| 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 4 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: |
22 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Smathers_interview_4.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
1956
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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: |
05-Sep-1989
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| Interviewer: |
Ritchie, Donald A.
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| People discussed: |
JFK; John Fitzgerald Kennedy; Johnson, Lyndon B.; Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973; Kennedy, John F.; Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963; LBJ; Lyndon Baines Johnson
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Congress. Senate; U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance; White House, Washington, DC
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| Locations discussed: |
District of Columbia; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
District of Columbia; Elections; Federal government; JFK; John Fitzgerald Kennedy; Johnson, Lyndon B.; Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973; Kennedy, John F.; Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963; LBJ; Legislative bodies--United States; Legislators--United States; Lyndon Baines Johnson; North America; Oral history; Political parties; Political science--United States; Politicians; Presidents--Election; Presidents--United States; Presidents--United States--Staff; U.S. Congress. Senate; U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance; United States; United States--Officials and employees; United States--Politics and government; White House, Washington, DC
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0022139-23171
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