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Riding On The Coattails Of Lyndon Johnson's 1964 Landslide Victory Over Barry Goldwater, Fred Harris Defeated Former University Of Oklahoma Football Coach Charles (bud) Wilkinson To Become, At Age 33, The Youngest Senator-elect In The History Of The Sooner State. He Quickly Proved Himself A Most Active Senator - He Was Named Chairman Of A Subcommittee During His First Year, Sought To Bring Accountability In Federal Research And Development Programs, And Concerned Himself With The Plight Of Native Americans And Poverty-stricken People Throughout Rural America. Later, As A Result Of His Involvement With The National Advisory Commission On Civil Disobedience, His Role As Chairman Of The Democratic National Committee, And His Work In The Burgeoning Peace Movement, Fred Harris Began To Articulate His Plans For New Populism - A Program Designed For Millions Of Americans Who Believed That Government Should Serve The People And Not Special Interests. In 1972 And 1976, Harris Launched New Populist Campaigns For The Presidency, But, In Both Instances, Inadequate Funding Forced Him To Abandon His Efforts. In Fred Harris: His Journey From Liberalism To Populism, Historian Richard Lowitt Traces

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Author

Lowitt, Richard , 1922-

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780742521629

Category

history

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14