Alben W. Barkley
Vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 · United States · Politicians · Lived 1877 to 1956 · aged 78
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Something wrong?Alben William Barkley was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. S. representative.
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Barkley in 1913
J. Campbell Cantrill defeated Barkley in the 1923 Democratic gubernatorial primary.
Richard P. Ernst, Barkley's opponent in the 1926 Senate race
Joseph T. Robinson received the Democratic vice presidential nomination in 1928 instead of Barkley.
Barkley with U.S. Vice President John Nance Garner in July 1936
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler unsuccessfully challenged Barkley for his U.S. Senate seat.
Barkley during his tenure as floor leaderAwards
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Alben William Barkley was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S. representative. Serving in both houses of Congress, he was a liberal Democrat, supporting President Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom domestic agenda and foreign policy.
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