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William Fife Knowland (June 26, 1908 – February 23, 1974) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from California from 1945 to 1959.
22 de jun. de 2024 · William Fife Knowland (born June 26, 1908, Alameda, Calif., U.S.—died Feb. 23, 1974, Monte Rio, Calif.) was a U.S. politician, leader of Senate Republicans in the early 1950s, and best-known for his ardent support of Nationalist China (Taiwan).
La elección al Senado de los Estados Unidos en California de 1952 se llevaron a cabo el 4 de noviembre de 1952. Al presentar su candidatura en ambos partidos y ganar ambas nominaciones, el actual senador republicano William F. Knowland pudo lograr una victoria en las elecciones con una oposición nominal. Hasta la elección de 1988, esta fue ...
A fierce anti-communist, Knowland strongly supported Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist China. But his most notable accomplishment came with floor management of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Knowland did not seek a third Senate term in 1958, choosing instead to run for governor.
Bill Knowland took an honorable discharge and rushed to Washington to be sworn in. He assumed his seat on August 26 and, the next year, won the election for a full six-year term. Humorless and "bullheaded," Knowland built his reputation on his role in post-war foreign policy.
2 de ago. de 1998 · In the 1950s, when Ronald Reagan was still an actor, the face and voice of American conservatism was Sen. William F. Knowland of California. Now he is nearly forgotten, but he was a towering...
EMELYN KNOWLAND JEWETT (1929-1988) and ESTELLE KNOWLAND JOHNSON recall their father as senator, campaigner, and civic leader, his political philosophy and colleagues; relationship with Knight, Nixon, and Warren; civic efforts in Oakland.
