Personal Life
He was married to Gillian Sorensen of the United Nations Foundation, with whom he had a daughter, Juliet Sorensen. He had three sons by a previous marriage – Eric, Stephen, and Philip.
On February 25, 2010, he received the National Humanities Medal for 2009 in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. He was awarded the medal for: "Advancing our understanding of modern American politics. As a speechwriter and advisor to President Kennedy, he helped craft messages and policies, and later gave us a window into the people and events that made history."
Sorensen died on October 31, 2010, following a stroke.
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