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Alben William Barkley war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1949 bis 1953 der 35. Vizepräsident der Vereinigten Staaten während der zweiten Amtszeit von Präsident Harry S. Truman. Außerdem vertrat er den Bundesstaat Kentucky in beiden Kammern des Kongresses.
Alben W. Barkley. Alben William Barkley ( / ˈbɑːrkli /; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) 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.
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15. Feb. 2024 · Alben W. Barkley was the 35th vice president of the United States (1949–53) in the Democratic administration of President Harry S. Truman. He was one of the chief architects of the New Deal in the 1930s and a major symbol of Democratic Party continuity as a member of Congress for almost 40 years.
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U.S. Presidents. Harry S. Truman. Alben W. Barkley. Alben Willie Barkley was born on November 24, 1877, in a log cabin near Lowes, Kentucky. He was born Willie Alben Barkley, but went by Alben and had his names reversed when he was old enough. His father was a poor tobacco farmer and railroad worker.
Alben William Barkley ( / ˈbɑːrkli /; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) 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.
Alben Barkley: A Featured Biography. Born to tenant tobacco farmers in 1877, Alben Barkley 's political views were shaped in part by his impoverished upbringing. As a member of the House of Representatives, he established a reputation as a Wilson Democrat with strong party loyalties.
04/30/2015 12:01 AM EDT. True to form, when Kentucky Sen. Alben Barkley visited Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia on this day in 1956, he delivered a fervent speech bashing...