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William Benton

(Benton, William, 1900-1973)

Former U.S. Vice-Pres. Humphrey, former Conn. Senator William Benton (C), presenting P.M. Mrs. Golda Meir with an illustrated Passover Hagada at the P.M.'s office, Jerusalem
סגן נשיא ארהב, המפרי וסנטור ויליאם בנטון מציגים בפני רהמ גולדה מאיר הגדה מאוירת לפסח

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William Burnett Benton (April 1, 1900 – March 18, 1973) was an American senator from Connecticut (1949–1953) and publisher of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1943–1973). (From Wikipedia)

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Memorial addresses and other tributes in the Congress of the United States on the life and contributions of William Benton. (U. S. Govt. Print, 1973), by lst session United States. 93d Congress (page images at HathiTrust)
Memorial addresses and other tributes in the Congress of the United States on the life and contributions of William Benton, Ninety-third Congress, first session. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1973), by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Printing (page images at HathiTrust)
Investigations of Senators Joseph R. McCarthy and William Benton pursuant to S. res. 187 and S. res. 304; report of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Washington, U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1952. (Beacon Press, 1953), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
Investigations of Senators Joseph R. McCarthy and William Benton pursuant to S. Res. 187 and S. Res. 304 : report of the subcommittee on Privileges and Elections to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1952), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration. Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections and United States. Congress 1952). Senate (page images at HathiTrust)

Books by William Benton:

Benton, William, 1900-1973, contrib.: The Development of Political Theory and Government (Great Ideas program v2; Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1959), by Mortimer J. Adler and Peter Wolff (page images at HathiTrust)

Additional books by William Benton in the extended shelves:

Benton, William, 1900-1973: A new instrument of U.S. foreign policy ([U.S. Govt. Print. Off], 1946) (page images at HathiTrust)
Benton, William, 1900-1973: This is the challenge; the Benton reports of 1956-1958 on the nature of the Soviet threat (Associated College Presses, 1958) (page images at HathiTrust)

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