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Featured Article: Freeman, Orville Lothrop

Freeman, Orville Lothrop (1918-2003), served as secretary of agriculture from 1961 to 1969, under Presidents John F. See more »

Adams, Sherman

Adams, Sherman (1899-1986), served as chief of staff to United States President Dwight D.

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Americans with Disabilities Act

Americans with Disabilities Act is a United States law that forbids discrimination based on physical or mental disabilities.

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Anderson, Clinton Presba

Anderson, Clinton Presba (1895-1975), a New Mexico Democrat, served in the U.S.

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Baby boom generation

Baby boom generation is the large group of people born in the United States from 1946 to 1964.

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Barkley, Alben William

Barkley, Alben William (1877-1956), served as vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S.

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Bartlett, Edward Lewis

Bartlett, Edward Lewis (1904-1968), became one of the first United States senators from Alaska in 1959, the year Alaska became a state.

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Benton, William Burnett

Benton, William Burnett (1900-1973), was an American businessman and politician.

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Bohlen, Charles Eustis

Bohlen, Charles Eustis (1904-1974), a U.S.

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Bond, Julian

Bond, Julian (1940-...), is an African American civil rights leader.

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Boyd, Alan Stephenson

Boyd, Alan Stephenson (1922-...), was secretary of transportation from 1967 to 1969.

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Bridges, Styles

Bridges, Styles (1898-1961), a New Hampshire Republican, served in the U.S.

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Brooke, Edward William

Brooke, Edward William (1919-...), a Massachusetts Republican, served in the United States Senate from 1967 to 1979.

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Brown, Edmund Gerald

Brown, Edmund Gerald (1905-1996), was governor of California from 1959 to 1967.

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Bundy, McGeorge

Bundy, McGeorge (1919-1996), served as special assistant for national security affairs under Presidents John F.

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Case, Clifford Philip

Case, Clifford Philip (1904-1982), a New Jersey Republican, served in the United States Senate from 1955 to 1979.

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Celebrezze, Anthony Joseph

Celebrezze, SEL uh bree zee, Anthony Joseph (1910-1998), was secretary of health, education, and welfare from 1962 to 1965.

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Chambers, Whittaker

Chambers, Whittaker, HWIHT tuh kuhr (1901-1961), a confessed spy, was the United States government's chief witness in the 1949 perjury trials of Alger Hiss.

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Chandler, Happy

Chandler, Happy (1898-1991), a colorful politician, served as Democratic governor of Kentucky and as a United States senator.

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Chavez, Dennis

Chavez, SHAH vehz, Dennis (1888-1962), a Democrat, became the second Hispanic American to serve in the United States Senate.

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Clark, Joseph Sill

Clark, Joseph Sill (1901-1990), a Pennsylvania Democrat, served in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1969.

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