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	The Historian: James F. Byrnes and the politics of segregation... @ HighBeam Research
		James Byrnes was the most politically significant South Carolinian of the twentieth century a man nearly as influential in national politics as John C. Calhoun had been in the nineteenth century.
		Byrnes was a man of honor and honesty, but one imbued with an older conception of morality and practice.
		Byrnes' efforts led to a much-needed improvement of fl education in South Carolina, but his aim was to prevent the one real improvement needed in education in the state.
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	James F. Byrnes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Francis Byrnes (May 2, 1879 – April 9, 1972) was a confidante of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and at one point was suggested as his running mate for Vice President.
		Byrnes left the Supreme Court to head the New Deal's Economic Stablization Office upon the request of President Roosevelt.
		In 1946, Byrnes was named TIME magazine's Person of the Year.
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	James F. Byrnes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He served in the House of Representatives from 1911 to 1931, and in the United States Senate from 1931 to 1941.
		Byrnes also served briefly as a Justice of the Supreme Court, a role which bored him at a time when the country was about to go to war.
		Opposed to desegregation (the issue had lost him his chance to run as Vice President), Byrnes became governor of South Carolina, serving from 1951 to 1955, and eventually switched allegiances to the Republican Party.
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	James Byrnes
		James Byrnes, U.S. senator and secretary of state, was born on May 2, 1879, in Charleston, South Carolina, a few weeks after his father's death.
		Byrnes wanted the vice-presidential nomination in 1944 and FDR supported him; however, Byrnes' antilabor and civil rights positions convinced party leaders that he would hurt the ticket.
		Byrnes then hoped that FDR would appoint him secretary of state, which he refused to do; however, FDR did ask his friend to accompany him to Yalta.
	www.nps.gov /elro/glossary/byrnes-james.htm (529 words)

	Nuclear Files: Library: Biographies: James Byrnes
		James Byrnes was born on May 2, 1882 in Charleston, South Carolina.
		Byrnes was also responsible for ensuring that the Manhattan Project had top priority in terms of receiving resources and manpower.
		Byrnes did not argue that it was necessary to use the bomb against the cities of Japan in order to win the war.
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	R v Herbert, 1840
		Byrne’s presence.” The prisoner then took away the notes unsigned, and on the same day went to the residence of a man named Ewans, a copying clerk, and presenting to him two pieces of paper folded up, requested him to direct them to James Byrnes.
		Byrnes, and when Ewans wrote “James Byrnes” upon the two pieces of paper, he did not know what they contained, or whether they contained any thing else at all.
		When he saw the promissory note, on which his address “James Byrnes” was written, it was in the possession of Harrison, and not in the possession of the prisoner, so that no trace of the note, in its complete state, was established against the prisoner.
	www.law.mq.edu.au /scnsw/cases1840-41/RvHerbert,1840.htm (1653 words)

	James F. Byrnes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		James F. Byrnes was born and raised in South Carolina.
		Byrnes was a close associate of Franklin D. Roosevelt who twice decided against Byrnes as his running mate in 1940 and 1944.
		Byrnes was appointed Secretary of State under President Harry Truman and was elected governor of South Carolina in 1951 on a campaign of states' rights and separate-but-equal education for fls.
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	Deutsch-Amerikanisches-Zentrum / Byrnes-Institut e.V.
		Byrnes had served as Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion, and earlier as a Supreme Court Justice and as a distinguished Senator and Congressman from South Carolina.
		Byrnes trusted Clay both as a longtime friend and as "the man on the spot" in occupied Germany; Clay's opinions carried great weight with Byrnes, and influenced much of his thinking on Germany.
		Byrnes had hoped to negotiate a plan whereby reparations would be determined and distributed in an orderly manner, with each ally given equal access to Germany's resources, agricultural and industrial.
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	James Byrnes and the Atomic Bombing of Japan
		JAMES F. James Byrnes should be better known than he is. He was President Truman's closest foreign policy advisor during 1945.
		Byrnes did his job well, painting an optimistic picture of East-West relations upon his return to the U.S. But Byrnes was not aware of everything that went on at Yalta and of how tenuous the good relations with the Soviets were.
		With that appointment, Byrnes held, and still holds, the distinction of being the only person to have held positions in all three branches of the Federal government: the legislative (having been a member of both the House and the Senate), the judicial (he had been a Supreme Court justice), and now the executive.
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	James F. Byrnes
		James Francis Byrnes was a Congressman, U.S. Senator, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, "Assistant President," Secretary of State and Governor of South Carolina.
		Byrnes was born May 2, 1879 in Charleston to Elizabeth E. Byrnes.
		Byrnes died April 9, 1972 and was buried in Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery across from the Statehouse.
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	Sly and Able: A Political Biography of James F. Byrnes: Current Amazon U.S.A. One-Edition Data
		Born in near poverty, James Byrnes (1882-1972) rose to become a powerful New Deal senator, served briefly as a Supreme Court justice, was FDR's wartime economic czar, and was appointed by President Truman as his first secretary of state.
		Byrnes served in both houses of Congress, held top-level administrative positions during Franklin Roosevelt's administration, was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, served as secretary of state during the early part of Harry Truman's presidency, and was elected governor of his home state.
		James F. Byrnes served as a Congressman, United States Senator, and Governor of South Carolina as well as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Secretary of State under Harry S. Truman, and "Assistant President" to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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	USC: USCMap: James F. Byrnes Building
		James F. Byrnes (1879-1972) is considered the greatest South Carolina statesman of the twentieth century.
		Byrnes had to quit school at the age of 14 to help his widowed mother, and this experience led him to establish the James F. Byrnes Foundation which has helped hundreds of orphaned students pursue an education.
		Byrnes was the author of Speaking Frankly and All in One Lifetime, accounts of his political and diplomatic careers.
	www.sc.edu /uscmap/bldg/byrnes.html (232 words)

	James Byrnes
		James Byrnes rose from an obscure childhood in South Carolina to become the only person ever to reach the highest ranks of all three branches of the federal government.
		By studying law, Byrnes learned enough to be admitted to the South Carolina Bar and served as Second Circuit Solicitor from 1908 until 1910, when he was elected to the United States Congress as a Democrat at the age of 31.
		Byrnes regarded the Soviet Union as America's principal adversary and believed that his country's possession of the atomic bomb would persuade the Soviets to comply with American demands during negotiations.
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		Although his formal education ended at age 14, Byrnes went on to become a lawyer and have an influential role in the political careers of presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.
		Roosevelt appointed Byrnes associate justice of the Supreme Court but soon brought him into the executive branch as director of economic stabilization and, later, director of the Office of War Mobilization.
		Byrnes attended the Yalta Conference with Roosevelt and was appointed secretary of state (1945-47) by President Truman with whom he attended the Potsdam Conference.
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	James Byrnes
		James "Jimmie" Byrnes was born in Charleston, South Carolina in May 1879.
		Byrnes later served Harry S Truman as Secretary of State, and became Governor of South Carolina in 1952.
		Byrnes died in April 1972, a month shy of his 93rd birthday.
	www.michaelariens.com /ConLaw/justices/byrnes.htm (159 words)

	The James F. Byrnes Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In order to qualify as a candidate for a Byrnes Scholarship, however, the student must have lost either one or both parents and be a resident of South Carolina.
		There are usually 70 Byrnes Scholars attending the college of their choice during a given school year.
		Byrnes were living, they strove to provide personal attention to every Byrnes Scholar; and in their absence, the directors of the Foundation and the executive secretary attempt to do the same.
	www.byrnesscholars.org /foundation/jfbf2.htm (429 words)

	James Francis Byrnes Biography / Biography of James Francis Byrnes Biography Biography
		The American public official James Francis Byrnes (1879-1972) was a prominent political figure for some 40 years, serving under presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.
		James F. Byrnes was born to immigrant Irish parents in Charleston, S.C., on May 2, 1879.
		To help, James left school when he was 14 to work as an office boy in a local law firm.
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	James Francis Byrnes
		James Francis Byrnes was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1879.
		He had a long and diverse political career, serving in the House of Representatives from 1911 to 1925, and in the Senate from 1931 to 1941.
		Byrnes was often referred to as "assistant president for the home front." He served under President Truman as Secretary of State from 1945 to 1947.
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	AllRefer.com - James Francis Byrnes (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		James Francis Byrnes 1879–1972, American public official, Secretary of State (1945–47), governor of South Carolina (1951–55), b.
		As Senator (1931–41), Byrnes, a Southern Democrat, became budgetary expert for the New Deal.
		He served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1941–42), but resigned and became director of economic stabilization (1942) and later (1943) director of war mobilization.
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	Byrnes, James Francis
		Title Address by the Honorable James F. Byrnes, secretary of state, at the Overseas press club, New York city, February 28, 1946.
		European series, 18 Language English Note "An address [by Secretary Byrnes] delivered in Paris on Oct. 3 at the American Club and released to the press on the same date."-p.
		Byrnes, James Francis, 1879- Title World cooperation; an address by Secretary Byrnes, at Charleston, South Carolina, November 16, 1945.
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	Alsos: Sly and Able: A Political Biography of James F. Byrnes
		It recounts Byrnes’ childhood and early political life, and, in greater depth, his stints as a congressman, senator, Supreme Court justice, secretary of state, and governor of South Carolina.
		He also covers Byrnes’ role in passing New Deal legislation, his wartime economic work, his part in the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan during World War II, and his influence in bringing democratic South Carolina into Richard Nixon’s camp in 1968.
		Chapters 15 and 16 provide interesting insights concerning Byrnes' influence as Truman's secretary of state on the decision to use atomic bombs on Japan and his efforts to deal with the post-war Soviet Union.
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	Hoover and Truman - James Byrnes
		James F. Byrnes (1879-1972) had a long and varied career in public service, serving as U.S. Representative, Senator, Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State, and Governor of South Carolina before retiring from politics in 1955.
		Byrnes resigned as Secretary in January 1947 due to growing personal and political differences with President Truman.
		In 1950, Byrnes was elected governor of South Carolina and served until his retirement in 1955.
	www.trumanlibrary.org /hoover/byrnes.htm (375 words)

	Byrnes, James Francis -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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		Byrnes, James F. Democratic Party politician and administrator who, during World War II, was popularly known as “assistant president for domestic affairs” in his capacity as U.S. director of war mobilization (1943–45).
		He also served as lord chancellor of England under King James I. As a philosopher and writer, Bacon attempted to explain the principles of acquiring knowledge.
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	James F. Byrnes
		After a brief formal schooling, Byrnes became a court reporter while studying law in his spare time.
		Byrnes was admitted to the bar in 1903 and after moving to South Carolina edited the
		In 1941 Byrnes was appointed to the Supreme Court but resigned on 3rd October 1942 to head the new Office of Economic Stabilization
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	History Channel - Speeches - James F. Byrnes, U.S. secretary of state: On the post-World War II treaty talks in Paris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On May 20, 1946, Secretary of State James Byrnes, the American representative, was heard stressing the areas of agreement at the Paris talks.
		Despite his attempts to put an optimistic face on the proceedings, the Paris meeting was marked by growing dissension, particularly in regard to Germany.
		Byrnes, who had originally advocated cooperation with the Soviet Union, came out of the talks as a hard-line fighter in the Cold War.
	www.historychannel.com /speeches/archive/speech_36.html (346 words)

	James F. Byrnes Rebel Regiment
		Under the direction of C. Phillip McIntyre since 1983, the James F. Byrnes Rebel Regiment has won 62 grand championships, including 12 consecutive South Carolina AAAA upper state championships from 1992 to 2003.
		There is a meeting on 15 Dec 2003 at 7:30 PM in the Byrnes High cafeteria to go over the details of the trip, the itinerary, and to get an initial head count of who will be going.
		Band members, parents, boosters, members of the community and friends of the Rebel Regiment are invited to join us on this 6 night, 7 day trip to Hawaii.
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