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Reubin Askew

Personal data
Date of birthSeptember 11, 1928(age 85)
Place of birthMuskogee, Oklahoma
Birth nameReubin O'Donovan Askew
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseDonna Lou Harper
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer
ReligionPresbyterian
37th Governor of Florida
In officeJanuary 5, 1971 - January 2, 1979
LieutenantThomas Burton Adams, Jr. (1971-1975)
J.H. Williams (1975-1979)
Succeeded byBob Graham
Preceded byClaude Roy Kirk
7th United States Trade Representative
In office1979 - 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Succeeded byBill Brock
Preceded byRobert S. Strauss

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Reubin O'Donovan Askew (born September 11, 1928) is an American politician, who served as the 37th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida from 1971 to 1979.

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Capital Comment: A textbook for Rick Scott - Sarasota Herald-Tribune Tweet this news
Sarasota Herald-Tribune---Reubin Askew- -- who is considered one of Florida's most effective leaders during his governorship from 1971 to 1979. That's one of the comments contained in ... - Date : Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:44:28 GMT+00:00
True Grit (2010) - DVD Talk Tweet this news
DVD Talk--The picture is gorgeous, unexpectedly humorous, horrific, and delightfully saddle sore, mustering the precise amount of Coen--askew- flourish to accurately ... - Date : Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:54:49 GMT+00:00
TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE: Big freeze lead to cup chaos - North Wiltshire and Kennet Gazette & Herald Tweet this news
North Wiltshire and Kennet Gazette & Herald--Scott -Askew- gave Boomsbury the lead and when -Askew- scored his second it put the third division side in the driving seat. The game was as good as over when ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:36:37 GMT+00:00
Abele, FSU's provost, gets Sliger Award - Tallahassee Democrat (blog) Tweet this news
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)--"The Sliger Award is a very nice honor and it is extra nice to join previous recipients such as Sandy D'Alemberte, Kitty Hoffman and -Reubin Askew-, ... - Date : Sat, 06 Nov 2010 06:14:51 GMT+00:00
Tributes flow for dead toddler - WA today Tweet this news
WA today---...- if u need anything let me no [sic]” posted Luke -Askew-. Mr Wetere had not responded to any of the messages, which began with a short note from -Reuben- ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:14:04 GMT+00:00
Space program makes inroads in Tallahassee - Central Florida News 13 Tweet this news
Central Florida News 13--So Bob Graham, -Reuben Askew- and Jeb Bush: Your vetoes are safe. Also, here are some links to both the Florida House of Representatives and state Senate ... - Date : Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:23:23 GMT+00:00
Letter: Crowder is really a Democrat in "Republicrat" clothing - TCPalm Tweet this news
TCPalm--They should know that in 1972 Robert Crowder was appointed as the Democrat sheriff of Martin County by the then-governor, -Reubin Askew-, a Democrat, ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 06:11:07 GMT+00:00
Today in Florida history Oct. 20th... - Florida Times-Union (blog) Tweet this news
Florida Times-Union (blog)--He ran against -Reubin Askew- for Governor in 1974 but lost. Griffin was a very generous alumni to the University of Florida and the stadium there is named in ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:45:07 GMT+00:00
Judge Andreu, longtime leader, dies - St. Augustine Record Tweet this news
St. Augustine Record---Reubin Askew- appointed him county judge for St. Johns County. He was subsequently re-elected and served on the bench until his retirement in 1989. ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:32:00 GMT+00:00
MacKay criticizes lack of civility in Congress today - Ocala Tweet this news
Ocala---Reubin Askew-, and put measures on the ballot if lawmakers fail to take action. "She's got to just quietly say, 'OK, fellas ... you do this to me and I'm ... - Date : Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:42:20 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Claude R. Kirk, Jr.
Governor of Florida
January 5, 1971 - January 2, 1979
Succeeded by
D. Robert Graham
Preceded by
Cecil Andrus
(D-Idaho)
Chairman of the National Governors Association
1977
Succeeded by
William G. Milliken
(R-Michigan)
Government offices
Preceded by
Robert S. Strauss
United States Trade Representative
Under President Jimmy Carter

1979 - 1981
Succeeded by
William E. Brock III
Party political offices
Preceded by
Robert King High
Democratic Party nominee form Governor of Florida
1970, 1974
Succeeded by
D. Robert Graham
Preceded by
Daniel Inouye
Keynote Speaker of the Democratic National Convention
1972
Succeeded by
Barbara Jordan

Governors of Florida

Military (1821)Jackson
Territorial (1822 - 1845)Duval * Eaton * Call * Reid * Call * Branch
State (since 1845)Moseley * Brown * Broome * Perry * Milton * Allison * Marvin * Walker * Reed * Hart * Stearns * Drew * Bloxham * Perry * Fleming * Mitchell * Bloxham * Jennings * Broward * Gilchrist * Trammell * Catts * Hardee * Martin * Carlton * Sholtz * Cone * Holland * Caldwell * Warren * McCarty * Johns * Collins * Bryant * Burns * Kirk * Askew * Graham * Mixson * Martinez * Chiles * MacKay * Bush * Crist

United States Trade Representative

Christian Herter (1962) * William M. Roth (1967) * Carl J. Gilbert (1969) * William D. Eberle (1971) * Frederick B. Dent (1975) * Robert S. Strauss (1977) * Reubin Askew (1979) * William E. Brock III (1981) * Clayton K. Yeutter (1985) * Carla A. Hills (1989) * Mickey Kantor (1993) * Charlene Barshefsky (1997) * Robert Zoellick (2001) * Rob Portman (2005) * Susan Schwab (2006) * Ron Kirk (2009)

Chairs of the National Governors Association

Willson * McGovern * Walsh * Spry * Capper * Harrington * Allen * Sproul * Cox * Trinkle * Brewster * McMullen * Dern * Case * Pollard * Rolph * McNutt * Peery * Cochran * Stark * Vanderbilt * Stassen * O'Conor * Saltonstall * Maw * Martin * Caldwell * Hildreth * Hunt * Lane * Carlson * Lausche * Peterson * Shivers * Thornton * Kennon * Langlie * Stanley * Stratton * Collins * Boggs * McNichols * Powell * Rosellini * Anderson * Sawyer * Reed * Guy * Volpe * Ellington * Love * Hearnes * Moore * Mandel * Evans * Rampton * Ray * Andrus * Askew * Milliken * Carroll * Bowen * Busbee * Snelling * Matheson * J. Thompson * Carlin * Alexander * Clinton * Sununu * Baliles * Branstad * Gardner * Ashcroft * Romer * Campbell * Dean * T. Thompson * Miller * Voinovich * Carper * Leavitt * Glendening * Engler * Patton * Kempthorne * Warner * Huckabee * Napolitano * Pawlenty * Rendell * Douglas * Manchin

Democratic Party nominees for Governor of Florida (1953-)

McCarty * Collins * Bryant * Burns * High * Askew * Graham * Pajcic * Chiles * MacKay * McBride * Davis



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