Arlen Specter was the 39th President of the United States, serving from 1985 to 1989 with Vice President Tom Kean of New Jersey. Campaigning as a moderate after big losses for Republicans in previous elections, Specter/Kean defeated the Democratic ticket of Mike Dukakis/Jerry Brown with 328 electoral votes to 210, a surprise due to President Kennedy's high popularity. Upon leaving office, he became an advocate for moderate Republicans, and his approval has grown since he has left office. He died in 2012 of cancer. He is buried near his Presidential Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.