biography
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Barkley, Alben W(illiam)
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pronunciation:
[bah(r)klee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1877–1956)
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| biography:
| US vice-president (1949–53) and legislator, born in Lowes, Kentucky, USA. As a representative and senator, he backed the wartime administrations of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt. In 1949, under Harry Truman, he was the oldest vice-president to take office, and as ‘the Veep’ became something of a humorous figure. |
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