Posts Tagged Florida democrats

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Swampy’s Florida History: Memorabilia from the only 3 Presidential Conventions in Florida 40 years ago.

by on August 30, 2012 at 4:54 pm
Posted In: Swampy's Florida News

1972 was the last time a presidential convention has happened in Florida. By happenstance, both the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention met in Miami Beach a few weeks from each other.  It has, so far, been the last[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Swampy’s Collectibles – Claude Pepper at 110

by on September 8, 2010 at 8:01 am
Posted In: Florida politics, Swampy's Collectibles

Today, Wednesday, September 8th, would have been Claude Pepper’s 110th birthday. To commemorate, here’s a button from one of Claude’s campaign runs in the ’60s along with his autobiography. Click here to learn of one of Florida’s longest serving politicians[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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