A disciple of Woodrow Wilson, he became Senate majority leader after the death of Joseph Robinson in 1937, serving for ten years.
He died during a commencement speech at Washington & Lee University, and his autobiography, That Reminds Me, appeared posthumously. In his last campaign he defeated John Sherman Cooper in 1954, nearly 50 years after he won his first election as prosecuting attorney in Kentucky, his home state. A disciple of Woodrow Wilson, he became Senate majority leader after the death of Joseph Robinson in 1937, serving for ten years. In the 1938 Senate election he nearly lost to Happy Chandler after evidence of illegal donations from the WPA, and he only attained his most famous post because of the refusal of William O. Douglas in 1948.  The first man to be called "Veep," FTP, name this oldest vice-president in history, who served under Harry S Truman.
He died during a commencement speech at Washington & Lee University, and his autobiography, That Reminds Me, appeared posthumously.
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