Bernard Kalb was a Jewish immigrant who served in the US Marine Corps and Foreign Service, and was appointed as the US Ambassador to the UN. He was a vocal critic of the Vietnam War and advocate for nuclear disarmament and civil rights. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1982 and died in 2019 at the age of 97.

Jack London was an influential writer of the early 20th century, best known for his novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang. He was a socialist and wrote extensively about the plight of the working class. He was married twice and had three children. He died at the age of 40 due to health problems. His works remain popular and have been adapted into films and TV shows.