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Look at those Idaho Democrats!

9/14/2024

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There are no Republicans in this picture showing the Idaho Congressional delegation meeting with President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Here's the caption from this Library of Congress photo: President John F. Kennedy meets with Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall and members of the Idaho Congressional delegation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; Representative Ralph R. Harding (standing); Secretary Udall; Representative Gracie Bowers Pfost; Senator Frank Church.

I’m posting this because it’s a great picture and to show that Idaho’s delegation once consisted of nearly all Democrats. Yes, shocking, but true. Missing from the photo, but a member of the delegation at the time was Republican Senator Len B. Jordon. His photo is below.
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    Rick Just has been writing about Idaho history since 1989 when he wrote and recorded scripts for the Idaho Centennial Commission’s daily radio program, Idaho Snapshots. His latest book on Idaho history is Images of America, Idaho State Parks. Rick also writes a regular column for the Idaho Press.

    Rick does public presentations on Idaho's state park history and the history of the Morrisite war for the Idaho Humanities Council's Speakers Bureau.
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