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This black and white photograph shows Robert Blackwell Docking, (1925-1983). A World War II veteran and banker from Arkansas City, Kansas, Docking was elected the thirty-eighth Governor of Kansas, (1966-1975). He served more terms than any governor before him. During his final term a constitutional amendment was enacted prohibiting a governor from serving only two four year terms. On October 8, 1983, one day before his fifty-eighth birthday, Docking passed away from a lengthy illness.
Date: Between 1967 and 1975
Item Number: 211098
Call Number: B Docking, Robert *5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211098
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Bankers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1960s
Date - 1970s
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Democrat
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Docking, Robert Blackwell, 1925-1983
Places - Cities and towns - Arkansas City
Places - Counties - Cowley
Type of Material - Photographs
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