Category: Monopolies
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Requiem for a Heavyweight: Kefauver Takes On Boxing
Think Estes Kefauver only faced off with organized crime once? Think again. A decade after the hearings that made him famous, Kefauver took on the mob again… and tried to clean up boxing.
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Talkin’ Baseball: Kefauver, the Reserve Clause, and Expansion
A lot of Senators can claim to be responsible for important laws. But how many of them can claim to be responsible for the creation of four pro baseball teams? Estes Kefauver can. Find out how he, along with a New York lawyer and a longtime exec, forced MLB to expand against its will.
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Kefauver and Discount Stores: The Forgotten Story
Like shopping at stores like Walmart and Target? In a way, you have Estes Kefauver to thank for it.
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The Senator and The King
Estes Kefauver and Elvis Presley were the two most famous Tennesseans of the 1950s. Read about the time Kefauver talked about Presley… and another unusual connection between them.
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Kefauver’s Crowning Achievement: The Prescription Drug Hearings
Estes Kefauver’s decades-long fight against corporate power culminated in a bill to mandate prescription drug safety and efficacy. It was his signature legislative accomplishment – but in his mind, it was a half-measure at best.
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The People’s Champion: Kefauver vs. Corporate Monopoly
Perhaps no political was dearer to Estes Kefauver’s heart than antitrust and opposing corporate monopolies. To Kefauver, political power was tied to economic power… and the people couldn’t be truly free if big business had too much sway.
Estes Kefauver for President 