Tag: oscar chapman
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DC Takes the Stage: The 1950 “Amateur Hour” Benefit Show
Could you imagine one of today’s Senators on “American Idol”? In 1950, a collection of Washington VIPs appeared on a TV variety show to raise money for charity. It was… really something.
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Power of the Press: Drew Pearson’s Campaigns for Kefauver
Kefauver had a lot of challenges in his runs for President, but he had the most powerful political columnist in America on his side. How far did the columnist go to help Kefauver win, and why wasn’t he ultimately able to get it done?
