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...
by Ray Hill | Aug 19, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill By 1940, Kenneth McKellar had represented Tennessee in the United States Senate longer than any other man. At seventy-one, the senator showed no signs of slowing down, much less retiring. McKellar loved his job and was quite good at it. It was...
