[Photograph 2012.201.B0412B.0179]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This week, chairmanship of the interstate oil compact commission passes from Gov. Johnston Murray of Oklahoma to Gov. William G. Stratton of Illinois, elected at a recent meeting in Chicago."
Date: January 2, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jake Hamon: "The Man Who Made Harding President" (open access)

Jake Hamon: "The Man Who Made Harding President"

Article details the life and career of Jacob "Jake" Hamon, legendary Oklahoma oilman and politician. An ambitious, opportunistic man in search of a presidential cabinet appointment, Hamon used money and influence to manipulate the selection of Warren G. Harding as the Republican Party's nominee in 1920.
Date: Autumn 2009
Creator: Floyd, Larry C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History