Finding Aid for the Frank G. Clement Addresses, 1954-1958
MS-0004 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, September 7, 2006.
Summary Information
Frank G. Clement Addresses
Date/Date Range : 1954-1958
1.0 linear feet
Abstract: This collection houses typscripts of 22 speeches given by Tennessee governor Frank G. Clement between 1954 and 1958.
MS-0004
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
Miss Lucy Rhea of Knoxville, Tennessee donated this collection to the Library in 1946.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Frank G. Clement Addresses, MS-0004. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one box.
Biography / History
Frank Goad Clement was born to Robert Samuel and Maybelle Goad Clement on June 2, 1920 in Dickson, Tennessee. He attended Cumberland Law School and worked briefly for the FBI before launching his political career. He was elected Governor of Tennessee in 1952, defeating incumbent Gordon Browning, and remained in office until 1959 when he was ousted by his former aide Buford Ellington. In 1963, Clement defeated Ellington and regained office, this time serving until 1967. During his terms as governor, Clement made a number of progressive changes. Of particular note are his creation of the state's Mental Health Department and public school free textbook program. He was also the first southern governor to veto a segregation bill. Frank Clement died on November 4, 1969 in a car accident near Nashville.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection houses typscripts of 22 speeches given by Tennessee governor Frank G. Clement between 1954 and 1958.
Subject Terms
- Clement, Frank Goad.
- Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1951-.
Contents List
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Remarks to Young Democrats - Sarasota, Florida, undated
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"The State of the State" delivered before the Tennessee Press Association - Nashville, 1954 January 22
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Inaugural Address - Nashville, 1955 January 18
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Address to Tennessee Press Association - Nashville, 1955 January 21
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Democratic Dinner - Jackson, Mississippi, 1955 January 28
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"Imperatives for a Spiritual Offensive" before International Council for Christian Leadership - Washington D.C., 1955 February 3
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Emergency Meeting of the "Gets" Committee on Traffic Safety - House of Representatives, Nashville, 1955 August 4
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Address to the Alabama District Kiwanis Convention - Dothan, Alabama, 1955 October 3
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Testimony presented before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Power House Committee on Government Operations - Washington D.C.(?), 1955 November 1
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Remarks before National Committee of the Young Democratic Clubs of America - Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1955 June 4
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"Total War on Alcoholism" delivered before the Sixth Annual Meeting of the National Committee for the Prevention of Alchoholism - Los Angeles, California, 1955 July 14
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"The Need for Christians in Politics" address before Layman's Institute Southern Baptist Theological Seminary -Louisville, Kentucky, 1956 January 13
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Remarks before the Wood County Democratic Club - Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1956 April 19
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"A Record of Betrayal" address before the Tennessee Municipal League - Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1956 May 15
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"The Political Realism of Regional Action" - remarks before the American Library Association - Miami, Florida, 1956 June 22
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Keynote Address before the Democratic National Convention -Chicago, Illinois, 1956 August 13
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Text of Address to General Assembly - Nashville, 1957 January 16
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Excerpts from Remarks to the Tennessee Press Association - Nashville, 1957 January 18
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Remarks before Tennessee Rural Electric Co-operative Association - Nashville, 1957 December 3
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"Progress with a Purpose" State of the State Message before the Tennessee Press Association - Nashville, 1958 January 17
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"States Rights and Political Realism" remarks at the University of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois, 1958 February 26
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Annual Convention Tennessee Education Association - Memphis, Tennessee, 1958 April 11
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