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New Hampshire Presidential Primary Trading Cards

Howard H. Baker, Jr.
Born: 1925
Filed from: Tennessee

NH Primaries
1980 		Votes
(R) 18,943

Platform: Curtail oil-dependency

Howard H. Baker, Jr. Series I © 1998 N.H. State Library


In 1966, Baker, a consummate legislative politician, became the first Republican ever popularly elected to the Senate from Tennessee. During his presidential campaign, he tried to launch a national commitment to replace gasoline-powered automobiles. He is a fine and devoted amateur photographer whose hobby of taking candid political photos is almost an obsession.

"We live on an oasis of friendship and opportunity in the center of a dangerous world...."

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In memory of Governor and Mrs. Lane Dwinnell
Series I © 1998 N.H. State Library
Photo: Union Leader






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