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Senator Lester Hunt: Life, Legacy, and 70th Anniversary Commemoration
Lester C. Hunt, a U.S. Senator from Wyoming, tragically took his own life on June 19, 1954, at his office in the Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. This year marks the 70th anniversary of this somber event that left … Continue reading →
Posted in Biography and profiles, Political history, U.S. Senate, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
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Tagged 1950s, 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, Advise and Consent, Blackmail, Buddy Hunt, Cold War era, Dying for McCarthy's Sins, Fellow Travelers, Herman Welker, Joseph McCarthy, Lester C. Hunt, McCarthyism, Mental health, Political scandal, Rodger McDaniel, Styles Bridges, Suicide, Wyoming, Wyoming politics
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