Tag: lynda kefauver
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Gene McCarthy: Kefauver’s Kind of Candidate?

In 1968, Kefauver’s daughters backed the Minnesota Senator’s insurgent bid for the White House. Would their father have done the same?
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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.
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Campaign 1956, Part 1: If At First You Don’t Succeed…

Undaunted by his loss in 1952, Kefauver tried for the Presidency a second time. This time, though, he’d have company in the primaries. Adlai Stevenson was taking it to the streets.