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In 1983, Robert Jay Mathews founded a revolutionary white supremacist terrorist group known as The Order (or The Silent Brotherhood) on his farm in Metaline, Washington. The group was formed with the goal of overthrowing the United States Federal Government, which they called " Zionist Occupation Government " (ZOG), and to establish an all ...
Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family.Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate, briefly served as Senate majority leader, and was a leader of the conservative coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats who blocked expansion of the New Deal.
Klansmen broke up Union Leagues, intimidated voters at the polls, assaulted blacks and “carpetbag” whites, and killed several Republican leaders in advance of the 1868 election. [8] Still, a coalition of freedmen, carpetbaggers, and local white Republicans surmounted violence and intimidation to elect Republican governor Robert K. Scott ...
After a trial ended in a deadlocked jury, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a year's probation (1981). [82] [83] Frederick W. Richmond (D-NY), Convicted of tax fraud and possession of marijuana. Served 9 months in prison (1982). [84] George V. Hansen (R-ID) censured for failing to fill in disclosure forms. Spent 15 months in prison (1984). [85]
Burgum, who dropped his short-lived bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is among those thought to be on Trump’s shortlist for VP. GOP members of Congress • Andy Biggs (Ariz.)
Robert "Bob" Gable, a businessman and prominent figure in Kentucky's Republican Party for years, died at age 90 on Friday. Gable, of Frankfort, died at Baptist Health in Lexington, according to ...
Kennedy is the son of Robert F. Kennedy, who represented New York in the U.S. Senate and served as the U.S. attorney general. He was assassinated in 1968 while running for president.
Eisenhower had defeated conservative leader senator Robert A. Taft for the 1952 Republican presidential nomination, but conservatives dominated the domestic policies of the Eisenhower administration. Voters liked Eisenhower much more than they liked the GOP and he proved unable to shift the party to a more moderate position. [85