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Governor 1920
Against Wilson administration
Progressive (Bone-dry Baptist, for prohibition, and woman's suffrage)
Business progressive |
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US Sentaor 1922
Defeats Jim Ferguson for Senate seat
Klan Member |
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Governor 1924 and 1932
Runs wife because Jim would be removed for anti-Klan, anti-prohibition, and anti-higher education
Anti-Klan helps win vote
Favoritism in awarding state contracts |
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Governor 26 and 28
Honesty in government to fight MA
Business efficiency and a progressive |
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Governor 1930
Defeats MA in primary
Imposes Martial Law in east Texas to stop overproduction |
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Speaker of the US House in 31
Chm of Redistricting Comm.
Supported Wilson
Very active VP for FDR
Rayburn is a protege
Friend of Jesse Jones
After 1936 Garner OPPOSED FDR court packing plan, sit down strikes and continued spending and purge of 1938 |
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Speaker of US House in 1940
Majority leader in 1937
Friend of LBJ and protege of Garner
Rayburn chm of Interstate and Foreign Commerce Comm |
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Head of RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation) to spend money on railways and factories
FDR Sec of Commerce in 1940 |
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Governor in 1934
Favored old-age pensions
Anti-monopolies
Against sales but for state income tax
NEW DEALER but not for the sit down or court packing plan by FDR |
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Governor 1938
Senator in 1941 against Allred Moody and LBJ
Noonday radio personality
Campaigned on issue of opposition to sales tax, abolition of poll tax and capital punishment
For pension of the old |
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1931 – Kleberg’s aid
1937 – Wins election 10th ed as New Dealer
1941 – Loses special election to O’Daniel
1948 – Defeats Stevenson for Senate seat
1955 – Majority Leader of US Senate
1960 – VP running mate with JFK |
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Governor 1942 and 1944
Opposed rationing during WWII
Rainey Affair |
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1931 – Kleberg’s aid
1937 – Wins election 10th ed as New Dealer
1941 – Loses special election to O’Daniel
1948 – Defeats Stevenson for Senate seat
1955 – Majority Leader of US Senate
1960 – VP running mate with JFK |
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Governor 49 and 52 and 54
Shivercrats - Shiver Democrats for Eisenhower
Makes Rayburn mad because of desire for party loyality |
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