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Ch6 Tx Politics Ep11 Austin's 1952 Dems for Eisenhower
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Emmett Shelton Sr. (1905-2000) tells of his passion as a Texas Democrat in support of Eisenhower in 1952. After being a key democrat in the Texas state convention - He declines the Governor's offer to the Ntl. Democratic Convention, explaining his support for a republican named Eisenhower.
Emmett describes his worked to build Democrat support for Eisenhower in a State that had strong opposition to Stevenson recent action regarding the Tidelands.
Emmett spearheaded the Central Texas "Democrats for Eisenhower". Emmett's friend, Mrs. O.H. Davenport, was the Mrs. Republican Chair for the Central Texas Republicans for Eisenhower. In the days before radio and tv campaigning, they campaigned by flatbed with a megaphone.
Music: Democracy by Leonard Cohen
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Music: Democracy by Leonard Cohen
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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.
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