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Anyway, so here I was caught between Johnson on the one side, who was my leader, I was his whip, and here was my dear friend, personal friend, Kennedy, and they're going to go into my state and ruin it. What am I going to do?
But that was a bad deal, nobody liked that, so then we started this primary system, where we have a presidential primary in every state.
But to make a long story short, I decided that I was going to run, and I announced that I was going to run for president in Florida, I ... (more George Smathers quotes)
Democrat U.S. representative and senator from Florida. Term of service in House of Representatives: 3 January 1947 - 3 January 1951; term of service in Senate: 3 January 1951 - 3 January 1969.
Two children: a son, Bruce, a former Florida Secretary of State who lives in Jacksonville, Florida; and another son, John, who lives in Arlington, Virginia.
Has a sister, Virginia Myers, who lives in Coral Gables, Florida.
Has three grandchildren.
Graduate of the University of Florida.... (more George Smathers trivia)
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