Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett, was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a United States Senator. A key fighter for Alaska statehood, Bartlett served as the Secretary
Bartlett in 1954
Bartlett with Hawaii Delegate Joe Farrington in 1950
Bartlett on the USS Midway
Bartlett, (bottom, third from right), celebrating Alaska Statehood next to a 49-star U.S. Flag, held by Robert Atwood.
Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was the longest-serving Republican se
Bob Bartlett
…senior-junior status determined by a coin flip. Bartlett served in this role until his death in office in 1968. He was succeeded by State Representative Ted Stevens, appointed by Governor Hickel, who had lost the Republican primary for Alaska's other Senate seat that year to former Anchorage Mayor Elmer Rasmuson…
Stevens while serving, 1943
The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor displays a collection of Stevens's wartime photos and souvenirs in connection to his flying supplies to the Flying Tigers
Stevens and President George W. Bush with World War II veterans of the 322nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 2006