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Sep 16, 2023 · The Burton K. Wheeler Center for Public Policy in Bozeman, MT, promotes the discussion, analysis and eventual resolution of critical issues facing Montana and the region. The Center holds conferences, sponsors research and lectures, publishes conference reports and maintains this webpage for Montanans and others who are seeking solutions to ...
Dec 15, 2022 · And they'd bring in like an excellent high-profile senator or speaker, like a Burton K. Wheeler from Montana, Democratic senator from Montana, who was a very, very high-profile senator and a very ...
Apr 30, 2018 · Burton K. Wheeler, Sr., of O’Fallon, Missouri, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018, at the age of 79. Loving husband of 57 years to Marsha Dean Wheeler; beloved son of the late Curtis Decatur and Ruby Sue Wheeler; devoted father of Burton K. (Michelle) Wheeler, Jr. and David Dean Wheeler; cherished grandfather of...
May 17, 2019 · The University of Oklahoma Press released Marc Johnson’s biography of Montana’s influential and controversial United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler on March 21, 2019. The book, “Political Hell-Raiser: The Life and Times of Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana” is the first full treatment of Wheeler’s 24-year Senate career. The biography explores Wheeler’s role in launching a ...
Burton K. Wheeler. George Karger / Pix Inc. / Time Life Pictures / Getty. Years in Senate:: 1923-47. Party: Democrat. State: Montana. The lawyer-turned-politician was indicted only a year after first taking office for accepting a fee to represent a client before the Department of the Interior (a conflict of interest with his legislative duties).
Mar 16, 2020 · Irving Haberman/IH Images. Senator Burton K. Wheeler (1882-1975), Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974) the spokesperson for the America First Committee (AFC) and novelist Kathleen Norris (1880-1966 ...
Sep 12, 2019 · Critics (wrongly) accused Wheeler of anti-Semitism and pro-Nazi sympathies because of his close identification with the controversial America First Committee; in fact, he frequently expressed his hope that Britain would win the war—just without U.S. help. Wheeler’s motive was always his pacifism, shared with fellow Montanan Jeannette Rankin ...
