Who requested Cooper seek Alben W. Barkley's open seat?
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry S. Truman
Answer
Eisenhower convinced Senator Cooper to stand as the Republican candidate for the upcoming election for the open congressional seat in Kentucky, previously occupied by Alben Barkley. Cooper sought Eisenhower’s advice on the Kentucky primary, and Eisenhower supported him, urging him to run not as a moderate Republican, but as a "progressive Republican".
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