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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 12 Dec 2017

    Adlai Stevenson chose Alabama Senator John Sparkman for VP, 1952, trying to hold onto the old Democratic (white) Solid South:pic.twitter.com/pNl3e2SYgt

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      1. Your crazy aunt Liz aka Elizabeth Potter Graham JD‏ @Ms_Liz2 14 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Sparkman lived in Huntsville, where I grew up, and spoke at my high school. I was very disappointed when I learned his record on civil rights for blacks (he fought against them).

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      1. ArchPundit‏ @archpundit 12 Dec 2017
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        Couldn't even hold McLean County, Illinois

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      1. Vic Volpe‏ @tPfit87ter 12 Dec 2017
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        And in those days even a Republican like Ike could pull in at least 30% of the African-American vote -- I think he got 40% in 1956 re-election. Even Nixon had good numbers in 1960 but poor numbers in 1968 with a Southern Strategy.

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      1. Tim Carroll‏ @312Carroll 12 Dec 2017
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        Lincoln and Adlai were wrong. We should’ve let the south go.

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      2. Donald Strickland‏ @DonWmStrickland 12 Dec 2017
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        Please reply with a link for an explanation why Stevenson chose a segregationist as a running mate. That "holding on" sh*t doesn't work.

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      3. Oslowe Knownas‏ @Osloweknownas 12 Dec 2017
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        Might be that Dems fought f/ slavery, sep but =, Fed anti-lynching laws, stood in school hse doors, etc, etc.

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      2. typorter‏ @tylerporter_bc 12 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I am 42 and have absolutely never heard of anybody named John Sparkman.

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      3. Your crazy aunt Liz aka Elizabeth Potter Graham JD‏ @Ms_Liz2 14 Dec 2017
        Replying to @tylerporter_bc @BeschlossDC

        You probably never heard of William Rufus King either.

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      1. Kevin Gregg‏ @KevinPaulGregg 12 Dec 2017
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        John Sparkman's middle name was Jackson. (I love this obscure forgotten stuff.)

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      1. Rob Howard‏ @Uwuarob 12 Dec 2017
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        Michael, just want to say I really appreciate your feed!

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