by Ray Hill | Sep 30, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill With President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, World War II came to an end. The American people were tiring of rationing and the deprivations brought about by the war effort. Change could not come fast enough to suit most people and...
by Ray Hill | Sep 23, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill In 1945 Senator Kenneth McKellar was seventy-six years old and had served in the United States Senate for twenty-nine years, longer than any other Tennessean. McKellar was at the peak of his influence and power in the Senate. He was the Chairman of the...
by Ray Hill | Sep 16, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Many have long misunderstood U. S. Senator Kenneth McKellar and his complex relations with the Tennessee Valley Authority; in fact, some still perceive McKellar to have been an opponent of the TVA. The fact is the TVA proved to be so popular in Tennessee...
by Ray Hill | Sep 9, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Kenneth McKellar was well established in the nation’s Capitol and by 1942 had served longer in the Senate than any of his colleagues save for E. D. “Cotton Ed” Smith of South Carolina. He still possessed the piercing blue eyes of his youth,...
by Ray Hill | Sep 3, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill America’s entry in World War II brought significant changes to society and to Washington, D. C. The population of the nation’s Capitol quite nearly doubled over a period of months; rationing went into effect, affecting the availability of meat,...
by Ray Hill | Aug 26, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Senator Kenneth McKellar had been overwhelmingly reelected to an unprecedented (for Tennessee) fifth term in 1940. It was during the decade of the forties that K. D. McKellar earned his reputation as a feudist and reached the peak of his influence...
