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The Enigma of Mike Monroney

Description: Article provides an overview of the political career of Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney, who served the people of Oklahoma in the US House of Representatives and US Senate from 1939 until 1966. The author characterizes Monroney as a level-headed moderate attempting to continue his tenure in office amidst a shift to the conservative right in Oklahoma politics.
Date: Spring 2013
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Jake Hamon: "The Man Who Made Harding President"

Description: Article details the life and career of Jacob "Jake" Hamon, legendary Oklahoma oilman and politician. An ambitious, opportunistic man in search of a presidential cabinet appointment, Hamon used money and influence to manipulate the selection of Warren G. Harding as the Republican Party's nominee in 1920.
Date: Autumn 2009
Creator: Floyd, Larry C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1348.0566]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Iran-Contra independent counsel Lawrence E. Walsh gestures at a Washington news conference Tuesday, Jan. 18, 1994, after his final report on the Iran-Contra scandel was released. The report concluded former President Reagan "knowingly participated or at least acquiesced" in a coverup of the Iran-Contra scandal "spearheaded" by Attorney General Edwin Meese."
Date: January 18, 1994
Creator: Gibson, Greg
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1348.0567]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Iran-Contra independent counsel Lawrence E. Walsh appears at a Washington news conference Tuesday, Jan. 18, 1994, after his final report on the Iran-Contra scandel was released. The report concluded former President Reagan "knowingly participated or at least acquiesced" in a coverup of the Iran-Contra scandal "spearheaded" by Attorney General Edwin Meese."
Date: January 18, 1994
Creator: Gibson, Greg
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0137.0422]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The President and Mrs. Clinton welcome Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and award -winning vocalist Los Rawls .."
Date: October 12, 1993
Creator: Berg, Lisa
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0225.0401]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Vice President Al Gore holds a federal government report detailing specifications for ashtray design to illustrate problems with government bureaucracy."
Date: August 15, 1993
Creator: McDaniel, David
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1112.0002]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "William Ruben stein of the American Civil Liberties Union, right, meets reporters in Washington Tuesday July 27, 1993 to discuss a federal lawsuit challenging President Clinton's new policy on homosexuals serving in the military."
Date: July 28, 1993
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1162.0296]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "FBI Director William Sessions trips over a curb, breaking his right arm, as he leaves a meeting at the Justice Department Saturday morning, July 17, 1993, in this photo taken off television in Washington."
Date: July 18, 1993
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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