Biography/History

Personal Data

September 23, 1921	Born: Sparta, Wisconsin.
June 28, 1952	Married to Geraldine A. Krawzak: four children.
April 24, 1978	Died.

Education

1939	Graduate of Sparta High School.
1940-1942	Attended La Crosse State Teacher's College.
1942-1943, 1946-1949	Attended University of Wisconsin-Madison.
1949	Graduated University of Wisconsin-Madison with Ph.D. in History and L.L.B.

Military Service

1943-1946

United States Army Engineers: overseas duty in South Pacific; entered as a private and honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant.

Private Employment

1949-1956

Practiced law in Madison, Wisconsin; for several years a member of the law firm of Arthur, Dewa, Nestingen and Tomlinson.

Politics and Government

1951-1955	Member of Madison Common Council, Alderman, Eighth Ward.
1951-1952	Chairman, Special Committee on Human Rights of the Madison Common Council formed to report on a proposed Human Rights Ordinance.
1954-1955	Chairman, Municipal Auditorium Committee, Madison Common Council.
March, 1954-October, 1954	Secretary, Joe Must Go Club of Wisconsin, Inc. organized to effect the recall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
October, 1954-June, 1955	Active as a legal advisor and as one of the defendants in legal action against the Joe Must Go Club of Wisconsin.
1955-1956	Member of State Legislature, Assemblyman, Second District.
1956-1961	Mayor, City of Madison, Wisconsin.
April, 1959-July, 1960	Chairman, Kennedy for President Club of Wisconsin, designated as official head of Wisconsin primary campaign.
July, 1960	Chairman, Wisconsin Delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
August-November, 1960	Chairman, Citizens for Kennedy Committee of Wisconsin, a group evolved from the Kennedy for President Club to organize Republicans and Independents for Kennedy.
1961-1965	Undersecretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D. C.
1965	Admitted to the Bar, U.S. District Court, Washington, D. C.
1965-1978	Nestingen's permanent residence was Washington, D. C.