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Reubin Askew. Reubin O'Donovan Askew (September 11, 1928 – March 13, 2014) was an American politician, who served as the 37th governor of Florida from 1971 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 7th U.S. Trade representative from 1979 to 1980 under President Jimmy Carter.
Mar 13, 2014 · Reubin Askew, a progressive “New South” Democrat who promoted racial equality and ethics overhauls as a two-term governor of Florida in the 1970s and campaigned briefly for the...
Mar 13, 2014 · Reubin Askew, whose straight-arrow demeanor helped restore Floridians’ trust in government during his terms as governor in the 1970s, died Thursday. He was 85.
Reubin O'Donovan Askew. (1928–2014) Thirty-seventh governor. January 5, 1971 to January 2, 1979. Oil on canvas, C.J. Fox, 1979. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Reubin Askew moved with his family to Pensacola in 1937. He served in a U.S. Army paratrooper unit in the late 1940s and later served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
Jun 7, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Reubin O’Donovan Askew, a progressive reformer and the 37th Governor of Florida. He appointed the first African American woman and man to state agencies and the Supreme Court, and was a trade ambassador and a scholar.
Mar 14, 2014 · Reubin Askew, one of the most popular and effective governors in Florida history and a fiercely determined advocate for tax fairness, racial equality, managed growth and ethical government, died...
Mar 18, 2014 · Former Florida governor Reubin Askew died recently at the age of 85. He was a Democrat who served as governor in a largely conservative Florida in the 1970s. While in that office, he took a...
