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Kefauver at the Movies: “The Enforcer”
A Humphrey Bogart movie about the mob came out while the Kefauver organized crime hearings were sweeping the nation. So why not…. get Kefauver to put in an appearance?
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Forgotten History: The Great Senate Fish Battle of 1957
Here’s a story you won’t find in your history book: a tale of sectional rivalries, Presidential recreation, beauty queens, hungry reporters, and fish. So, so many fish.
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EK Endorses JFK for 1960
In 1960, Estes Kefauver was not a candidate for President… but he remained beloved with the voters. See the ad he recorded asking voters to support the Kennedy/Johnson ticket
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Kefauver: Tabbed for “Bigger Things” from the Beginning?
Think Kefauver’s rise from freshman Senator in ’48 to Presidential candidate in ’52 was really quick? Turns out he was being talked up for national office even earlier… as in immediately.
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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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Campaign 1954: Keef vs. the “Wild Swinger”
Kefauver’s first Senate term made him nationally famous… but controversial at home. To win re-election, he’d have to face a hyper-ambitious young Congressman who just wouldn’t… stop… talking.
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Every Picture Tells A Story
A random photo from the 1956 convention leads to the revelation of a remarkable life and story. No, not Kefauver’s.
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If You Go Chasing Rabbits: Solving a Photographic Mystery
Follow me as I track down the story behind a magazine photograph. I try to figure out not only where Kefauver was… but when and why
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“The Gag Stuff Is Out”
Some things never change – including the ridiculous stories that get written during political “silly season.” In this case, the dead time between conventions led to a silly story about a bizarre “ban.”
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Campaign 1948: Kefauver Beats the Machine and Enters the Senate
Let’s go back to where it all began. In Estes Kefauver’s first campaign for the Senate, he took down a powerful political machine, earned the national spotlight… and gained a symbol that stuck with him.
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Estes Kefauver for President 