Trip files, 1970-1978.

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Trip files, 1970-1978.

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The series documents the travel of Governor Reubin O'D. Askew from 1970 to 1978. In addition, correspondence and itineraries relating to some trips are included. Although Askew did not become governor until 1971, the series includes travel related to the 1970 election. Also included are the schedule and plans for the 1971 inauguration.

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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...

Florida. Governor (1971-1979 : Askew)

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Reubin O'Donovan Askew, the thirty-seventh Governor of Florida, served from 1971 to 1979. He served in the state House and Senate before being elected governor in 1970, defeating incumbent Claude Kirk. Askew was reelected in 1974, becoming the first governor in state history to be elected for a second successive full term. Askew was primarily involved in tax reform, especially in the increase of homestead exemption, and passage of the "Sunshine Amendment" which called fo...