Robert M. Wagner Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-040901
The Robert M. Wagner Papers consist mostly of brief letters between Georgetown University alumnus Richard M. Wagner (C'48) and his friends Bill and Hillary Clinton together with photographs of Wagner with the Clintons. Much of the correspondence concerns gifts of wine that Wagner gave to the Clintons. Two memoirs by Wagner provide ample background information about his life and work. Some of the correspondence concerns Georgetown University awards and scholarships. Memorabilia from Bill Clinton's two Presidential Inaugurations is also present.
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Robert Wagner, a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in 1948, was a state senator in California's state legislature. In 1995, he became a member of the White House Conference on Aging.
Wagner was a veteran of World War II, and he attended Georgetown University with the GI Bill. He majored in economics and minored in history. Georgetown University professor Carroll Quigley greatly influenced Wagner at Georgetown. In Wagner's political career, the important issues he advocated were health care, housing, and transportation for seniors. After he earned a fortune in the wine trade, he donated his salary as a public servant to senior citizen centers and universities. The Robert and Bernice Wagner Alumni House at Georgetown University is named in his honor. He and his wife created five scholarships for students attending Georgetown. Wagner also made available his "Georgetown Family of Wines" to various univerity events. In 2003, Wagner won the John Carroll Award, the highest honor of the alumni association. In 2015, Wagner published a book titled, "The Vintner of Georgetown" with profits going to Georgetown students' financial aid needs.
[Sources: "The Hoya," 11/14/2000. GU Alumni Web Site at alumni.georgetown.edu. "Whidbey News-Times:" "Wagner's Book to Benefit Georgetown Students" 12/28/2016.]
0.6 Cubic Feet (2 box)
English
Box 1 folders 1-8 were donated by Robert M. Wagner in 2004. The remainder of the collection was transferred by the Georgetown University Office of Scholarly Publications in 2024
The collection was rehoused into acid-free boxes and folders.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository