Gubernatorial campaign press files, 1970.

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Gubernatorial campaign press files, 1970.

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The collection contains the gubernatorial campaign press files of Reubin O'D. Askew from 1970. The records include biographies of Askew and Adams; a breakdown of Askew's legislative voting and attendance records; summaries of Governor Claude Kirk's record on taxes and vetoes; news releases targeted at various areas and groups; and several policy statements. Some topics include citrus fruit industry, corporate income tax, the Cross Florida Barge Canal, drug abuse, consumer protection, and conservation of natural resources.

0.50 cubic ft.

Florida State Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7340808

Florida State Archive

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Kirk, Claude R., 1926-2011

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Claude Roy Kirk, Jr. was born in San Bernardino, California on January 7, 1926. He received a B.S. Degree from Emory University in 1945, and a law degree from the University of Alabama in 1949. In 1956, Kirk moved to Jacksonville, Florida when he became president of the American Heritage Life Insurance Company. As the Republican nominee in 1964, he unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate. In 1966 he defeated Democrat Robert King High for the governorship, becoming the first Republican go...

Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928-2014

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Lawyer, state legislator, and governor of Florida, b. Reubin O'Donovan Askew in Oklahoma; educated at Florida State University, Tallahassee, and the University of Florida, Gainesville. Florida House of Representatives, Escambia County, 1959-1962; Florida Senate, Escambia County, 1962-1970; Governor of Florida, 1971-1979; U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary, 1979: Oct.-Dec. From the guide to the Reubin O'Donovan Askew Speeches, 1971-1979, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Sma...

Adams, Tom, 1917-

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