| Title: |
George A. Smathers
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
U.S. Congress. Senate. Historical Office
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| Collection: |
Senate Oral History Project
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| Series: |
Item 3 of Series George A. Smathers
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| Description: |
After two terms in the House, George Smathers defeated the incumbent Senator Claude Pepper in the legendary Democratic primary of 1950, going on to serve three terms in the Senate. In the Senate he chaired the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee, served on the Democratic Policy Committee and was elected Secretary of the Democratic Conference. He was a member of the committees on Commerce, Finance and Foreign Relations. In these interviews, he also recounts his close personal friendships with John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon.
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| Extent: |
25 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Smathers_interview_3.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
1951
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| Speaker: |
Smathers, George A., 1930-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1930
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Atlantic City, NJ; New Jersey; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Senator
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| Age at speaking: |
59
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| Document date: |
29-Aug-1989
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| Interviewer: |
Ritchie, Donald A.
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| People discussed: |
Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson; Johnson, Claudia Alta Taylor, 1912-; Johnson, Lady Bird; Johnson, Lyndon B.; Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973; Johnson, Mrs. Lyndon Baines; LBJ; Lyndon Baines Johnson; Taylor, Claudia Alta
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Congress. Senate
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| Locations discussed: |
District of Columbia; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson; District of Columbia; Federal government; Johnson, Claudia Alta Taylor, 1912-; Johnson, Lady Bird; Johnson, Lyndon B.; Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973; Johnson, Mrs. Lyndon Baines; LBJ; Legislative bodies--United States; Legislators--United States; Lyndon Baines Johnson; North America; Oral history; Political campaigns--United States; Political science--United States; Politicians; Presidents' spouses--United States; Presidents--United States; Presidents--United States--Staff; Taylor, Claudia Alta; U.S. Congress. Senate; United States; United States--Officials and employees; United States--Politics and government
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0022138-23169
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