Executive Records, 1959-1966.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Organizational History and List of Officers Organizational History 1909 Issued the “Call,” a statement calling for a conference to protest discrimination and violence against African Americans Convened the National Negro Conference on May 31 and June 1, New York, N.Y. E...

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

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 ...

Nevada. Colorado River Commission

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Sawyer, Grant, 1918-1996

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Nev. governor, 1950-1958. Sawyer was born in 1918 and died in 1996. From the description of Grant Sawyer papers, 1939-1993. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 43459161 Grant Sawyer was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on December 14, 1918. He came to Nevada first to attend the University of Nevada and later to settle in Elko. Before becoming governor, he served as Elko County District Attorney and as member of the Board of Regents. After serving two terms in office, ...

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

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This collection of transparencies was used by representatives of the Atomic Energy Commission (A.E.C.) during a presentation before the Alaska House State Affairs Committee, April 4, 1970, in Juneau. At the time of the presentation, the A.E.C. was planning a second underground nuclear test on Amchitka Island in 1971, code-named CANNIKIN. Testimony was heard from several groups against a second test as well as adverse testimony about the first test which took place in October, 1969 and was code n...

Nevada Tax Commission

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The Bullion Tax Agent, whose records date back to 1905, was the predecessor in the function of the Nevada Tax Commission, which was created by the Legislature in 1913. Its powers and duties consisted of exercising general supervision and control over the entire revenue system of the State. Under the new body created by the Legislature of 1917, the members of the Commission became members of the State Board of Equalization. From the description of Reports 1905...

Baring, Walter S. (Walter Stephan), 1911-1975

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U.S. Representative from Nevada; born in Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nev.; elected to the eighty-fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1973). From the description of Walter S. Baring papers, 1968-1972. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 607568521 ...

Nevada. Centennial Commission.

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Nevada Commission on Equal Rights of Citizens.

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Bible, Alan, 1909-1988

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Cannon, Howard W.

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Senator Cannon strongly supported the Great Society programs and the War on Poverty. As a decorated World War II pilot, he was particularly interested in aviation issues. From the description of [Howard Cannon Collection]. 1958-1983. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 459820231 ...

Nevada. Governor (1959-1966: Sawyer)

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...