| 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 5 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: |
24 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Smathers_interview_5.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1989 (Year of interview)
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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: |
12-Sep-1989
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| Interviewer: |
Ritchie, Donald A.
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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: |
District of Columbia; Federal government; Legislative bodies--United States; Legislative hearings--United States; Legislators--United States; North America; Oral history; Political science--United States; U.S. Congress. Senate; United States; United States. Congress--Committees; United States--Officials and employees; United States--Politics and government
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Senate committees
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0022140-23172
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