Eric Robert Greitens (born April 10, 1974) is an American businessman, author, former politician and former Navy SEAL, who served as the 56th governor of Missouri from January 2017 until June 2018, when he resigned that month amid allegations of sexual assault and campaign finance impropriety. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Greitens graduated from Duke University in 1996 and received a doctorate in 2000 from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, as a Rhodes scholar. During his four tours of duty as a U.S. Navy SEAL officer, he rose to the rank of lieutenant commander. He commanded a unit targeting al-Qaeda, and was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. Later, after being a White House fellow, Greitens founded a nonprofit organization, The Mission Continues, to benefit veterans. In 2013, Time included him in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Greitens ran for governor of Missouri as a Republican in 2016. In the predominately Republican state, Greitens prevailed over three opponents in the Republican primary. He defeated Democratic Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster in the general election. He was Missouri's first Jewish governor. One of Greitens's signature accomplishments in office was signing Missouri's right-to-work law, which was later repealed by statewide referendum.
In February 2018, Greitens was charged with felony invasion of privacy and later with campaign-related offenses. He was indicted on felony charges of computer tampering in April 2018; all charges were dropped in May 2018. Greitens resigned from office on June 1, 2018, after the Missouri General Assembly commenced a special session to consider impeachment. In early 2018, Greitens's former hairdresser had accused him of sexual assault. A bipartisan Special Investigative Committee in the Missouri state legislature found the woman "overall credible" and issued a report on the incident.
In 2022 Greitens attempted a return to public office, running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring incumbent Roy Blunt in the 2022 election. He lost the Republican primary to Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who won the general election.
Read more...The April 10, 1974 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♈. It was the 99 day of the year. President of the United States was Richard M. Nixon.
If you were born on this day, you are 51 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, April 10, 2025, 157 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, April 10, 2026, in 207 days. You have lived for 18,785 days, or about 450,847 hours, or about 27,050,860 minutes, or about 1,623,051,600 seconds.
Date: 11 April 1974
By ALLAN M. SIEGAL
single most important issue involved in current negotiations between NY Times, NY Daily News, NY Post and ITU is that of automation and job guarantees for part-time printers; automation measures which papers plan to utilize include optical scanner and video terminal which would simplify and could eliminate jobs performed by linotype operators and proofreaders (M)
Date: 11 April 1974
Negotiations between Washington Post and reprs of about 900 striking editorial and commercial employes are in recess on April 10; Fed Mediation and Conciliation Service reprs Nicholas Fidandis repts substantial differences still exist between Newspaper Guild and paper (S)
Date: 11 April 1974
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
ITU Local 6 pres Bertram A Powers and other union leaders on April 11 are directed to show cause in NYS Sup Ct why they should not be found in contempt for holding 90-min union meeting at NY Times during working hrs on April 10; showdown between union and Times, NY Daily News and NY Post appears to be approaching; work interruption follows by a little more than 2 hrs union's announcement that its members had voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike at time to be decided by exec council of ITU; Times obtains ct order contending that Powers and other leaders violated injunction Times obtained last fall enjoining interference by union with its operations; Powers says, after order was served on him in Times bldg, that he does not plan any further union meetings before ct hearing, except for brief one to explain to printers that show-cause order had been issued (L)
Date: 10 April 1974
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
ITU Local 6 pres Bertram A Powers on April 9 says repts from 125 commercial shops show 1,570 votes for strike against NY Times, NY Daily News and NY Post, and 314 against; says there is no likelihood of strike by printers in next few days since ITU has responsibility for setting strike date; says that local, if strike vote is affirmative, will be free of its old contract and also free of injunctions enjoining interference with operations at Daily News and NY Times; sources close to situation rept they expect either Times or News to be target for union's pressure tactic, probably starting on April 10 or 11 (L)
Date: 10 April 1974
By JONATHAN KANDELLSpecial to the New York Times
Argentine Pres Juan Peron on April 9 orders closing of left-wing magazine, El Descamisado; editor Dardo Cabo attributes shutdown to 'those who want to create a climate of chaos and subversion to stifle the voice of loyal Peronism' (S)
Date: 10 April 1974
Negotiations between Washington Post and Newspaper Guild reprs are recessed on April 9 with no progress reptd toward new contract to end 2-day old strike; Fed mediator Nicholas Fidandis comments (S)
Date: 10 April 1974
Wire Service Guild members on April 9 vote to end their 23-day-old natl strike against UPI and to return to work on April 10; contract provisions noted (S)
Date: 10 April 1974
By BARBARA CAMPBELL
Barbara CAMPBELL
Mobil Oil Corp files 22-page paper with Natl News Council, alleging 32 'particularly inaccurate or unfair' statements in recent ABC TV news special 'Oil: The Policy Crisis'; requests investigation of program, calling it 'shoddily researched;' several complaints noted; council will decide whether to conduct hearing on Mobil's complaint after preliminary investigation (M)