	Person, Business Person
Aliases	Lee Annenberg, Leonore Cohn Annenberg

Leonore Annenberg

Second wife of the late publisher Walter Annenberg

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