Citation Information
The following information is provided for citations.
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Title
McNair, Robert Evander
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Coverage
December 14, 1923–November 17, 2007
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Author
Philip G. Grose, Jr.
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Keywords
Attorney, legislator, governor, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, attained the rank of lieutenant (jg), and served twenty-two months in the Pacific theater, awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his actions in rescuing thirty-five personnel from a destroyed Liberty Boat, chairman of the House Committee on Labor, became chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, McNair administration coincided with major civil rights initiatives and significant public protests and demonstrations in the last half of the 1960s, established the McNair Law Firm in Columbia, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism was created in 1967,
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/mcnair-robert-evander/view/images
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Access Date
May 19, 2024
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Original Published Date
June 8, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 15, 2022
