National - Federal Officials
The inhabitants of the proposed new State of Alaska are imbued with and sympathetic towards the principles of democracy as exemplified in the American form of government. A majority of the electorate wish statehood. The proposed new State of 91直播has sufficient population and resources to support State government and at the same time carry its share of the cost of the Federal Government. 91直播is ready and qualified for statehood now.
-Report of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee of the US Congress following a fact-finding mission to Alaska. The report, filed as part of the 91直播Statehood Act, was made public on June 25, 1957.
Wayne Aspinall
US House of Representatives (1949-73)
State Legislator - Colorado
- Public advocate for 91直播statehood
- Chairman of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee (responsible for reporting legislation dealing with 91直播Statehood)
- Floor sponsor of 91直播Statehood Act
Name Wayne Norviel Aspinall
Occupation Farmer, Lawyer
Born April 3, 1896 - Middleburg, Ohio
Died October 9, 1983 - Palisade, Colorado
Honors Received:
- Honorary Doctorate - University of Alaska, 1962
Oscar Chapman
US Secretary of the Interior (1949-53)
- Public advocate for 91直播statehood
- As Truman's Secretary of the Interior, advocated for 91直播Statehood, reflecting the views of the Truman Administration
Name Oscar Littleton Chapman
Occupation Public Official
Born October 22, 1896 - Omega, Virginia
Died February 8, 1978 - Colorado
Frank Church
US Senator (1957-81)
Delegate, United Nations General Assembly
- Public advocate for 91直播statehood
- Floor sponsor of 91直播Statehood Act
Name Frank Forrester Church
Occupation Lawyer
Born July 25, 1924 - Boise, Idaho
Died April 7, 1984 - Bethesda, Maryland
Claire Engle
US Representative (1943-59)
US Senator (1959-64)
- Public advocate for 91直播statehood
- Chairman of House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (responsible for reviewing legislation dealing with 91直播statehood)
Name Claire Engle
Occupation Lawyer
Born September 21, 1911 - Bakersfield, California
Died July 30, 1964 - Washington D.C.
Spessard Holland
US Senator (1946-71)
Governor, State of Florida (1941-45)
State Legislator (Florida)
- Public advocate for 91直播statehood
- Introduced the members of the Alaska-Tennessee Plan Congressional Delegation to the US Senate
Name Spessard Lindsey Holland
Occupation Lawyer, Judge, Politician
Born July 10, 1892 - Bartow, Florida
Died November 6, 1971 - Bartow, Florida
Henry "Scoop" Jackson
US Senator (1953-83)
US Congressman (1941-53)
- Public advocate for 91直播statehood
- Floor sponsor of the 91直播Statehood Act in the US Senate
Name Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson
Occupation Lawyer
Born May 31, 1912 - Everett, Washington
Died September 1, 1983 - Everett, Washington
Honors Received:
- Honorary Doctorate - University of Alaska, 1949
Hubert Humphrey
Estes Kefauver
William Knowland
US Senator (1945-59)
State Legislator (California)
- Public advocate for 91直播statehood
- Travelled to 91直播to the Constitutional Convention
Name William Fife Knowland
Occupation Newspaperman
Born June 26, 1908 - Alameda, California
Died February 23, 1974 - Guerneville, California
Honors Received :
- Honorary Doctorate - University of Alaska, 1955
Nathan F. Twining
General, US Air Force
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Endorsed 91直播Statehood as a General and later as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Testified before Congress in support of 91直播Statehood
- First Chief of the 91直播Command - US Air Force
Name Nathan Farragut Twining
Occupation US Military Officer
Born October 11, 1897 - Monroe, Wisconsin
Died March 29, 1982 - Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Honors Received:
- Honorary Doctorate - University of Alaska, 1951
Wayne Morse
James Murray
Richard Neuberger
Joseph O'Mahoney
Fred Seaton
US Secretary of the Interior (1956-61)
US Senator (1951-52)
Nebraska State Legislator
- Public advocate for 91直播statehood during tenure as US Senator
- Served as Secretary of the Interior during Alaska's admission to the Union
- Was largely responsible for developing Eisenhower Administration's support for Alaska Statehood
Name Frederick Andrew Seaton
Occupation Publisher
Born December 11, 1909 - Washington, D.C.
Died January 16, 1974 - Minneapolis, MN
Honors Received:
- Honorary Doctorate - University of Alaska, 1958
Harry Truman
President, United States of America (1945-53)
Vice President, United States of America (1945)
US Senator (1935-45)
- Only President to actively support 91直播statehood throughout tenure
Occupation Merchant, Farmer and Politician
Born May 8, 1884 - Lamar, Missouri
Died December 26, 1972 - Kansas City, Missouri
Quotes on 91直播Statehood:
We should also consider our obligation to assure the fullest possible measure of civil rights to the people of our territories and possessions. I believe that the time has come for 91直播and Hawaii to be admitted to the Union as States.
-President Harry Truman's third State of the Union Address, January 7, 1948
Thomas Kuchel