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| | HOMER E. CAPEHART PAPERS, 1938-1962 |
 | | Homer E. Capehart was born 6 June 1897 in Jefferson Township, Pike County, Indiana, near Iva. |
 | | Capehart aligned himself with Eisenhower’s moderate wing of the Republican Party but was often critical of Eisenhower’s foreign policy during the 1950s. |
 | | Capehart maintained an active social life in Indiana, Illinois, and Washington, D.C. In Indiana he was a member of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, the Loyal Order of the Moose, Order of the Eagles, the Columbia Club, Press Club, Athletic Club, Meridian Hills Country Club, and the Army and Navy Club. |
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