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D53409-1
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- 1950-10-11 (Creation)
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Vice President Alben Barkley addressing a crowd on South 9th Street at Broadway and Saint Helens Avenue in October, 1950. Known affectionately as "Veep," Mr. Barkley was a longtime congressman who had served in both the House and Senate. He was the son of a poor tobacco farmer who studied law at both Emory College and the University of Virginia, later becoming a prosecuting attorney and county court judge. As a congressman, he was an influential spokesman for the legislative programs of Roosevelt and Truman. He was a loyal Democrat who was Senate Majority Leader from 1937 to 1946. After Eisenhower's election, Kentucky returned him to the Senate in 1954. He died in 1956 at the age of 79 in the middle of a rousing campaign speech. ALBUM 1.
Vice presidents; Barkley, Alben W., 1877-1956; Visits of state--Tacoma;