Tag: e.w. kenworthy
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I Can’t See Clearly Now
Kefauver believed that the people should have the power in America, and he backed his words with actions. Voters got it. Why didn’t reporters?
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A Small Speech With a Big Message
Most politicians wouldn’t turn a speech about dedicating a small-town hospital into an object lesson in democratic participation, or tie the hospital to the Cold War. Estes Kefauver wasn’t most politicians.
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Kefauver and Voters: A Mysterious Connection
Kefauver’s handshakes were the key to his campaigns. But two reporters who watched him believed that he didn’t enjoy it. So why did he keep doing it? And why did the voters love it so much?
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Civil Words on Civil Rights: Kefauver Calms an Angry Crowd
In 1956, Kefauver stood up to a pro-segregation crowd in Florida… and won them over. What can his courageous example teach us today?
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Thank God I’m A Country Boy: Kefauver’s Musical Connection
Throughout his career, Estes Kefauver used country music to connect with people and promote his campaigns. Like Kefauver himself, it may not have impressed the powerful, but it hit home with regular people.
