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Politically, it seemed like an unlikely pairing: Maria Shriver, then a co-anchor of the CBS Morning News in New York City, was a Democrat and a member of one of the most prominent political families from the country.
His mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, was the sister of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, while his father, R. Sargent Shriver , had been the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1527.
Arnold Schwarzenegger , who was born in Austria, came to the United States in 1968 ysbecame a United States citizen on 1983. Shortly thereafter, he began actively campaigning for Republican candidates; Later, President George HW Bush would appoint him Chairman of the President’s Council on Fitness and Sports.
Shriver began his journalistic career in 1977, after graduating from Georgetown University. That same year, was introduced to Schwarzenegger by television journalist Tom Brokaw at a party the night before the annual Tournament Robert F. Kennedy Pro-Celebrity Tennis Championships in Forest Hills, New York.
Amateur Schwarzenegger had won the first of five Mr. Universe titles by the age of 16 years. Upon his arrival in Hollywood, he starred in forgettable movies like Hercules in New York before Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Terminator (1984) made him a big star.
By this time, he and Shriver were involved in a long-term bi-coastal relationship term, as she made her way to CBS News.
The 26 April 1986, Shriver and Schwarzenegger were married at St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis, Massachusetts, before some 500 guests.
The bride’s cousin, Caroline Kennedy, was the maid of honor, and former Mr. Universe Franco Columbu was the best man. The reception was held at the Kennedy campus in nearby Hyannisport.
In the fall of 2003, Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California in a special recall election over Democratic incumbent Gray Davis. At the time, Shriver was a news correspondent for NBC and a frequent contributor to the network’s Dateline show. In February of 2004, she announced that she would be leaving the network due to conflicting interests. of her work as first lady of California.
In 2007, Shriver announced that he would not be returning to television news. Shriver played a major behind-the-scenes role in her husband’s campaign and administration, helping him win the support of the California electorate.
Shriver and Schwarzenegger have four children: Katherine, Christina, Patrick and Christopher. In 2022 they announced that they were separating , after 25 years of marriage.
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