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'''George Armistead Smathers''' (November 14, 1913 – January 20, 2007) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[United States Senator]] for [[Florida]] from 1951 to 1969 and a [[U.S. Representative]] from 1947 to 1951. He is probably most remembered for his close friendships with political giants [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], and [[Richard M. Nixon]]. Like Kennedy of [[Massachusetts]] and Nixon of [[California]], Smathers was elected to the House in 1946 and like Nixon the Senate in 1950. He was the only non-family member in Kennedy's wedding to [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]]. In 1960, Smathers managed the Kennedy-Johnson campaign in Florida, but victory in the state went to Nixon, who it in all three of his presidential campaigns. Smathers sold vacation property in Key Biscayne to Nixon and introduced Nixon to his close confidant Bebe Rebozo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thefloridasqueeze.com/2020/02/25/george-smathers-jfk-lbj-and-nixon/|title=George Smathers, JFK, LBJ, and Nixon|publisher=The Florida Squeeze|date=February 25, 2020|author=Kartik Krishnaiyer|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
'''George Armistead Smathers''' (November 14, 1913 – January 20, 2007) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[United States Senator]] for [[Florida]] from 1951 to 1969 and a [[U.S. Representative]] from 1947 to 1951. He is probably most remembered for his close friendships with political giants [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], and [[Richard M. Nixon]]. Like Kennedy of [[Massachusetts]] and Nixon of [[California]], Smathers was elected to the House in 1946 and like Nixon the Senate in 1950. He was the only non-family member in Kennedy's wedding to [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]]. In 1960, Smathers managed the Kennedy-Johnson campaign in Florida, but victory in the state went to Nixon, who it in all three of his presidential campaigns. Smathers sold vacation property in Key Biscayne to Nixon and introduced Nixon to his close confidant Bebe Rebozo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thefloridasqueeze.com/2020/02/25/george-smathers-jfk-lbj-and-nixon/|title=George Smathers, JFK, LBJ, and Nixon|publisher=The Florida Squeeze|date=February 25, 2020|author=Kartik Krishnaiyer|accessdate=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
Smathers served alongside fellow [[segregation]]ist [[Spessard Holland]] during his Senate tenure.
==Background==
==Background==