“We are deeply saddened to report the passing of a visionary leader, dedicated public servant, and even more importantly, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather,” his family said in a statement posted by his daughter Tuesday.
And his appearance as an adulterous husband in a Jimmy Buffett music video for “Who’s the Blonde Stranger” may have cost him the chance to be on the 1988 Democratic ticket with Michael Dukakis, according to Time magazine.
In 1978, he launched a long-shot bid to be the next governor of Florida and gained attention for his “workdays,” which consisted of him taking on a different job for a full day alongside his constituents.
In his first term, he mobilized the National Guard to respond to the deadly 1980 Miami riots following the acquittal of four White police officers who had beaten Arthur McDuffie, a Black man, to death.
Graham continued his “workdays” as governor, and by the time he retired from Congress he had worked hundreds of different jobs, from construction worker to bellhop, from barber to lobster fisherman to pooper scooper, while also performing as Santa Claus, a radio talk-show host and ring announcer.
He told The Associated Press in 2004 that the workdays were an “important part of my development as a public official, my learning at a very human level what the people of Florida expect, what they want, what their aspirations are and then trying to interpret that and make it policy that will improve their lives.”
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“We are deeply saddened to report the passing of a visionary leader, dedicated public servant, and even more importantly, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather,” his family said in a statement posted by his daughter Tuesday.
And his appearance as an adulterous husband in a Jimmy Buffett music video for “Who’s the Blonde Stranger” may have cost him the chance to be on the 1988 Democratic ticket with Michael Dukakis, according to Time magazine.
In 1978, he launched a long-shot bid to be the next governor of Florida and gained attention for his “workdays,” which consisted of him taking on a different job for a full day alongside his constituents.
In his first term, he mobilized the National Guard to respond to the deadly 1980 Miami riots following the acquittal of four White police officers who had beaten Arthur McDuffie, a Black man, to death.
Graham continued his “workdays” as governor, and by the time he retired from Congress he had worked hundreds of different jobs, from construction worker to bellhop, from barber to lobster fisherman to pooper scooper, while also performing as Santa Claus, a radio talk-show host and ring announcer.
He told The Associated Press in 2004 that the workdays were an “important part of my development as a public official, my learning at a very human level what the people of Florida expect, what they want, what their aspirations are and then trying to interpret that and make it policy that will improve their lives.”
The original article contains 1,061 words, the summary contains 248 words. Saved 77%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!