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| + | <ref name="wapo_southfork">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/08/20/convention/eccb458e-d28e-41a6-b524-cc37670afb2d ''Washington Post'', "CONVENTION", 1984/08/20]: "[...] But the Ewings weren't home on their range last night at Southfork Ranch, about 25 miles north of Dallas. So receiving about 600 curious Republican convention delegates and party workers was Omaha entrepreneur Lawrence E. King Jr., chairman of the National Black Republican Council's business committee. King, who will sing the national anthem at Tuesday's convention session, and other businessmen put up the money for a gala evening of ribs, beans, coleslaw and pecan pie.<br><br>"Blacks have for so long felt they weren't part of the Republican Party, so we're giving this party to show them they are," said King, respectably resplendent in white with sparkling gold chains around his neck.<br><br>Maureen Reagan drove up by limousine long enough to clinch the evening's black vote for her father in case anybody was in doubt. [...]"</ref> | ||
<ref name="cspan_anthem">[https://www.c-span.org/video/?124539-1/republican-national-convention-day-2&start=120 C-Span clip of King singing the national anthem at the 1984 Republican National Convention - 00:02:00 into Day 2]</ref> | <ref name="cspan_anthem">[https://www.c-span.org/video/?124539-1/republican-national-convention-day-2&start=120 C-Span clip of King singing the national anthem at the 1984 Republican National Convention - 00:02:00 into Day 2]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:01, 3 March 2018
Contents
Biography
Family and early life
Political rise
Omaha sex ring
Main article: Franklin child sex ring
Fallout of Franklin
Post-incarceration activities
Occupations
Political connections
Corporate connections
- Omaha business community
- Warren Buffett
- Omaha World-Herald: publisher Harold Andersen
- Union Pacific Corporation
- Peter Kiewit Sons'
- ConAgra
- FirsTier Financial
- FirsTier Bank
- ...
References
- ↑ Washington Post, "CONVENTION", 1984/08/20: "[...] But the Ewings weren't home on their range last night at Southfork Ranch, about 25 miles north of Dallas. So receiving about 600 curious Republican convention delegates and party workers was Omaha entrepreneur Lawrence E. King Jr., chairman of the National Black Republican Council's business committee. King, who will sing the national anthem at Tuesday's convention session, and other businessmen put up the money for a gala evening of ribs, beans, coleslaw and pecan pie.
"Blacks have for so long felt they weren't part of the Republican Party, so we're giving this party to show them they are," said King, respectably resplendent in white with sparkling gold chains around his neck.
Maureen Reagan drove up by limousine long enough to clinch the evening's black vote for her father in case anybody was in doubt. [...]" - ↑ C-Span clip of King singing the national anthem at the 1984 Republican National Convention - 00:02:00 into Day 2
