Series 61. ARKANSAS POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, 1945-1974
41 boxes
7 sub-series
Office file code: 77, 78
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, newspaper clippings, printed
documents and related material pertaining to
political campaigns and elections in Arkansas.
Arranged chronologically and alphabetically.
- Arkansas Political Campaigns (General),
1947-1974
- JWF Senatorial Campaigns of 1950 and 1956,
1946-1956
- JWF Reelection Campaign of 1962,
1949-1963
- JWF Reelection Campaign of 1968, 1
963-1973
- JWF Reelection Campaign of 1974,
1969-1974
- JWF Campaign Material by County,
1945-1974
- Other Arkansas Campaigns and Elections,
1946-1974
Sub-series 1. Arkansas Political
Campaigns (General), 1947-1974.
4 folders.
Office file code: 77, 78
Records pertain primarily to political affairs in Arkansas,
particularly political strength of various Arkansas
political figures, especially JWF, Sidney Sanders McMath and John
Little McClellan; and petition campaign led
by James Douglas Johnson to recall JWF from office. Some material
pertains to non-campaign year political
organization work by JWF Arkansas staff.
Correspondents include: J. Wayne Cranford (1.3), Denver L. Dudney
(1.1), John L. Erickson (1.2), Thomas
Goodgame (1.3), Sam Grundfest (1.1), Clifton R. Hood (1.2),
Haroldson Lafayette Hunt (1.4), G. S. Jernigan
(1.1), James Douglas Johnson (1.3), Jimmy Karam (1.4), Fred
Livingston (1.2) (1.3), James B. McDougal (1.2)
(1.3), Carl McIntire (1.3), Joe Martin (1.2), John C. Milum
(1.3), D. G. Saad (1.1), Karr Shannon (1.2), George
Rose Smith (1.3), Thomas B. Tinnon (1.3), James Guy Tucker, Jr.
(1.3), Ardis Tyson (1.1).
Sub-series 2. JWF Senatorial Campaigns of
1950-1956, 1946-
1956.
1.5 boxes.
Office file code: 73, 77, 78, 80
Records primarily pertain to JWF campaigns of 1950 and 1956,
particularly speculation concerning possible
opposing candidates, especially Ben Travis Laney; lack of
Democratic opposition; congratulations from supporters;
acknowledgements of support by JWF; opposition of labor to JWF in
1950; and explanation of his voting pattern
on labor issues (1.6). Some material pertains to campaign
speeches; campaign issues, especially segregation,
statement signed by Southern senators regarding racial
integration orders of Supreme Court, and doctrine of
interposition; and JWF's views of Truman (2.2).
Correspondents include: Joe C. Barrett (2.6), Haco Boyd (1.6),
Guy Cameron (1.6), M. Hartley Dodge (2.2),
Walter Lippmann (2.2), Arthur McDowell (1.6), Sam Peck (2.5),
Forrest Rozzell (1.6), James Strom Thurmond
(2.6).
Sub-series 3. JWF Reelection Campaign of
1962, 1949-1963.
8 boxes.
Office file code: 77, 78
Records primarily pertain to JWF reelection campaign of 1962,
particularly JWF campaign strategy, publicity and
speeches, and finances (especially contributions); opposition to
JWF's reelection, particularly regarding possible
Democratic primary candidacy of Orval Eugene Faubus, Democratic
primary opponent Winston Chandler, and
Republican general election opponent, Kenneth Jones, especially
regarding visit of National Republican senators
John Goodwin Tower and Barry M. Goldwater to Arkansas in support
of Jones' candidacy. Some records pertain
to campaign of national, conservative, anti-communist movement to
defeat JWF, especially organizations of Billy
James Hargis, and Christian Anti-Communist Crusade, Dan Smoot and
Haroldson Lafayette Hunt; and state and
national political support of JWF, particularly within Arkansas
industry and professions, especially agriculture and
oil industries, and medical and legal professions. A few records
relate to campaign issues, and offers of political
support to JWF as volunteer and professional campaign workers.
Correspondents include: William Monroe Apple (3.7), L. D. Blair
(6.2), Winston Chandler (3.5), William
Lockhart Clayton (5.1), William Edson Darby (8.2), John Dupree
Eldridge (5.3) (6.3) (6.4) (7.1), John Lenroot
Erickson (4.1), Orval Eugene Faubus (3.1) (8.2), Gus W. Jones
(4.5), John Norvill Jones (3.4) (3.8) (4.5) (5.3)
(5.4) (5.5) (6.1), Kenneth G. Jones (4.5) (5.3), John Fitzgerald
Kennedy (8.3), Robert Samuel Kerr (5.3) (6.4)
(8.3), John F. Kraft (4.1), Chester Lauck (8.4), Robert Allen
Leflar (5.3) (8.2), J. Fred Livingston (8.2), Robert
M. Lowe (3.7) (4.1) (5.5) (7.3), Pat Mehaffy (5.3) (6.1) (7.4)
(8.2), Charles Haywood Murphy, Jr. (5.3), H. H.
Pickering (3.7), Roy Prewitt (4.4) (4.6), Rufus Benjamin Robins
(3.1), Judith Rogers (6. 2), Elmo Burns Roper,
Jr. (3.7) (5.1) (7.3), Richard Brevard Russell (8.3), Wilton
Robert Stephens (5.3), Harry S. Truman (3.4),
Alexander Washburn (6.3), Lee Williams (3.4) (3.5) (3.7) (4.4)
(5.2) (5.3), Charles Morrow Wilson (3.4) (3.7)
(3.8).
Sub-series 4. JWF Reelection Campaign of
1968, 1963-1973.
7 boxes.
Office file code: 77, 78
Records pertain primarily to JWF's reelection campaign of 1968,
particularly JWF campaign strategy, especially at
county level; publicity and advertising; speeches; offers of
financial aid and other types of assistance to JWF's
campaign; endorsements of JWF; congratulations upon primary and
general election victories; and opposition to
JWF's reelection, especially regarding possible candidacies of
Orval Eugene Faubus, and Sidney Sanders McMath,
official candidacies of James Douglas Johnson, Bobby K. Hayes and
Charles Bernard, and alleged involvement of
Winthrop Rockefeller and Haroldson Lafayette Hunt in campaigns of
JWF's opponents. Some records pertain to
campaign issues, particularly JWF's stand on U.S. involvement in
Vietnam and firearms legislation, other state
elections and candidates, especially Virginia Johnson and
Winthrop Rockefeller, and presidential election and
candidates, especially George Corley Wallace and Hubert Horatio
Humphrey.
Correspondents include: William
Joshua Arnold (11.2), Edward Lewis Bartlett (13.7), William
Benton (13.3), Charles T. Bernard (16.5), Robert
Carlyle Byrd (14.4), Bennett Alfred Cerf (13.5), Tristram Coffin
(12.1) (14.4), William Edson Darby (13.3),
Thomas Lee Dearmore (11.5), Edwin E. Dunaway (ll.l), Marriner
Stoddard Eccles (13.6), (14.3), Orval Eugene
Faubus (11.8), George Fisher (15.2), Marcel William Fodor (15.8),
Ben Grinage (14.3), Dave Grundfest (15.5),
Lawrence Brooks Hays (13.4), Haroldson Lafayette Hunt (14.3)
(14.5), Lyndon Baines Johnson (15.8), John
Norvill Jones (12.1), Vernon J. King (14.9), Thomas Henry Kuchel
(13.6), Jordon Bennett Lambert, Sr. (13.2),
James B. McDougal (11.7) (17.2), Sidney Sanders McMath (11.5)
(11.8), Robert Strange McNamara (13.6),
Joseph M. Montoya (13.1) (13.2), Alfred J. Moss (11.3), Hugh
Baskin Patterson, Jr. (14.3), Andrew Russell
Pearson (11.3), William Roy Penix (15.1), Jason P. Rouby (15.2),
Vernon E. Scott (11.7) (12.1), Jerome John
Screeton (11.2), Ray S. Smith (11.6), Wilton Robert Stephens
(14.9), William Stuart Symington (14.9), Thomas
B. Tinnon (14.9), Don J. Tyson (13.7), Thomas D. Waugh (13.5),
Parker Lucas Westbrook (11.5) (11.7), Lee
Williams (11.4) (11.6) (11.7) (14.3) (15.1) (15.5).
Sub-series 5. JWF Reelection Campaign of
1974, 1969-1974.
8 boxes.
Office file code: 77, 78
Records primarily pertain to JWF reelection campaign of 1974,
particularly research conducted by JWF campaign
staff on gubernatorial career of Dale Leon Bumpers; synopses of
JWF's position and voting record on campaign
issues, especially Vietnam war, energy crisis, seniority and
inflation; editorials and press coverage of campaigns;
campaign strategy; schedules of appearances; and condolences over
JWF defeat. Some records pertain to JWF
speeches and statements; campaign advertising; and letters
offering political support. A few records relate to state
and national politics, especially Arkansas gubernatorial
campaigns of 1970 and 1972, and presidential campaign of
1972.
Correspondents include: Ben Allen (18.1), Julian Bond (22.2),
Dale Leon Bumpers (18.1) (20. 2), John W. Elrod
(20. 4) (21.4), Oden Fancher (18.1), Wallace D. Hurley, Sr.
(24.4), Chester H. Lauck (20.7), John Norvill
Jones (21.3), Matthew Herman Rothert, Sr. (18.2), Arthur Meier
Schlesinger, Jr. (20.5), Wilton Robert Stephens
(18.2), Edward Durrell Stone (18.1), Deloss Walker (18.1), Parker
Lucas Westbrook (21.4), Justin J. Williams,
Sr. (20.5), Lee Williams.
Sub-series 6. JWF Campaign Material by
County, 1945-1974.
13 boxes.
Office file code: 77, 78
Records primarily pertain to JWF senatorial campaigns,
particularly evaluations of JWF's political strength in each
Arkansas county by key county contacts, and speculation
concerning possible opposing candidates, especially
Orval Eugene Faubus in 1962 and Dale Leon Bumpers in 1974; lists
of supporters, politicians, and officials in
each county; and constituent support of JWF's voting record,
particularly concerning the censure of Joseph
Raymond McCarthy, civil rights, minimum wage legislation, federal
aid to education, Vietnam war and county
public works projects. Some records pertain to state and federal
political campaigns, particularly Arkansas
gubernatorial elections.
Correspondents include: Denver L. Dudney (28.2), Orval Eugene
Faubus (31.5), Jordan Bennett Lambert (33.1),
Robert M. Lowe (27.6) (28.2), Sidney Sanders McMath ( 34.2),
Charles Haywood Murphy, Jr. (37.3), William
Roy Penix (28.2) (28.4), Roy Prewitt (31.5), Wilton Robert
Stephens (35.2) (35.5), Boyd Anderson Tackett
(31.7), Herbert L. Thomas (34.2), Horace Eugene Thompson (34.2),
Thomas B. Tinnon ( 26.3), Don J. Tyson (38.2), Henry King Wade,
Jr. (29.3), Lee Williams (26.3) (30.4) (33.2).
Sub-series 7. Other Arkansas Campaigns
and Elections,
1946-1974.
3 boxes.
Office file code: 77, 78, 80
Records primarily pertain to Arkansas political campaigns in
which JWF was not a candidate, particularly
gubernatorial campaigns of Orval Eugene Faubus, Winthrop
Rockefeller and Dale Leon Bumpers. Other records
pertain to Arkansas Democratic Party politics.
Correspondents include: George P. Branscum (39.1), Joseph Sill
Clark (39.4), Angier Biddle Duke (39.5),
Clayton Fritchey (39.4), William Averill Harriman (39.4), John
Norvill Jones (39.4), R. A. Lile (39.5), Carl
Milton Marcy (39.4), Roy Waymon Milum (39.4) (39.5), Clifton H.
Scott (39.2), J. A. Speed (39.4), Frank M.
Stanton (39.4), Wilton Robert Stephens (41.1), Herbert L. Thomas,
Sr. (39.4), Harry Lee Williams (39.4), Lee
Williams (41.1).
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