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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Ar…
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Artifact No. 1965.28.46
William F. Knowland
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Ar…
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Artifact No. 1965.28.46

William F. Knowland

United States, 1908 - 1974
U.S. Senator from California (1945-1959)
Senate Majority Leader (1956-1957)
Senate Minority Leader (1957-1959)

An American newspaper owner and politician. A Republican, he served as U.S. Senator from California 1945-1959. He was Senate majority leader (1956-57) and Senate minority leader (1957-59).

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