By the way, does Fillmore look particularly attractive to you? Alben William Barkley (/ ˈ b ɑːr k l i /; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953. A decade later, the dominant New Deal Democrats chose him as their minority leader. Before serving as Vice President, Barkley had served as Congressman for 14 years, and as Senator from Kentucky for nearly 22 years, as Majority leader for 10 and Minority leader for 2 of those years. She had just remarked, "You certainly can’t say that the people of Dallas haven’t given you a nice welcome, Mr. MentalFlossVideo on YouTube @mental_floss on Instagram @mental_floss on Instagram @mental_floss on Twitter The date: July Fourth, of course. In a telegram, Hoover wrote, “Bathtubs are a menace to ex-presidents for as you may recall a bathtub rose up and fractured my vertebrae when I was in Venezuela on your world famine mission in 1946. Audio of Barkley's entire speech is available at the University Library Special Collections and Archives: … He died sometime during the night.His words were not recorded for posterity, but I thought you might enjoy a picture of him anyway.“That’s good. I resign my spirit to God, my daughter, and my country.”“Nothing more than a change of mind, my dear.” It was his response when one of his nieces asked him “What is the matter?”“I regret that I should leave this world without again beholding him”—"him” being James Madison, one of his best friends.“This is the last of earth. His final words in that speech are in this sound bite with commentary by former Washington and Lee journalism professor John Jennings. Sarah lived for another 42 years.“I regret nothing, but I am sorry to leave my friends.” I bet what he really meant was, “I regret nothing, except for “The nourishment is palatable.” He was commenting about some soup he had just been fed. Speaking without notes, Barkley had been on his feet for 20 minutes on his final day when disaster struck. Alben Barkley, who died on this date in 1956, entered the House in 1913 and moved to the Senate in 1927. April 1956 in Lexington, Virginia) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1949 bis 1953 der 35.
It is God’s way. When his term ended in 1953, Barkley ran again for the Senate, defeating Republican incumbent John Sherman Cooper and restoring control to the Democrats by a one-vote margin under Sen. Lyndon Johnson of Texas. His will be done.”“Put out the light.” He was speaking to his valet right before he went to sleep. Rockwell. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. "“Send Mike immediately.” Mike was his Secret Service agent who was housed in a compound 100 yards away from the main house at Johnson's Texas ranch. Virginia’s Washington and Lee University invited Barkley to speak at a mock convention on this day. Go on, read some more.” His wife had been reading him an article about himself from the“Good morning, Robert.” He greeted a carpenter working on his house, then died of coronary thrombosis shortly thereafter.What he told a friend not long before his death is perhaps more fitting: "I feel I no longer fit in with these times. I wish them carried out. Doctor, my lungs...” Harrison died of pneumonia.“Goodbye, all, goodbye. Be good, children, all of you, and strive to be ready when the change comes.”Spoken to Veep John Tyler: “I understand the true principles of the government. What Adams didn't know was that Jefferson had actually passed away several hours earlier.His last recorded words are "No, doctor, nothing more," but the three people present at the time of his death all noted that he either stated or asked about the date shortly before his death. Alben William Barkley (* 24.November 1877 bei Lowes, Graves County, Kentucky; † 30. In 1948, Harry Truman chose him as his running mate. aren’t. In 1905, he was elected county attorney for McCracken County, Kentucky. "“I know I am going where Lucy is.” His wife, teetotaling "Lemonade" Lucy, had died four years before.“Swaim, can’t you stop the pain?” Garfield, who had been shot by an assassin months before, was napping in his room in the company of good friends General David Swaim and Colonel A.F.
He reminded his large audience that after 42 years in national politics, he had become a freshman again and had declined a front-row chamber seat with senior senators. "We don’t know the last words he spoke, but the last words he is known to have written were a get well message to Harry Truman, who hit his head on the bathtub after slipping in his bathroom.