Memorabilia from inaugurations of Kentucky governors, 1911-1995.

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and senator from California. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environm...

Collins, Martha Layne, 1936-

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Martha Layne Collins (née Hall; born December 7, 1936) is an American former businesswoman and politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky; she was elected as the state's 56th governor from 1983 to 1987, the first woman to hold the office and the only one to date. Prior to that, she served as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, under John Y. Brown, Jr. Her election made her the highest-ranking Democratic woman in the U.S. She was considered as a possible running mate for Democratic presid...

Brown, John Percival, 1933-

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Clements, Earle C. (Earle Chester), 1896-1985

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Union County's Earle C. Clements Day occurred on October 20, 1973 in Morganfield, Kentucky. The event celebrated the political career of former United States Congressman and Governor of Kentucky, Earle Clements. From the description of Earle C. Clements photograph albums, 1973-1980. (Murray State University). WorldCat record id: 671958792 Earle C. Clements (b. Oct. 20, 1896, Morganfield, Ky.-d. Mar. 12, 1985, Morganfield, Ky.), served in the Kentucky State Senate and as a re...

Wilkinson, Wallace G.

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Carroll, Julian M., 1931- .

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Ford, Wendell H., 1924-

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Kentucky governor, U.S. senator. Ford, a native of Daviess county, Kentucky, attended the University of Kentucky and the Maryland School of Insurance. After returning from service in the Army during World War II, he joined his family's insurance firm in Owensboro, Ky. He served as chief administrative assistant to Governor Bert T. Combs, and was elected as Democratic state senator in 1965. In 1967, he was elected lieutenant governor to serve with Republican governor Loui...

Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991

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Happy Chandler was Major League Baseball Commissioner (1945-1951). Jim Gallagher, a sports wirter, had a long career in baseball. He served on the Playing rules Committee and as the Director of Amateur and College Baseball for the Commissioner's office during the tenures of Chandler, Frick, Eckert and Kuhn. prior to his time with the Commissioner's office, he was the General Manager of the Chicago Cubs and Scouting Director for the Phillies. From the description of Letter, 1965, Febr...

Willis, Simeon, 1879-1965

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Breathitt, Edward T., 1924-

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Edward Thompson Breathitt was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on November 26, 1924 to Edward T. and Mary Jo (Wallace) Breathitt. He enlisted in the Army Air Force and served from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Mr. Breathitt graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1948 and a law degree in 1950. Upon receipt of the law degree, he joined a local law firm in Hopkinsville, Ky. He was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1950. Mr. Breathitt was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives i...