the most notable Republican donors to the campaign of Joe Lieberman during his independent re-election campaign for the United States Senate. In 2006, John Whitehead joined hands with late actor Paul Newman and Josh Weston, former chairman of ADP, to co-found Safe Water Network, to improve access to safe water to underserved communities around the world. On November 12, 2008, Whitehead said at the Reuters Global Finance Summit that the U.S. economy faced an economic slump deeper than the Great Depression and that a growing deficit threatened the credit of the country. In 2011, John C. Whitehead was awarded the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom. In 2012, Whitehead was awarded the Freedom Prize for the second time. He was also a member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group. Publications In 2005, Whitehead published a memoir, A Life In Leadership: From D-Day to Ground Zero. Select publications Whitehead, John C. "Towards a Stronger International Economy." Bissell Paper No. 7. Toronto: University of Toronto, Centre for International Studies, 1988. Personal life Whitehead married television newswoman Nancy Dickerson in 1989, by which marriage he gained five stepchildren. She died in 1997. Her son, John Dickerson, the writer, is one of his stepchildren. In 2003, Whitehead dedicated the Nancy Dickerson Whitehead Community Service Center for Homeless Youth in Southeast Washington, D.C., with a private donation to Covenant House. Whitehead died on February 7, 2015, of cancer at his New York home, at age 92. Earlier marriages to the former Helene Shannon, known as Sandy, and the former Jaan Chartener ended in divorce. Whitehead was survived by his wife, the former Cynthia Matthews; his three children: Anne, Sarah and J. Gregory Whitehead; two granddaughters; seven stepchildren; and 18 step-grandchildren. References External links Goldman Sachs biography, gs.com; accessed February 14, 2015. Biodata, clarke.edu; accessed February 14, 2015. AMDeC Foundation John C. Whitehead papers at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School. 1922 births 2015 deaths American investment bankers United States Navy personnel of World War II Businesspeople from Illinois Businesspeople from New York City Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Chairmen of Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officers of Goldman Sachs Harvard Business School alumni Haverford College alumni Members of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group New York (state) Republicans Seton Hall University People from Essex Fells, New Jersey People from Evanston, Illinois People from Montclair, New Jersey People from Manhattan Place of death