| Walter Joseph Hickel | |
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2nd & 8th Governor of Alaska | |
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| In office December 5, 1966 – January 29, 1969 December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994 | |
| Lieutenant | Keith H. Miller (1966-1969) Jack Coghill (1990-1994) |
| Preceded by | William A. Egan (1966) Steve Cowper (1990) |
| Succeeded by | Keith H. Miller (1969) Tony Knowles (1994) |
| In office January 24, 1969 – November 25, 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart Udall |
| Succeeded by | Rogers Morton |
| Born | August 18, 1919 Ellinwood, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican Alaskan Independence Party |
Walter Joseph "Wally" Hickel (born August 18, 1919) is an American Republican politician who served as the 2nd and 8th Governor of Alaska. The Governor of Alaska is the head of the Executive branch of Alaska 's government and the Commander-in-chief of the state's military forces Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) This is a list of people who have served as Lieutenant governor of the U Keith Harvey Miller (born March 1 1925 in Seattle Washington) is an American Republican Politician from Alaska John B (Jack Coghill (born September 24, 1925 in Fairbanks Alaska) is the former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (served 1990-1994 William Allen Egan ( October 8, 1914 May 6, 1984) was an American Democratic Politician. Steve Camberling Cowper (born August 21, 1938 in Petersburg, Virginia) is an American Democratic Politician Keith Harvey Miller (born March 1 1925 in Seattle Washington) is an American Republican Politician from Alaska Anthony Carroll Knowles (born January 1 1943 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American Democratic politician and businessman who The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stewart Lee Udall (born January 31, 1920) is a former American politician Rogers Clark Ballard Morton (September 19 1914 &ndash April 19 1979 was an American politician who served as Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ellinwood is a city in the southeast corner of Barton County, Kansas, United States. The Alaskan Independence Party is a Political party in the US Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The Governor of Alaska is the head of the Executive branch of Alaska 's government and the Commander-in-chief of the state's military forces Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent His first term as governor was from 1966 to 1969, and ended upon with Hickel's resignation upon his confirmation in the position of United States Secretary of the Interior in the Cabinet of President Richard Nixon. The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. He then served a complete term from 1990 to 1994. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
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Early life and career
Born in Ellinwood, Kansas, Hickel relocated to Alaska in 1940, going into the local real estate industry. Ellinwood is a city in the southeast corner of Barton County, Kansas, United States. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. By 1947, Hickel had formed a successful construction company. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. While some fellow Republicans in the Alaska Territory opposed statehood, Hickel joined Democrats in calls for joining the Union during the late 1940s and into the 1950s. The Alaska Territory was an incorporated territory of the United States from 1912 to 1959 The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Using his growing popularity among Alaskan Republicans and growing political clout in Washington, Hickel was able to travel to the nation's capital to engage in talks with key Republicans in both the U.S. Congress and within the Eisenhower Administration to speak about Alaskan statehood. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Election 1952 See also United States presidential election 1952 Dwight D Thanks in part to his efforts, Hickel's debates with Congressional leaders led to enough initially hesitant Republicans voting in favor of the Alaska Statehood Act in 1958. The Alaska Statehood Act was signed by President Dwight D Eisenhower on July 7, 1958, allowing Alaska to become the 49th U Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Political career
First governorship
Hickel was elected as Alaska's second governor in the 1966 state general elections, defeating his Democratic rival and incumbent governor William Egan. The Governor of Alaska is the head of the Executive branch of Alaska 's government and the Commander-in-chief of the state's military forces Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. William Allen Egan ( October 8, 1914 May 6, 1984) was an American Democratic Politician. Hickel's first governorship, the second in the young state's history as well as Alaska's first Republican governorship, oversaw the discovery of oilfields at Prudhoe Bay in 1968, a factor that would prove politically decisive in later years. Prudhoe Bay (ˈpruːdoʊ is a Census-designated place (CDP located in North Slope Borough in the U Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hickel, a moderate Republican and environmentalist, did not push for heavy oil exploitation.
Like his predecessor William Egan, Hickel sought to improve relations with Alaskan Natives in seeking resolutions on Native land claims. Alaska Natives are Indigenous peoples of the Americas native to the state of Alaska within the United States.
Interior Secretary
Following Richard Nixon's win to the Presidency in late 1968, the President-elect asked Hickel to serve within the United States Cabinet as Interior Secretary. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Cabinet (usually simplified as "the Cabinet" is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the Executive branch of the Federal government Initially, Hickel declined the cabinet offer. Nixon replied that his decision was final. Hickel would recall years later that he cried afterwards, and announced he would be resigning from the governorship to go to Washington.
Upon becoming the federal Secretary of the Interior, Hickel proved to be a strong environmentalist, supporting liberal Congressional laws that put liabilities on oil companies operating offshore oil rigs, as well as demanding environmental safeguards on Alaska's growing oil industry. The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. His voice would ruffle other more conservative elements within the cabinet.
Hickel's centrist-liberal voice inside the Nixon Administration eventually led to confrontations with the President. In 1970 following the shooting of college students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard, Hickel wrote a letter critical of Nixon's Vietnam War policy and urging him to give more respect to the views of young people critical of the war. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. IMPORTANT After careful consideration the title "Kent State Shootings" has been applied in this article rather than "Kent State Massacre Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State, or KSU) is one of America’s largest university systems the third largest university The Ohio National Guard comprises Ohio Army National Guard Ohio Air National Guard The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia This dissent garnered worldwide media attention, and on Thanksgiving Eve 1970, Hickel was called into the Oval Office and fired over the letter. | |-| |-| |- | |-| |-| |-| |-| |} The Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States.
Second governorship
In 1990, an open primary nominated Alaska State Senator Arliss Sturgulewski as the Republican candidate for Governor of Alaska, facing the Mayor of Anchorage, Democrat Tony Knowles, in the general election. In the United States of America, an open primary is a Primary election in which voters do not need to be a member of a particular Political party in The Alaska Senate is the Upper house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U The Governor of Alaska is the head of the Executive branch of Alaska 's government and the Commander-in-chief of the state's military forces This is a list of mayors of Anchorage, Alaska, USA Anchorage was incorporated as a City on November 23, 1920. Anthony Carroll Knowles (born January 1 1943 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American Democratic politician and businessman who Sturgulewski was criticized by many Republicans for her positions on issues such as abortion and capital punishment. An Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Alaskan Independence Party chairman Joe Vogler seized on this discontent to offer the seats on the AIP ticket to Hickel and Jack Coghill, who had been nominated as the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. The Alaskan Independence Party is a Political party in the US Joe Vogler (1913-1993 was the founder of the Alaskan Independence Party and active in politics regularly running for public office in Alaska for many years John B (Jack Coghill (born September 24, 1925 in Fairbanks Alaska) is the former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (served 1990-1994 This is a list of people who have served as Lieutenant governor of the U John Howard Lindauer and Jerry Ward, the previous AIP candidates, stepped aside, citing the illness of Lindauer's wife [1], and Hickel and Coghill prevailed in the general election. John Howard Lindauer II (born on November 20, 1937 in Montclair New Jersey) was the Republican Party candidate for Governor of Alaska
Although he had common ground with the Alaska Independence Party in fighting restrictions on land use imposed by federal environmentalism, Hickel had been one of the most influential historical proponents of Alaska statehood and never endorsed the AIP's secessionism, prompting some party faithful to petition for his recall. Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. Secession (derived from the Latin term secessio is the act of withdrawing from an organization union or especially a political entity A recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office Completing his term as Governor, he rejoined the Republican Party in April 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
In 2006 he supported Sarah Palin in her bid to become governor of Alaska. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sarah Louise Heath Palin ( born February 11 1964 is the Governor of Alaska and the Republican Party 's vice-presidential nominee for the [2]
Hickel is also a real estate developer and chairman of Hickel Investment Company.
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| Preceded by William A. Egan | Governor of Alaska 1966–1969 | Succeeded by Keith Miller |
| Preceded by Stewart Udall | United States Secretary of the Interior 1969–1970 | Succeeded by Rogers Morton |
| Preceded by Steve Cowper | Governor of Alaska 1990–1994 | Succeeded by Tony Knowles |
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| NAME | Hickel, Walter Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hickel, Wally |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Governor of Alaska, United States Secretary of the Interior |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1919-08-18 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ellinwood, Kansas |
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