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Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1924 to 1929.
Jan 13, 2021 · Who Was Charles Curtis, the First Vice President of Color? A member of the Kaw Nation, Curtis served under Herbert Hoover, but he left a troubling legacy on Native American issues. Livia...
Nov 25, 2023 · In 1929, Charles Curtis, an enrolled member of the Kaw Nation, became Herbert Hoover's vice president. John Yang speaks with biographer Deb Goodrich and tribal attorney...
Jan 25, 2021 · The first was actually Charles Curtis, who took office nearly a century ago. Curtis was a member of the Kaw Nation who served as Herbert Hoover ’s vice president from 1929 to 1933, and he has a...
When Charles Curtis was born in 1860, no one could have known that he was destined for a career in national politics. Nor that he would become the first with American Indian ancestry to hold the second highest office in the nation.
Charles Curtis (born Jan. 25, 1860, Kansas Territory, U.S.—died Feb. 8, 1936, Washington, D.C.) was the 31st vice president of the United States (1929–33) in the Republican administration of Pres. Herbert Hoover.
This black-and-white photographic portrait is of Vice President Charles Curtis. Curtis served President Herbert Hoover as the 31st Vice President of the United States from 1929-1933.
Charles Curtis was born January 25, 1860, on an Indian reservation in North Topeka, Kansas. He was one-eighth Kaw Indian and is one of the few Native Americans to achieve such stature in U.S. politics.
Jan 17, 2021 · Ninety-two years ago Charles Curtis was inaugurated as America's first (and only) Native American vice president. Curtis was a member of the Kaw (also called Kanza) Nation.
Nov 10, 2020 · Charles Curtis, who served as vice president from 1929 to 1933, grew up in part on Kanza land and spoke proudly of his Native American ancestry.
