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Lander's Governor-Lester Hunt:Blackmail and Suicide

  • The Lander Pioneer Museum 1443 Main Street Lander, WY 82520 United States (map)

Lester Hunt was the only Wyoming Governor from Lander. He was a well-loved figure who was responsible, among many other things, for the Wyoming Bucking Bronc license plate. As Wyoming’s U.S. Senator, he ran afoul of demagogue Joe McCarthy in the 1950s and tragically died. Senator Cale Case and author Rodger McDaniel will talk about Hunt's life and legacy.

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Dying for Joe McCarthy's Sins: The Suicide of Wyoming Senator Lester Hunt

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Lester's Legacy: Lessons from an Era of Fear