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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:advocates_for
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gptkb:Medicare
Education reform
Environmental protection
Healthcare reform
Labor rights
Urban renewal projects
Veterans' benefits
Cultural preservation initiatives
Rural development programs
Public transportation initiatives
Historic site protection
Space exploration funding
Civil service reform
Higher education funding
Economic development in Florida
Public housing initiatives
Infrastructure development in Florida
National defense funding
Social Security expansion
Tourism promotion in Florida
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Florida_Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1913-12-16
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Miami,_Florida
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:George_Smathers_Jr.
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Rules_and_Administration
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Labor_and_Public_Welfare
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Government_Operations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Veterans'_Affairs
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gptkbp:death_date
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2007-01-03
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gptkbp:district
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gptkb:Florida's_4th_congressional_district
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Florida
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gptkbp:governing_body
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1947-01-03
1951-01-03
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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George Smathers
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gptkbp:influence
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Florida politics
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gptkbp:involvement
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:legacy
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Smathers Library at the University of Florida
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:nickname
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Smathers
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gptkbp:notable_work
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Smathers Act
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gptkbp:office
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gptkb:U._S._Senator
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:political_career
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gptkb:1969
1945
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gptkbp:political_position
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Chairman of the Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Spessard_Holland
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:service_years
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1941-1945
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gptkbp:spouse
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Evelyn Smathers
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Edwin_G._Hawkins
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gptkbp:support
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gptkb:Great_Society_programs
New Deal policies
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gptkbp:term_end
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1969-01-03
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gptkbp:term_start
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1951-01-03
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:84th_United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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