Tina and Hillary cover US Senator from Wyoming Lester Hunt and former Governor of Missouri
Eric Greitens.
Tina’s Story
Lester Hunt served in the Wyoming House of Representatives and as governor before winning a US Senate seat in 1948 and served as an outspoken critic of Senator McCarthy’s anticommunist witch hunts. BUT, when Hunt’s son is arrested, McCarthy makes threats that lead to a tragic end.
Hillary’s Story
After years of service in the military and in the nonprofit sector, Eric Greitens ran and won a the Missouri governor’s seat in 2016. BUT, when a former mistress alleges that Greitens assaulted and blackmailed her, the governor faces a Federal indictment.
Sources
Tina's Story
WyoFile
The History Lesson of Lester Hunt: What happens when government polices sex--by Geoffrey O’Gara
New York Times
Senate Pays Tribute to 4 Who Have Died
HUNT TAKES LIFE IN SENATE OFFICE; Wyoming Democrat Fires Shot Through Brain -- Kidney Ailment Is Blamed
Hunt’s Brother Also Took Life
SENATOR HUNT RETIRING; Wyoming Democrat Says III Health Dictates Decision
United States Senate
Senator Lester Hunt's Decision
Boise State
The Shocking Death of Senator Lester Hunt--by Marc C. Johnson
Casper Star Tribune
A Death Untold: The Suicide of Wyoming Sen. Lester Hunt--By BENJAMIN STORROW
WyoHistory
Baseball, Politics, Triumph and Tragedy: The Career of Lester Hunt--by Roger McDaniel
New England Historical Society
NH Senator Convicted of Blackmailing Lester Hunt
WLRN NPR
'Uniquely Nasty' Remembers The U.S. Ban On Gay Federal Workers--by All Things Considered/Robert Siegel, Host
NBC News
Historic political blackmail led to Senate suicide and delay of gay rights--by Karly Schledwitz
Mattachine Society of Washington, DC
MSDC JOINS SEN. BALDWIN, LESTER HUNT JR. CALLING FOR INVESTIGATION OF MCCARTHY ERA, ANTI-GAY COLD CASE--by Jonathan Morales
Politico
Sen. Lester Hunt resigns, June 8, 1954--by Andrew Glass
Washington Blade
Baldwin calls for probe into 1954 blackmail scheme--by Lou Chibbaro, Jr.
Lohud
Former Dutchess County woman's play looks at a senator's suicide--by Brian TumultyFormer Dutchess County woman's play looks at a senator's suicide--by Brian Tumulty
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
LGBT History: The Lavender Scare--by James Gleason
Photos
Lester Hunt--from United States Congress via Public Domain
Styles Bridges--from United States Senate via Public Domain
McCarthyism Cartoon--by Herbert Block via Fair Use/Library of Congress
Lavender Scare headlines--via CBS News
Hillary's Story
NPR: The Two-Way
1 Charge Against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Dropped As He Resigns From Office--by Camila Domonoske
Navy Times
Navy reluctant to reinstate former Missouri governor Greitens until VP Pence intervened--by The Associated Press
Wikipedia
Eric Greitens
The Associated Press
EXPLAINER: What’s the background of Senate hopeful Greitens?--By The Associated Press
NBC News
Eric Greitens, former Missouri governor who resigned amid multiple scandals, to run for Senate--by Ben Kamisar
The New York Times
Missouri’s Governor, a Rising G.O.P. Star, Resigns Amid Scandal--by Mitch Smith and Julie Bosman
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, His Affair, and the Chaos that Followed.--by Julie Bosman and Monica Davey
Photos
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens--Julie Smith / The Jefferson City News-Tribune/AP file via NBC News
Missouri Gov.-elect Eric Greitens and his wife, Sheena--by AP via Kansas City Star