Alben W. Barkley

Where Have All the Democrats Gone?

May 22, 2022 at 12:36 pm by admin

If former United States Senator and Vice President Alben W. Barkley could return 100 years after his losing the gubernatorial primary in 1923 in his first statewide campaign,.... Read More

New Book Details 20th Century Advances in Western Kentucky

Feb 09, 2022 at 09:32 am by admin

Editor's Note: The Fall of Kentucky's Rock: Western Kentucky Democratic Politics Since the New Deal was selected for a 2022 Kentucky History Award, presented by the Kentucky.... Read More

Life of Alben W. Barkley has lessons to teach

Jul 26, 2018 at 02:32 pm by admin

Judge Shea Nickell brings life of a Purchase favorite son to life in courthouse presentation (Clinton, KY) - Those who watch Julia Louis-Dreyfus' misadventures as Vice Preside.... Read More

The Life and Times of Alben W. Barkley

Jul 17, 2018 at 10:45 am by admin

The Hickman County Historical & Genealogical Society Invite You to a Special Evening Reception and Lecture The Life & Times of Senator Alben Barkley By Kentucky Cour.... Read More

McConnell Attempts to Steal Senator Barkley's Legacy

Sep 21, 2014 at 05:35 pm by admin

Somewhere deep within McConnell's Washingtonified subconscious mind, he sees himself as a great leader on the scale of Alben W. Barkley. How sad! After 30 years of doing nothi.... Read More

An Alben W. Barkley Fact Sheet

Sep 21, 2014 at 05:35 pm by admin

A Short Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley Fact List(1) Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 - April 30, 1956) was an American politician in the Democratic Party who served.... Read More