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  Stewart Udall's big, wild world | www.azstarnet.com ®
Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall is the son of an Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice, the grandson of the man Brigham Young dispatched to settle St. Johns, Ariz., and the first Arizonan named to a Cabinet position.
Udall admits missteps with big consequences, decisions that caused scenic canyons to be flooded, beaches to be coated in oil, and Arizona cities to grow beyond reason.
Stewart was the first of the Udall boys to leave St. Johns for Tucson and the University of Arizona, followed closely by his younger brother, Mo - a taller, funnier, more gregarious fellow who would eventually eclipse Stewart's accomplishments in basketball, in politics and in conservation.
www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/92576   (2817 words)

  
  Udall family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William served as the mayor of Kanab, Utah 1889-91, and as a Representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature in 1887 and 1889.
Levi Stewart Udall was the Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1951-53 and 1957-59.
Nicholas Udall was the grandson of Andrew Kimball, great-grandson of Heber C. Kimball and Edwin Dilworth Woolley, and cousin of varying degree to several other politicians in that family.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Udall   (1252 words)

  
 Stewart Udall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stewart Udall graduated from the University of Arizona Law School in 1948, and began his own law practice in Tucson shortly thereafter.
Stewart Udall served as U.S. Representative from Arizona from 1955 to 1961 and then as Secretary of the Interior under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1969.
Stewart's son Tom Udall, and nephew Mark Udall, are currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stewart_Udall   (272 words)

  
 Stewart Udall reflects on the mistakes of this century - November 15, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Udall was first elected to Congress in 1954 after graduating from the University of Arizona Law School in 1948 and practicing law with his younger brother, the late Morris Udall.
Udall was the keynote speaker at Friday's luncheon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Environmental Restoration Conference at the Doubletree Inn.
Udall said some of these projects were either wrong or misadventures, and fortunately many are now being corrected with the energy of youth and focus of communities around the nation who do not sit back and wait for Washington, D.C., to solve their problems.
wildcat.arizona.edu /papers/93/59/08_1_m.html   (746 words)

  
 Udall keeps busy with memory, imagination
Udall admits missteps with big consequences, decisions that caused scenic canyons to be flooded, beaches to be coated in oil, and Arizona cities to grow beyond reason.
Udall was born in 1920, when you could drive an automobile to the train depot in Holbrook, but the slow horse hadn't disappeared from St. Johns.
Stewart was the first of the Udall boys to leave St. Johns for Tucson and the University of Arizona, followed closely by his younger brother, Mo - a taller, funnier, more gregarious fellow who would eventually eclipse Stewart's accomplishments in basketball, in politics and in conservation.
www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/local/articles/0919udall19.html   (1031 words)

  
 Stewart Udall: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Stewart Lee Udall (born January 31, 1920) was an American (A native or inhabitant of the United States) politician.
He was the brother of Congressman and 1976 presidential candidate Mo Udall (additional info and facts about Mo Udall) ; his son Tom Udall (additional info and facts about Tom Udall), and nephew Mark Udall (additional info and facts about Mark Udall), are currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Point Udall (additional info and facts about Point Udall), the easternmost place in the United States, was named for him.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/St/Stewart_Udall.htm   (90 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Stewart Udall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Udall poses with an eagle, which was brought to his office to highlight his efforts at protecting the species.
Stewart's childhood and public school years were spent in St. Johns, Arizona, a rural town which developed into a Mormon community founded by Stewart's grandfather.
Stewart Udall continues to contribute to the nations' affairs as an author, historian, scholar, lecturer, environmental activist, lawyer, naturalist, and citizen of the outdoors.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Stewart-Udall   (2225 words)

  
 NOW with Bill Moyers. Science & Health. Preserving the Parks. Stewart Udall: Biography | PBS
Stewart Udall talks with Bill Moyers about his time as Secretary of the Interior in the Kennedy and Johnson cabinet, the myth of the American West, and the state of the environment.
Stewart L. Udall represented Arizona’s second district in the U.S. Congress from 1954 until 1961, when President John F Kennedy appointed him Secretary of the Interior.
As Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, Udall was instrumental in the passage of The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the creation of The Land and Water Conservation Fund.
www.pbs.org /now/science/udall.html   (449 words)

  
 American President   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Stewart Lee Udall was born on January 31, 1920, in St. Johns, Arizona, into one the most successful political families in Arizona; his father was a justice on the Arizona Supreme Court.
Udall won a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1954 and would be reelected three more times, serving from 1954 to 1961.
Udall remained secretary of the interior during the Johnson administration, serving until January of 1969.
www.americanpresident.org /history/lyndonbjohnson/cabinet/secretaryoftheinterior/StewartUdall/printable.html   (334 words)

  
 USATODAY.com
Udall's father, Stewart, was an Arizona congressman for six years and then headed the Interior Department for eight years under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
Udall's grandfather was chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.
In 1998, Udall won an eight-way contest for the Democratic nomination in the 3rd District, in which Hispanics and American Indians account for a majority of the population.
www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/CandidateProfile.aspx?ci=577&oi=H   (723 words)

  
 | Book Review | Oregon Historical Quarterly, 105.4 | The History Cooperative
Udall favorably quotes the late George Ellsworth, who called the settlers' cultivated farms and ranches "small footholds of civilization." Udall's western forebears built such footholds, and he recounts their sacrifices and achievements with great love and respect.
Udall castigates William G. Robbins for ascribing the character of all western history to the influence of absentee, corporate, capitalist exploiters of the region's natural wealth in Colony and Empire.
Udall states categorically that the victims of the massacre bore no responsibility for it whatsoever, and he recounts his own role in helping to bring descendants of victims and perpetrators together to dedicate a monument to the event near Cedar City, Utah, in 1990.
www.historycooperative.org /journals/ohq/105.4/br_9.html   (688 words)

  
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Udall was unopposed in the 2002 Democratic primary and had no GOP opponent on the general election ballot.
Udall again faced no primary opponent in 2004, but his general election challenger was Greg Tucker, a Republican district attorney from Farmington.
Udall was elected as New Mexico's attorney general in 1990 and re-elected in 1994.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/elections/2004/candidates/22770   (540 words)

  
 Stewart Udall - dKosopedia
Stewart Lee Udall (born January 31, 1920) served as U.S. Representative from Arizona from 1955 to 1961.
Stewart Udall was appointed Secretary of the Interior under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from 1961 to 1969.
Stewart Udall's environmental progressivism is even more remarkable when his Mormon faith is taken into account, as members of that sect are generally extremely conservative.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Stewart_Udall   (247 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Stewart Udall: troubled optimist | Deseret Morning News Web edition
Udall has already written four other books, the most important being "The Quiet Crisis," written in 1963 during his service in the Kennedy administration, and "The Myths of August" (1994), about the Cold War and the tragedy of bomb testing that led to the health plight of downwinders.
Udall believes he was able to capitalize on Carson's excellent "kick-off" by writing his own book and promoting the environment through presidents who were friendly to his policies.
Udall calls his focus "the wagon people, who put a few tools and some belongings in wagons and took their wives and children 1,000 miles or more.
deseretnews.com /dn/print/1,1442,450014671,00.html   (856 words)

  
 Levi Stewart Udall
Levi Stewart Udall was born January 20, 1891 at St. Johns, Arizona.
The purpose of this WWW exhibit is to present a selection of papers from the Levi Stewart Udall Manuscript Collection (MS 293), held by the University of Arizona Library, Special Collections Department.
This collection documents the Udall family; their settlement in Arizona; the influence of the church in their lives; the editing and publishing of David K. Udall's memoirs titled Arizona Pioneer Mormon; and many of the civic and religious speeches given by Levi Udall.
www.library.arizona.edu /exhibits/lsudall/index.html   (1215 words)

  
 UDALL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Stewart Udall served as a United States Representative from Arizona and also as Secretary of the Interior.
Stewart's brother, Mo Udall, also served as U.S. Representative from Arizona and ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1976.
Stewart's son, Tom Udall, is a U.S. Representative from New Mexico.
www.yotor.org /wiki/en/ud/Udall.htm   (127 words)

  
 Arizona Illustrated Features "A Conversation with Stewart Udall" | Press Releases | Press Room | KUAT Communications ...
Udall, who was born in St. Johns to Arizona Supreme Court Justice Levi Udall, began his career as a lawyer after graduating from the University of Arizona.
He was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1954 and was appointed to the committee of the Interior and Insular Affairs and the committee of Education and Labor, and served on a Joint Committee on Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration.
Udall was crucial in the development of the Wilderness Bill, which preserved 9.2 acres of federal land in the West, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; the expansion of the National Park System, and The Land and Water Conservation Fund.
kuat.org /press/story.cfm?ID=256&Source=Dickens   (299 words)

  
 [Letter] 1964 April 21 [to] Dr. Trembley / Stewart Udall.
See also Udall's biography and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=U000002).
Udall responds to Dr. Trembley, stating that "Your Institute idea is first rate." Though he himself has a tight schedule in the next few months, Udall offers to send some of his best people in his stead.
Udall served four terms in Congress before serving as President Kennedy's Secretary of the Interior.
digital.lib.lehigh.edu /remain/402/index.html   (125 words)

  
 Conversation with Charles Larson, p. 3 of 5
This was Stewart's last year as a cabinet officer, and it was the last year of the Johnson administration.
Stewart and I were probably as different as night and day when we first came together.
Udall was a leader in pointing out the problem of the environment, which we weren't going to really understand until much later.
globetrotter.berkeley.edu /conversations/Larson/larson-con3.html   (1859 words)

  
 Stewart Udall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Udall reflected on his time in Washington, D.C., as a time when environmental legislation was driven by the people.
Udall’s era saw the withdrawal of government support for mining and homesteading in parts of Alaska, in an attempt to protect native claims.
Udall’s suggestion that the 1960s and 70s served as a golden era of wilderness reform was supported by others of that generation.
newmedia.colorado.edu /editing/pages/4988.html   (705 words)

  
 Welcome to the Best of New Orleans! News Feature 03 09 04
Udall's accomplishments during his tenure at the Department of the Interior are numerous: he created new national programs such as the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the Wilderness Act, which pushed the nation toward a deeper appreciation and protection of its remaining wild spaces.
Udall was a teenager at the time, but he was well aware of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal program that concentrated on reforestation, soil conservation and building trails and National Park facilities.
Udall stayed on as secretary of the tnterior under President Johnson and formed a close friendship with First Lady Claudia "Ladybird" Johnson, who was a staunch supporter of conservation.
www.bestofneworleans.com /dispatch/2004-03-09/news_feat.html   (2950 words)

  
 JS Online: House Race May be Udall Vs. Udall
The Udall family has a history in public service dating to 1880, when Mormon leaders sent David King Udall to St. Johns, Ariz., where he became leader of the settlement and later served in Arizona's territorial Legislature.
Stewart Udall was a three-term representative from Arizona before becoming interior secretary in 1961.
Stewart Udall, now 81, living in Santa Fe, N.M., and writing his sixth book, said the Udalls don't think of themselves as the Western version of the Kennedys.
www.jsonline.com /election2000/ap/nov01/ap-udall-vs-udall110801.asp?format=print   (666 words)

  
 Stewart Udall
Stewart Udall was born in Saint Johns, Arizona, on January 31, 1920.
Udall promoted policies such as the purchase of land for national forests, construction of plants to desalinize water and control of water pollution.
As Secretary, Udall suspended the selling of public lands in order to stop the exploitation resulting from outmoded land laws.
www.multied.com /Bio/people/Udall.html   (177 words)

  
 Members of Congress, Family and Friends Gather for Opening Ceremony of Exhibit at Interior Department Honoring Udall ...
The "Udall Brothers: Voices for the Environment" exhibition is located in the reading room of the Department of the Interior Library at 1849 C Street, N.W. and is open to the public, 8:30 a.m.
Stewart Udall was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Arizona in 1954.
Udall advanced the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, as well as legislation that set aside 9.2 million acres of wilderness.
www.doi.gov /news/05_News_Releases/050510a   (466 words)

  
 Finding Aid to the Personal Papers of Orren Beaty, Jr.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Beaty continued his role as administrative assistant when Udall was appointed Secretary of the Interior (1961), and continued working in that position until Udall left office (1967).
Material of particular focus on Stewart Udall, such as reading files kept by Beaty, certain subject files, Travel files and White House Requests are located in the "Secretary Stewart Udall" series.
The files for Stewart Udall, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, direct superior and friend of Orren Beaty, consist primarily of subject oriented material.
www.jfklibrary.org /fa_beaty.html   (2160 words)

  
 Interior exhibit honors Udall brothers
WASHINGTON - At 85, Stewart Udall has lost much of his eyesight but none of his passion for Western land causes nor his family's devotion to keeping humor and civility in politics.
Udall, who was an Arizona congressman and President Kennedy's Interior secretary, helped open a museum exhibit at the Interior Department on Tuesday on his career and that of his brother, the late Morris Udall.
Also attending were Mo's son, Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo.; Stewart's son, Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M.; other Udall clan members including their cousin, Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore.; and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who visited Mo regularly at the hospital where he lived starting in 1991, beset by Parkinson's disease.
www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/local/articles/0511udall11.html   (493 words)

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