John Nance Garner

John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner (November 22, 1868 – November 7, 1967) was a Representative from Texas and the thirty-second Vice President of the United States.

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On Garner's 95th birthday (November 22, 1963), he spoke to President John F. Kennedy over the telephone in regards to the upcoming 1964 Presidential campaign. He vowed to support Kennedy's bid as long as he himself was alive; ironically, Kennedy was assassinated later that day.

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Garner State Park, located 30 miles north of Uvalde, was named in his honor.

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