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
Edward A Lozick	Michele Bachmann, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Bob Corker, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Heather Wilson, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, 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, Chuck Blasdel, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Republican National Cmte
Donald C Alexander	Kit Bond, Steve Chabot, Dianne Feinstein, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Robert Simmons, Constance A Morella, Fred Dalton Thompson, Jon D Fox, Bob Dole, Henry John Heinz III, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Tom Campbell, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, John F Seymour, Richard L Thornburgh
Charles J Wyly Jr	Christine Todd Whitman, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Louis Whalen, George H W Bush, Bill Weld, William Emerson Brock III, John F Seymour, James Clifford Miller III, John W. Warner III, Richard L Thornburgh, Republican National Cmte
Frank Baxter	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, David Timothy Dreier, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Mike DeWine, 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, Bill Weld, Jon Kyl, John F Seymour
Kelly Roberts	Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Bob Corker, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Elizabeth Dole, Jim Gerlach, John McCain, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Robert Simmons, Michael E Sodrel, 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, Bill Jones, Michael Louis Whalen, Martha Rainville, Mitt Romney
Nicholas Calio	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, John McCain, Peter Roskam, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Heather Wilson, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Constance A Morella, Jon D Fox, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Jon Kyl
Lodwrick M Cook	Kit Bond, Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, American Success Political Action Committee, California Republican Party/V8, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, William Emerson Brock III, John F Seymour, Maureen Reagan, Richard L Thornburgh, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Lewis M Eisenberg	Christine Todd Whitman, Kit Bond, Bob Corker, 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, Sandy Treadwell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Jon Kyl, John Faso, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Tom C Korologos	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, William Emerson Brock III, John F Seymour, James Clifford Miller III, John W. Warner III, Richard L Thornburgh
Frank E Richardson	Christine Todd Whitman, Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Rick Santorum, Robert Simmons, Strom Thurmond, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, Sandy Treadwell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Jon Kyl, William Emerson Brock III, John W. Warner III, John Faso
David Bockorny	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Bob Corker, David Timothy Dreier, John McCain, Peter Roskam, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, 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, American Success Political Action Committee, Big Tent PAC, George H W Bush, Jon Kyl
Amory Houghton Jr	John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Heather Wilson, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Rick Santorum, Robert Simmons, Constance A Morella, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, Sandy Treadwell, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Republicans Who Care Individual Fund, Brooks Firestone, John Faso, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Republican National Cmte
Peter S Kalikow	Kit Bond, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Robert Simmons, Fred Dalton Thompson, 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, Raymond Meier, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Sandy Treadwell, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John Faso
Edward C Levy Jr	Michele Bachmann, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Bob Corker, Charlie Dent, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Stewart J Greenleaf, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, John W. Warner III
Judy Black	Michele Bachmann, Richard Burr, Bob Corker, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Constance A Morella, Fred Dalton Thompson, 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, Jon Kyl, William Emerson Brock III, James Clifford Miller III
Thomas L Kempner Jr	Michele Bachmann, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Lincoln Davenport Chafee, Robert Simmons, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Jones, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Louis Whalen, John G Gard, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Jon Kyl, John Faso, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Dwight C Schar	Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Jim Gerlach, John McCain, Heather Wilson, Rick Santorum, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Robert Simmons, Michael E Sodrel, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Louis Whalen, Chuck Blasdel, IA-01 Congressional Victory Committee, Martha Rainville, Mitt Romney, James Clifford Miller III
Clive Runnells	Christine Todd Whitman, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Heather Wilson, 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, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Republican National Cmte
Ray L Hunt	Richard Burr, Bob Corker, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Heather Wilson, 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, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Michael Louis Whalen, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Republican National Cmte
David Murdock	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, David Timothy Dreier, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Jim Talent, Bob Dole, Michael Huffington, Henry John Heinz III, 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, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, George H W Bush, Bill Weld, William Emerson Brock III, John F Seymour, John W. Warner III, Richard L Thornburgh, National Republican Congressional Cmte

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

Leonore Annenberg

Second wife of the late publisher Walter Annenberg

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