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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.
See more »Americans with Disabilities Act
Americans with Disabilities Act is a United States law that forbids discrimination based on physical or mental disabilities.
See more »Anderson, Clinton Presba
Anderson, Clinton Presba (1895-1975), a New Mexico Democrat, served in the U.S.
See more »Baby boom generation
Baby boom generation is the large group of people born in the United States from 1946 to 1964.
See more »Barkley, Alben William
Barkley, Alben William (1877-1956), served as vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S.
See more »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.
See more »Benton, William Burnett
Benton, William Burnett (1900-1973), was an American businessman and politician.
See more »Boyd, Alan Stephenson
Boyd, Alan Stephenson (1922-...), was secretary of transportation from 1967 to 1969.
See more »Bridges, Styles
Bridges, Styles (1898-1961), a New Hampshire Republican, served in the U.S.
See more »Brooke, Edward William
Brooke, Edward William (1919-...), a Massachusetts Republican, served in the United States Senate from 1967 to 1979.
See more »Brown, Edmund Gerald
Brown, Edmund Gerald (1905-1996), was governor of California from 1959 to 1967.
See more »Bundy, McGeorge
Bundy, McGeorge (1919-1996), served as special assistant for national security affairs under Presidents John F.
See more »Case, Clifford Philip
Case, Clifford Philip (1904-1982), a New Jersey Republican, served in the United States Senate from 1955 to 1979.
See more »Celebrezze, Anthony Joseph
Celebrezze, SEL uh bree zee, Anthony Joseph (1910-1998), was secretary of health, education, and welfare from 1962 to 1965.
See more »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.
See more »Chandler, Happy
Chandler, Happy (1898-1991), a colorful politician, served as Democratic governor of Kentucky and as a United States senator.
See more »Chavez, Dennis
Chavez, SHAH vehz, Dennis (1888-1962), a Democrat, became the second Hispanic American to serve in the United States Senate.
See more »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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