What is John Danforth?
{{Infobox Senator |honorific-prefix = [[The Reverend]] & [[The Honorable#United States|Honorable]] |birthname = John Claggett Danforth |nationality = [[United States|American]] |image = John danforth.JPG |order = 24th |ambassador_from = United States |country = the United Nations |term_start = July 1, 2004 |term_end = January 20, 2005 |president = [[George W. Bush]] |1blankname = {{nowrap|Secretary-General}} |1namedata = [[Kofi Annan]] |predecessor = [[John D. Negroponte]] |successor = [[Anne W. Patterson|Anne Patterson]] {{small|(Acting)}} |jr/sr2 = Senator |state2 = [[Missouri]] |term_start2 = December 27, 1976 |term_end2 = January 3, 1995 |preceded2 = [[Stuart Symington]] |succeeded2 = [[John Ashcroft]] |order3 = 37th |office3 = Attorney General of Missouri |governor3 = [[Warren E. Hearnes]] (1965–1973)<br>[[Kit Bond]] (1973–1977) |preceded3 = [[Norman H. Anderson]] |succeeded3 = [[John Ashcroft]] |term_start3 = January 13, 1969 |term_end3 = December 27, 1976 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|9|5}} |birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |alma_mater = [[Princeton University]] <small>([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])</small><br>[[Yale Law School]] <small>([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]])</small><br>[[Yale Divinity School]] |spouse = Sally Dobson Danforth }} '''John Claggett Danforth''' (born September 5, 1936) is a retired [[Americans|American]] [[politician]]. He began his career in 1968 as the [[Attorney General of Missouri]]. He served three terms as a [[United States Senator]] from Missouri. He is considered a [[moderate]] and [[conciliator]]. He has been periodically called out of retirement by both of the major political parties to fill diplomatic roles. In 2004, he served briefly as [[United States