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Robert M. La Follette Jr. | |
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| Born | February 6, 1895 Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
| Died | February 24, 1953 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Cause of death | Gunshot |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Political party | Progressive |
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. (February 6, 1895 – February 24, 1953), nicknamed Young Bob, was a Statesian politician and cofounder of the Wisconsin Progressive Party. He was the son of the progressive leader Robert La Follette. At the time of his death in 1953, he was planning a political comeback and writing a book about his connections to communists in the House of Representatives who were investigating corporations that violated collective bargaining and minimum wage laws.[1]
References
- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-10-27). "Was the 1949 “Suicide” of Defense Secretary James Forrestal the First Major Domestic Political Assassination of the Emerging U.S. Deep State After WWII?" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29.