Edward T. Breathitt, Jr. papers, 1960-1989, [microform].

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

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Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was born on August 27, 1908 at Stonewall, Texas. He was the first child of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson, and had three sisters and a brother: Rebekah, Josefa, Sam Houston, and Lucia. In 1913, the Johnson family moved to nearby Johnson City, named for Lyndon''s forebears, and Lyndon entered first grade. On May 24, 1924 he graduated from Johnson City High School. He decided to forego higher education and moved to California with a few ...

Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978

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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1968 presidential election, losing to Republican nominee Richard Nixon. Born in Wallace, South Dakota, Humphrey attended the University of Minnesota. At one point he helped run his ...

Democratic national convention

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Democratic National Convention (DNC) was held in Denver, Colo., August 25-28, 2008. Barack Obama and Joe Biden were selected as the presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the democratic party. From the description of Democratic National Convention records, 2008 August 25-28 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 406500469 ...

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...

Nunn, Louis B., 1924-

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Kentucky State University

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Kentucky State University was chartered in May 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons; opened on Oct. 11, 1887 with three teachers, 55 students, and John H. Jackson as president; in 1890 the institution became a land-grant college; first senior college class graduated in 1929; name changes include State Normal School for Colored Persons (1886), Kentucky Normal & Industrial Institute (1902), Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons (1926), Kentucky State College for ...

Southern Governors' Conference

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Waterfield, Harry Lee, 1911-

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Norfolk Southern Railway Company

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Kentucky. General Assembly

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Kentucky. Constitution Revision Assembly.

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Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives

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The House of Representatives for Kentucky meets in Frankfort, Ky. From the description of Broadside, 1827 January 23. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49244577 The second session of the First Assembly of the State of Kentucky House of Representatives met from November 5, 1792-December 22, 1792 in Lexington, Kentucky. The first session of the Third General Assembly of the State of Kentucky House of Representatives met from November 3, 1794-De...

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...

Morehead State University

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Established in 1887 as Morehead Normal School, under control of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions, by Frank C. Button and his mother Phebe Phelps Button; came under state control in 1922, name changed to Morehead State Normal School; name changed to Morehead State Normal School and Teachers College in 1926, Morehead State Teachers College in 1930, and Morehead State College in 1948; gained university status along with other state-supported regional colleges in 1966. From the de...

Appalachian Volunteers.

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Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982

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Thruston Ballard Morton was a prominent political and business leader in Kentucky during the mid-twentieth century. As a student, Morton attended public schools, the Woodberry Forest School in Virginia, and graduated from Yale University in 1929. He married Belle Clay Lyons in 1931 and had two sons. From 1947 to 1953, Morton served three terms as a representative for Kentucky's Third Congressional District. After his tenure in the House, Morton was appointed Assistant Secretary of State of Congr...

Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate

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Combs, Bert T., 1911-1991

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Governor of Kentucky, Judge, Lawyer Bert T. Combs was born in Clay County, Kentucky in 1911. He attended Cumberland College, and he graduated from the University of Kentucky Law School in 1937. After graduating with his law degree and serving in World War II, Combs began his rise in politics. Serving as judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, Combs ran unsuccessfully for the governor's office in 1955. His attempt at the state's helm four years later made him Kentucky's 4...