Secretary of State Tom Adams speech files, 1963.

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Secretary of State Tom Adams speech files, 1963.

The series contains the speeches of Secretary of State Tom Adams from 1963. The speech topics were numerous, as were the organizations to which he spoke, and deal with issues confronting the state in that period. Some correspondence relating to the Secretary's appearances is included as well.

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Florida State Archive

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Adams, Tom, 1917-

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