doi:10.7916/d8-pjwz-rm46Reminiscences of Robert E. Smylie, 1975Smylie, Robert E. (Robert Eben), 1914-2004oral historiestextGovernors--United StatesPresidents--Election--1952.--United StatesTelevision in politicsUnited States Politics and government 1945-1989Idaho History 20th centurySmylie, Robert E. (Robert Eben), 1914-2004Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Education and early jobs; law school 1939-1942; Coast Guard; Idaho Attorney General, 1947-1954; Republican National Convention 1952; Presidential election 1952; Idaho gubernatorial campaign 1954: influence of television; federal government decentralization and revenue-sharing 1959-1967