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8. Mai 2024 · In 1954, Senator Lester Hunt was bullied and extorted to such an extent by Senator Joseph McCarthy and others that he committed suicide. Suicide and toxic politics are sadly features of our life together in Wyoming. Can we learn from the tragedy of Wyoming’s own, Lester Hunt? We must!
21. Mai 2024 · Lester Hunt, a popular Democrat, won six elections in Wyoming—once to the legislature, twice as secretary of state, twice as governor and finally to the U.S. Senate, in 1948. Hunt arrived in Washington just as Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the demagogic senator from Wisconsin, was spreading fear and ruining careers with his claims ...
17. Mai 2024 · Published May 17, 2024. Lester Hunt. The University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the tragic death of U.S. Sen. Lester Hunt, who took his own life June 19, 1954, amid political blackmail and pressure during the McCarthy era.
Vor 2 Tagen · With the highly publicized Army–McCarthy hearings of 1954, and following the suicide of Wyoming Senator Lester C. Hunt that same year, McCarthy's support and popularity faded. He never caught a single spy.
Vor einem Tag · Senator Case and Wise stopped by to chat about The Lander Pioneer Museum and Wyoming Community Bank’s 2024 Discovery Speaker Series, which will be hosting an event called “Lander’s Governor – Lester Hunt: Blackmail & Suicide – 70 Years Ago,” taking place tomorrow, May 28, 7 PM, at the Lander Pioneer Museum. h/t Lander Pioneer Museum
12. Mai 2024 · Animal thinkers and theologians. David Grumett View all authors and affiliations. Based on: Linzey Andrew and Linzey Clair (eds), Animal Theologians (Oxford: OUP, 2023. £25.99. pp. xviii + 452. ISBN: 978-0-19765-555-9). Volume 135, Issue 8.
Vor 5 Tagen · Hawk is devoted to Smith (based on real-life Senator Lester Hunt). When Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn target the liberal Senator, Hawk takes steps to destroy them, becoming an unlikely hero....
