[Fhstoday] Fwd: Smathers entry for 11-14-00 Today in Florida History

[lewis n. wynne]

>From: Eric Thomas <ethomas@ju.edu>
>To: "'wynne@metrolink.net'" <wynne@metrolink.net>
>Subject: Smathers entry for 11-14-00 Today in Florida History
>Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 10:32:14 -0500
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>Nick:
>	Regarding the George Smathers entry (birth, 1913) on the November 14, 2000 
>Today in Florida History, Smathers had already won the Democratic primary 
>over Claude Pepper (in the notorious "Red Pepper" campaign).  In November, 
>1950 he easily defeated  the Republican nominee, John P. Booth.
>	Thanks for keeping up the TIFH mailings.  They're always fun and 
>thought-provoking.
>
>Eric Thomas
>Chair, Division of Social Sciences
>Associate Professor of History
>Jacksonville University
>2800 University Blvd. North
>Jacksonville, FL 32211-3394
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