Category: Corporations
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In Kefauver – and Warren – We Antitrust
Elizabeth Warren and her followers share the same approach to antitrust that Kefauver did in his day. So why don’t they mention him more?
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Bread Winners: Kefauver Takes On the Baking Industry
Kefauver’s subcommittee on antitrust and monopoly found anti-competitive behavior in a variety of industries, including cars, steel, and… bread baking?
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Farewell, My Friend: An Ex-Staffer’s Kefauver Memories
When Kefauver died in 1963, former staffer and FTC Chairman Paul Rand Dixon spoke on the floor of the Senate about his old boss… and sketched a memorable portrait of a great man.
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Turbulence Ahead: Humphrey’s Airline Harangue
In 1960, Hubert Humphrey held a hearing of Kefauver’s Department of Consumers proposal. He used the hearing to…. complain about cramped airline seats and and the lack of radar of planes.
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Attention, Shoppers: Kefauver’s Department of Consumers
In 1960, Kefauver introduced a bill to create a federal Department of Consumers. The bill never passed, but the idea of protecting consumers – and giving them a voice – would outlive his proposal.
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Just the Facts: A Brochure from Kefauver’s Last Campaign
During Kefauver’s final re-election campaign in 1960, he bet that voters would opt for reason and honest facts instead of race-baiting and segregation. See how he made the case in an important campaign brochure.
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A Senator Who Sweats the Small Stuff
During his 1960 campaign, Kefauver issued a pamphlet reminding voters of some of his smaller accomplishments. Why? They may not have made headlines, but they improved the lives of his constituuents
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Sacklers’ “Empire of Pain”: The Early Years
The Sackler family’s reckless marketing of OxyContin hooked a generation of Americans on opioids. Decades earlier, Kefauver and his subcommittee on monopolies exposed the Sacklers’ tendency for stretching the truth… and their secretive business dealings.
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Kefauver, the Kids, and the Cast
Remember when you broke a bone as a kid, and you got your friends to sign your cast? Kefauver proved that it’s never too late to take advantage of that opportunity.
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Tennessee Comes to Seattle: Kefauver at the World’s Fair
In 1962, Kefauver attended the World’s Fair in Seattle. While he was there, he got to represent his state, visit his daughter, travel to space, and greet a milestone visitor. Not bad for one day.
Estes Kefauver for President 