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Bumpers, Dale

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Works: 63 works in 81 publications in 2 languages and 2,714 library holdings
Roles: Interviewee, Director
Classifications: e840.8.b84, 328.73092
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10 editions published between and 2004 in English and held by 795 libraries worldwide
Dale Bumpers tells his life story, describing his childhood in a small Arkansas town during the Great Depression, his time as Arkansas's governor, and his twenty-four years as a U.S. senator.
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3 editions published in in English and held by 24 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published in in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide
Dale Bumpers was elected governor of Arkansas in 1970, before his election to the United States Senate in 1974. Bumpers begins the interview by offering an assessment of his administration as governor of Arkansas. Emphasizing such accomplishments as tax reform and reorganization of state government, Bumpers describes how his election and administration helped to demystify political myths in the South. In particular, Bumpers explains that his successful elections in 1970 and 1974 demonstrated that political power could be wrested from those who had a larger financial backing, and that it was not necessary to be highly visible in the state to garner enough support. On the contrary, Bumpers was a virtual unknown on the political landscape when he defeated Governor Winthrop Rockefeller in 1970. Rockefeller was the first Republican governor to serve in Arkansas since Reconstruction. According to Bumpers, Rockefeller's election demonstrated a shifting political landscape that ultimately foretold the crumbling political power structure that had dominated Southern politics for decades. It was the weakening of this power base that, in part, allowed Bumpers to defeat Rockefeller in 1970 and incumbent senator William Fulbright (who had served in the U.S. Senate for thirty years) in 1974. In describing his successful campaign strategies, Bumper explains how he sought to appeal to Arkansas pride and a tendency of citizens to feel defensive about their rural roots. Bumpers had just been elected when the interview was conducted, and he offers his predictions for Southern politics in coming years. Namely, Bumpers expresses his hope that Southern Democrats would rejoin the national Democratic Party. Bumpers concludes the interview by offering his thoughts on the changing political landscape of the South, arguing that the term "emerging South" was more appropriate than "New South" in describing the region's economic growth and social developments.
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1 edition published in in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide
Representative Al Ullman and Senator Dale Bumpers respond to the President's energy message. They charge that the President's plan is inflationary and advocate instead import quotas, a gasoline tax, a tax on gas-guzzling automobiles and the development of alternative energy sources.
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2 editions published in in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide
"Dale Bumpers was reared during the depths of the Great Depression, in the miserably poor town of Charleston, Arkansas, population 851. He was twelve years old when he saw and heard Franklin Roosevelt, who was campaigning in the state. Afterward, his father assured young Dale that he, too, could be president." "Many years later, in 1970, after suffering financial disaster and personal tragedy, Bumpers ran for governor of Arkansas, starting out with one-percent name recognition and $50,000, most of which was borrowed from his brother and sister. He defeated arch-segregationist Orval Faubus in the primary and a Rockefeller in the general election. He served four years as governor and then twenty-four years in the U.S. Senate. He never lost an election." "Two weeks after Bumpers left the Senate, President Bill Clinton called him with an urgent plea to make the closing argument in his impeachment trial. That speech became an instant classic of political oratory."
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in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
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1 edition published in in English and held by 1 library worldwide
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1 edition published in in English and held by 1 library worldwide
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Commercials used during Bumpers' campaigns for the 1972 gubernatorial election and the 1974 and 1986 U.S. senatorial elections in Arkansas, Democratic party.
 
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