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'''Alben''' W. '''Barkley''' (1877-1956) was Vice President for [[Harry S. Truman]] from 1949 to 1953. He was elected Vice President on the Democratic ticket with Harry S. Truman in 1948, and tried but failed to win the party's presidential nomination in 1952. He served in the House and Senate, became Democratic Senate leader in the 1940s. He was a moderate liberal who supported most, but not all, the [[New Deal]] policies.
'''Alben''' W. '''Barkley''' (1877-1956) was vice president for [[Harry S. Truman]] from 1949 to 1953. He was elected vice president on the Democratic ticket with Harry S. Truman in 1948, and tried but failed to win the party's presidential nomination in 1952. He served in the House and Senate, became Democratic Senate leader in the 1940s. He was a moderate liberal who supported most, but not all, the [[New Deal]] policies.
==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
===U.S. Senator===
===U.S. Senator===
Barkley was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1926, and was reelected in 1932, 1938, and 1944. He served from 1927 until he became Vice President in 1949.
Barkley was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1926, and was reelected in 1932, 1938, and 1944. He served from 1927 until he became vice president in 1949.
In 1937 he defeated [[Pat Harrison]] of Mississippi for Senate Majority Leader by 38-37, by stressing his loyalty to [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], especially on the Court Packing proposal of 1937. His most critical election came in the 1938 primary when he defended the [[New Deal]] against conservative Gov. Happy Chandler. After a bitter campaign, Barkley won with 56% of the vote, drawing his support from farmers and workers, while the middle class voted against him.
In 1937 he defeated [[Pat Harrison]] of Mississippi for Senate Majority Leader by 38–37, by stressing his loyalty to [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], especially on the Court Packing proposal of 1937. His most critical election came in the 1938 primary when he defended the [[New Deal]] against conservative Gov. Happy Chandler. After a bitter campaign, Barkley won with 56% of the vote, drawing his support from farmers and workers, while the middle class voted against him.
He was Senate majority leader from 1937 to 1947 and minority leader from 1947 to 1949. He broke with Roosevelt in 1944 on tax issues. When Roosevelt vetoed a tax bill because the rates were too low, Barkley resigned his leadership position, and called for an over-ride. The veto was overridden and Barkley was unanimously returned as Majority Leader, clearly demonstrating that he, not the President, controlled the Senate.
He was Senate majority leader from 1937 to 1947 and minority leader from 1947 to 1949. He broke with Roosevelt in 1944 on tax issues. When Roosevelt vetoed a tax bill because the rates were too low, Barkley resigned his leadership position, and called for an over-ride. The veto was overridden and Barkley was unanimously returned as Majority Leader, clearly demonstrating that he, not the President, controlled the Senate.
===Secondary sources===
===Secondary sources===
* Davis, Polly. "Court Reform and Alben W. Barkley's Election as Majority Leader". ''Southern Quarterly'' 1976 15(1): 15-31.
* Davis, Polly. "Court Reform and Alben W. Barkley's Election as Majority Leader". ''Southern Quarterly'' 1976 15(1): 15–31.
* Davis, Polly Ann. "Alben W. Barkley's Public Career in 1944". ''Filson Club History Quarterly'' 1977 51(2): 143-157.
* Davis, Polly Ann. "Alben W. Barkley's Public Career in 1944". ''Filson Club History Quarterly'' 1977 51(2): 143–157.
* Hixson, Walter L. "The 1938 Kentucky Senate Election: Alben W. Barkley, 'Happy' Chandler, and the New Deal". ''Register of the Kentucky Historical Society'' 1982 80(3): 309-329.
* Hixson, Walter L. "The 1938 Kentucky Senate Election: Alben W. Barkley, 'Happy' Chandler, and the New Deal". ''Register of the Kentucky Historical Society'' 1982 80(3): 309–329.
* Libbey, James K. ''Dear Alben: Mr. Barkley of Kentucky'' (1979), 110 page biography
* Libbey, James K. ''Dear Alben: Mr. Barkley of Kentucky'' (1979), 110 page biography
* Libbey, James K. "Alben Barkley's Rise from Courthouse to Congress" ''Register of the Kentucky Historical Society'' (2000) 98(3): 261-278.
* Libbey, James K. "Alben Barkley's Rise from Courthouse to Congress" ''Register of the Kentucky Historical Society'' (2000) 98(3): 261–278.
* Pietrusza, David ''1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Changed America'', New York: Union Square Press, 2011.
* Pietrusza, David ''1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Changed America'', New York: Union Square Press, 2011.
* Robinson, George W. "Alben Barkley and the 1944 Tax Veto". ''Register of the Kentucky Historical Society'' (1969) 67(3): 197-210.
* Robinson, George W. "Alben Barkley and the 1944 Tax Veto". ''Register of the Kentucky Historical Society'' (1969) 67(3): 197–210.
* Sexton, Robert F. "The Crusade Against Pari-mutuel Gambling in Kentucky: a Study of Southern Progressivism in the 1920's" ''Filson Club History Quarterly'' 1976 50(1): 47-57.
* Sexton, Robert F. "The Crusade Against Pari-mutuel Gambling in Kentucky: a Study of Southern Progressivism in the 1920's" ''Filson Club History Quarterly'' 1976 50(1): 47–57.
==External links==
==External links==