The Robert N. Butler papers, 1968-1969.

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The Robert N. Butler papers, 1968-1969.

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The Robert N. Butler papers consist of the letters, articles, typescripts and political fliers collected by Dr. Butler during the summer and fall of 1968 as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Included is the correspondence received by Dr. Butler in response to his letter of 9 Aug. 1968 soliciting support for Eugene McCarthy's nomination. Among the respondents are many significant political figures, including Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Governor John Connally of Texas, and Senator Joseph D. Tydings of Maryland. Other materials amassed by Dr, Butler before and during the convention include interesting ephemera , position papers from various delegations and interest groups, notes and committee papers from the District of Columbia Delegation, and a number of items related to the Task Force on Aging set up by Senator McCarthy.

0.75 linear feet (2 boxes).

Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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Butler, Robert N., 1927-2010

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Dr. Robert N. Butler was born in New York City on Jan. 21, 1927. He attended Columbia University, where he received a B.A. degree in 1949 and an M.D. in 1953. His long career in gerontology and psychiatry has included association in various capacities with the National Institute of Mental Health, the Washington School of Psychiatry, the National Institute on Aging, the Howard University School of Medicine, the George Washington University School of Medicine, the District of Columbia Advisory Com...

McCarthy, Eugene J., 1916-2005

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Educator, U.S. representative from Minnesota, U.S. senator from Minnesota, and author. From the description of Papers of Eugene J. McCarthy, 1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064286 Eugene J. McCarthy served as a U.S. Congress member (Democratic Farmer-Labor) from Minnesota's fourth district (1949-1958) and as U.S. senator from Minnesota (1959-1970). He sought the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1968 against Lyndon B....

Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)

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