Prior to his years in the Senate , Moynihan was the United States ' Ambassador to the United Nations and to India , and was a member of four successive presidential administrations , beginning with the administration of John F. Kennedy , and continuing through that of Gerald Ford .
Moynihan was the United States ' Ambassador to the United Nations and to India . He was a member of four successive presidential administrations , beginning with the administration of John F. Kennedy , and continuing through that of Gerald Ford .