Along with Lyndon Johnson and his own state-mate (*) Estes Kefauver, he was one of three Southern Senators who refused to sign the pro-segregation Southern Manifesto.
During the Korean War, this man, then serving in the House, complained that "Korea has become a meat grinder of American manhood" and suggested a "cataclysmic" ending to the war by permanently irradiating the border between North and South Korea. This Occidental Petroleum vice-president's last two elections were a close victory over "Talking Horse" Dan Kuykendall and a loss to Bill Brock. Along with Lyndon Johnson and his own state-mate (*) Estes Kefauver, he was one of three Southern Senators who refused to sign the pro-segregation Southern Manifesto. For 10 points, name this three-term Tennessee Senator, a Democrat whose son held the same office before becoming Vice-President in 1993.
During the Korean War, this man, then serving in the House, complained that "Korea has become a meat grinder of American manhood" and suggested a "cataclysmic" ending to the war by permanently irradiating the border between North and South Korea.
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Sr. [prompt on Albert Arnold "Al" Gore]