'''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.
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'''Alben W. Barkley''' (November 24, 1877 – April 30, 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.