Alben W. Barkley

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title: Alben W. Barkley
text: Alben William Barkley was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S. representative. Serving in both houses of Congress, he was a liberal Democrat, supporting President Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom domestic agenda and foreign policy. Endorsing Prohibition and denouncing parimutuel betting, Barkley narrowly lost the Kentu
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description: Vice President of the United States from 1949 to 1953
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date created: 2002-09-26T02:53:27Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T04:26:02Z
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