348:
25:
339:. Rising before the U.S. House of Representatives on August 28, 1967, Carter stated "Let us now, while we are yet strong, bring our men home, every man jack of them. The Vietcong fight fiercely and tenaciously because it is their land and we are foreigners intervening in their civil war. If we must fight, let us fight in defense of our homeland and our own hemisphere."
334:
along with ten other war-veteran congressmen on a "Speaker's
Committee." Upon his return, he was asked by Johnson about his opinion of the state of the war. Carter went against the nine other delegates, stating: "No, Mr. President, you are not winning the war,". Carter later came to be known as
1620:
309:
and served in the U.S. House of
Representatives until his retirement in 1981. He was one of the few bright spots in a disastrous year for the GOP. However, he represented one of the few ancestrally Republican districts south of the
485:"TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES"
407:
in four counties of South
Central Kentucky. His son, James C. Carter Jr., served for 46 years as judge following his father. Numerous other Carters have served in a wide range of public offices, both elective and appointive.
314:. Voters in this region identified with the Republicans after the Civil War, and continued to support the GOP through both favorable and challenging times. Carter often joked that his congressional district stretched from "
387:, charged with making policy recommendations concerning drug abuse. The Shafer Commission recommended decriminalizing simple marijuana possession, a policy that President Nixon flatly refused.
451:
93:
355:
prior to signing S.3735, authorizing the 1976 National Swine Flu
Immunization Program. Also shown are : Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Undersecretary
1605:
347:
508:
1502:
1388:
1274:
1160:
1015:
901:
787:
655:
542:
1625:
567:
379:. As reported in a 1977 issue of Time magazine, Carter put forth the first Republican plan for national health insurance. Carter was appointed by
1610:
1474:
1360:
1246:
1114:
987:
873:
741:
627:
516:
1635:
1645:
1640:
589:
548:
117:
1630:
525:
287:
243:
106:
597:
1615:
68:
46:
39:
303:
290:
for over three and a half years. He became a captain. Later Carter returned to practice medicine in
Tompkinsville.
279:
239:
223:
423:
to viability. The extended Carter family is still active in state and local politics in Monroe County, Kentucky.
363:, U.S. Rep. Tim Lee Carter (R-KY), Assistant Secretary for Health (HEW) Dr. Theodore Cooper, HEW General Counsel
582:
298:
In 1964, Carter sought the
Republican nomination for Congress, following the retirement of Representative
1466:
1352:
1238:
1106:
979:
865:
733:
619:
267:
371:
Carter was considered as a moderate-progressive
Republican in Washington. Carter voted in favor of the
372:
247:
575:
503:
376:
33:
761:
646:
432:
275:
271:
263:
212:
182:
435:, Kentucky, and remained active in local, state, and national politics until his death in 1987.
602:
364:
315:
50:
1482:
1368:
1254:
1136:
1091:
1600:
1595:
1444:
1330:
1225:
404:
8:
995:
881:
752:
720:
635:
456:
306:
274:, having pursued a pre-med curricula. Carter went on to earn his medical degree from the
403:
in
Kentucky. Pearl's and Tim Lee's father, James C. Carter Sr., served for 48 years as
1189:
1055:
939:
825:
702:
484:
470:
396:
384:
327:
318:
to
Kingdom Come," a state park in Harlan County, at the eastern end of his district.
199:
1621:
Republican Party members of the United States House of
Representatives from Kentucky
431:
In 1980, Carter did not seek re-election. On his retirement, he returned to live in
1567:
420:
360:
238:(September 2, 1910 – March 27, 1987) was an American politician serving as a
1558:
1522:
1513:
1453:
1408:
1399:
1339:
1294:
1285:
1180:
1171:
1046:
1026:
930:
912:
816:
798:
693:
675:
412:
1549:
1435:
1321:
1216:
1082:
966:
852:
356:
415:
of the German Army during World War II. He later rose to the Chairmanship of
1589:
1035:
921:
807:
684:
380:
1493:
1379:
1265:
1146:
534:
299:
283:
142:
1540:
1426:
1312:
1207:
1125:
1073:
1006:
957:
892:
843:
773:
666:
352:
336:
559:
311:
154:
419:, and, came out of retirement to return the giant defense contractor
598:
416:
251:
112:
400:
331:
92:
335:
the first Republican Congressman to call for the end of the
501:
452:"Former Rep. Tim Lee Carter of Kentucky Dies at Age 76"
509:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
547:
367:, and HEW Assistant General Counsel Bernard Feiner.
116:
411:Pearl's son, Stanley Carter Pace, was taken as a
1587:
471:"TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT"
583:
1606:United States Army personnel of World War II
543:U.S. House of Representatives
590:
576:
460:, March 28, 1987. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
132:January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1981
91:
1626:United States Army Medical Corps officers
107:U.S. House of Representatives
69:Learn how and when to remove this message
346:
326:In 1966, Congressman Carter was sent by
32:This article includes a list of general
1588:
244:United States House of Representatives
571:
549:Kentucky's 5th congressional district
270:(now Western Kentucky University) in
18:
1611:People from Tompkinsville, Kentucky
13:
1636:Western Kentucky University alumni
601:'s delegation(s) to the 89th–96th
38:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
1657:
1646:20th-century Kentucky politicians
1641:20th-century American legislators
495:
302:. Carter won the election over
280:United States Army Medical Corps
23:
262:Congressman Carter was born in
16:American politician (1910–1987)
1631:University of Tennessee alumni
504:"Tim Lee Carter (id: C000201)"
477:
463:
445:
321:
268:Western Kentucky State College
1:
541:Member of the
526:U.S. House of Representatives
438:
426:
257:
399:was the first elected woman
7:
554:1965 – 1981
342:
293:
10:
1662:
278:in 1937. He served in the
612:
556:
539:
531:
524:
395:Tim Lee Carter's sister,
390:
373:Voting Rights Act of 1965
229:
219:
206:
189:
169:
164:
160:
148:
136:
125:
103:
99:
90:
83:
1616:Physicians from Kentucky
603:United States Congresses
502:United States Congress.
377:Civil Rights Act of 1968
276:University of Tennessee
264:Tompkinsville, Kentucky
213:Tompkinsville, Kentucky
183:Tompkinsville, Kentucky
53:more precise citations.
606:(ordered by seniority)
368:
365:William Howard Taft IV
288:Thirty-Eighth Infantry
254:from 1965 until 1981.
350:
286:, traveling with the
457:The Washington Post
307:Frances Jones Mills
1445:J. B. Breckinridge
1331:J. B. Breckinridge
1226:J. B. Breckinridge
369:
1583:
1582:
1578:
1577:
566:
565:
557:Succeeded by
397:Pearl Carter Pace
385:Shafer Commission
328:President Johnson
233:
232:
210:Oak Hill Cemetery
200:Glasgow, Kentucky
180:September 2, 1910
79:
78:
71:
1653:
1566:
1557:
1548:
1539:
1530:
1521:
1512:
1492:
1481:
1452:
1443:
1434:
1425:
1416:
1407:
1398:
1378:
1367:
1338:
1329:
1320:
1311:
1302:
1293:
1284:
1264:
1253:
1224:
1215:
1206:
1197:
1188:
1179:
1170:
1145:
1135:
1124:
1090:
1081:
1072:
1063:
1054:
1045:
1034:
1025:
1005:
994:
965:
956:
947:
938:
929:
920:
911:
891:
880:
851:
842:
833:
824:
815:
806:
797:
772:
760:
751:
719:
710:
701:
692:
683:
674:
665:
645:
634:
615:
614:
607:
592:
585:
578:
569:
568:
551:
532:Preceded by
522:
521:
513:
489:
488:
481:
475:
474:
467:
461:
449:
421:General Dynamics
361:F. David Mathews
359:, HEW Secretary
196:
179:
177:
165:Personal details
151:
139:
130:
120:
109:
95:
81:
80:
74:
67:
63:
60:
54:
49:this article by
40:inline citations
27:
26:
19:
1661:
1660:
1656:
1655:
1654:
1652:
1651:
1650:
1586:
1585:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1573:
1564:
1555:
1546:
1537:
1528:
1519:
1510:
1497:
1490:
1479:
1460:
1459:
1450:
1441:
1432:
1423:
1414:
1405:
1396:
1383:
1376:
1365:
1346:
1345:
1336:
1327:
1318:
1309:
1300:
1291:
1282:
1269:
1262:
1251:
1232:
1231:
1222:
1213:
1204:
1195:
1190:F. Stubblefield
1186:
1177:
1168:
1155:
1154:
1143:
1140:
1133:
1122:
1100:
1099:
1088:
1079:
1070:
1061:
1056:F. Stubblefield
1052:
1043:
1032:
1023:
1010:
1003:
992:
973:
972:
963:
954:
945:
940:F. Stubblefield
936:
927:
918:
909:
896:
889:
878:
859:
858:
849:
840:
831:
826:F. Stubblefield
822:
813:
804:
795:
782:
781:
770:
767:
758:
749:
727:
726:
717:
708:
703:F. Stubblefield
699:
690:
681:
672:
663:
650:
643:
632:
608:
605:
596:
562:
553:
545:
537:
498:
493:
492:
483:
482:
478:
469:
468:
464:
450:
446:
441:
429:
413:prisoner of war
393:
381:President Nixon
345:
324:
296:
260:
220:Political party
211:
198:
194:
181:
175:
173:
149:
137:
131:
126:
110:
105:
86:
75:
64:
58:
55:
45:Please help to
44:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1659:
1649:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1598:
1581:
1580:
1576:
1575:
1572:
1571:
1562:
1553:
1544:
1535:
1526:
1517:
1507:
1500:
1498:
1472:
1470:
1462:
1461:
1458:
1457:
1448:
1439:
1430:
1421:
1412:
1403:
1393:
1386:
1384:
1358:
1356:
1348:
1347:
1344:
1343:
1334:
1325:
1316:
1307:
1298:
1289:
1279:
1272:
1270:
1244:
1242:
1234:
1233:
1230:
1229:
1220:
1211:
1202:
1193:
1184:
1175:
1165:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1152:
1141:
1131:
1119:
1112:
1110:
1102:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1086:
1077:
1068:
1059:
1050:
1041:
1030:
1020:
1013:
1011:
985:
983:
975:
974:
971:
970:
961:
952:
943:
934:
925:
916:
906:
899:
897:
871:
869:
861:
860:
857:
856:
847:
838:
829:
820:
811:
802:
792:
785:
783:
780:
779:
768:
756:
746:
739:
737:
729:
728:
725:
724:
715:
706:
697:
688:
679:
670:
660:
653:
651:
625:
623:
613:
610:
609:
595:
594:
587:
580:
572:
564:
563:
558:
555:
538:
533:
529:
528:
520:
519:
517:Tim Lee Carter
514:
497:
496:External links
494:
491:
490:
476:
462:
443:
442:
440:
437:
428:
425:
392:
389:
357:Marjorie Lynch
344:
341:
323:
320:
295:
292:
266:. He attended
259:
256:
242:member of the
236:Tim Lee Carter
231:
230:
227:
226:
221:
217:
216:
208:
204:
203:
197:(aged 76)
193:March 27, 1987
191:
187:
186:
171:
167:
166:
162:
161:
158:
157:
152:
146:
145:
140:
134:
133:
123:
122:
104:Member of the
101:
100:
97:
96:
88:
87:
85:Tim Lee Carter
84:
77:
76:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1658:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1593:
1591:
1569:
1563:
1560:
1554:
1551:
1545:
1542:
1536:
1533:
1527:
1524:
1518:
1515:
1509:
1508:
1506:
1504:
1499:
1495:
1488:
1484:
1483:W. Huddleston
1478:
1476:
1471:
1469:
1468:
1464:
1463:
1455:
1449:
1446:
1440:
1437:
1431:
1428:
1422:
1419:
1413:
1410:
1404:
1401:
1395:
1394:
1392:
1390:
1385:
1381:
1374:
1370:
1369:W. Huddleston
1364:
1362:
1357:
1355:
1354:
1350:
1349:
1341:
1335:
1332:
1326:
1323:
1317:
1314:
1308:
1305:
1299:
1296:
1290:
1287:
1281:
1280:
1278:
1276:
1271:
1267:
1260:
1256:
1255:W. Huddleston
1250:
1248:
1243:
1241:
1240:
1236:
1235:
1227:
1221:
1218:
1212:
1209:
1203:
1200:
1194:
1191:
1185:
1182:
1176:
1173:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1162:
1157:
1150:
1149:
1142:
1138:
1137:W. Huddleston
1132:
1129:
1128:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1116:
1111:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1095:
1094:
1087:
1084:
1078:
1075:
1069:
1066:
1060:
1057:
1051:
1048:
1042:
1039:
1038:
1031:
1028:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1017:
1012:
1008:
1001:
997:
991:
989:
984:
982:
981:
977:
976:
968:
962:
959:
953:
950:
944:
941:
935:
932:
926:
923:
917:
914:
908:
907:
905:
903:
898:
894:
887:
883:
877:
875:
870:
868:
867:
863:
862:
854:
848:
845:
839:
836:
830:
827:
821:
818:
812:
809:
803:
800:
794:
793:
791:
789:
784:
777:
776:
769:
765:
764:
757:
754:
748:
747:
745:
743:
738:
736:
735:
731:
730:
722:
716:
713:
707:
704:
698:
695:
689:
686:
680:
677:
671:
668:
662:
661:
659:
657:
652:
648:
641:
637:
631:
629:
624:
622:
621:
617:
616:
611:
604:
600:
593:
588:
586:
581:
579:
574:
573:
570:
561:
552:
550:
544:
536:
530:
527:
523:
518:
515:
511:
510:
505:
500:
499:
486:
480:
472:
466:
459:
458:
453:
448:
444:
436:
434:
433:Tompkinsville
424:
422:
418:
414:
409:
406:
405:Circuit Judge
402:
398:
388:
386:
382:
378:
374:
366:
362:
358:
354:
349:
340:
338:
333:
329:
319:
317:
313:
308:
305:
301:
291:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
272:Bowling Green
269:
265:
255:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
228:
225:
222:
218:
214:
209:
207:Resting place
205:
201:
192:
188:
184:
172:
168:
163:
159:
156:
153:
147:
144:
141:
135:
129:
124:
119:
114:
108:
102:
98:
94:
89:
82:
73:
70:
62:
59:November 2021
52:
48:
42:
41:
35:
30:
21:
20:
1531:
1501:
1486:
1473:
1465:
1417:
1387:
1372:
1359:
1351:
1303:
1273:
1258:
1245:
1237:
1198:
1159:
1147:
1126:
1113:
1105:
1092:
1064:
1036:
1014:
999:
986:
978:
948:
900:
885:
872:
864:
834:
786:
774:
762:
740:
732:
711:
654:
639:
626:
618:
540:
535:Eugene Siler
507:
479:
465:
455:
447:
430:
410:
394:
370:
325:
316:Fountain Run
300:Eugene Siler
297:
284:World War II
261:
248:Commonwealth
235:
234:
195:(1987-03-27)
150:Succeeded by
143:Eugene Siler
127:
65:
56:
37:
1601:1987 deaths
1596:1910 births
721:C. Farnsley
353:Gerald Ford
337:Vietnam War
322:Vietnam war
138:Preceded by
51:introducing
1590:Categories
1568:L. Hopkins
1559:C. Hubbard
1550:R. Mazzoli
1523:W. Natcher
1514:C. Perkins
1454:C. Hubbard
1436:R. Mazzoli
1409:W. Natcher
1400:C. Perkins
1340:C. Hubbard
1322:R. Mazzoli
1295:W. Natcher
1286:C. Perkins
1217:R. Mazzoli
1181:W. Natcher
1172:C. Perkins
1083:R. Mazzoli
1047:W. Natcher
1027:C. Perkins
931:W. Natcher
913:C. Perkins
817:W. Natcher
799:C. Perkins
694:W. Natcher
676:C. Perkins
560:Hal Rogers
439:References
427:Retirement
351:President
312:Ohio River
258:Background
240:Republican
224:Republican
176:1910-09-02
155:Hal Rogers
34:references
1570: (R)
1561: (D)
1552: (D)
1543: (R)
1541:G. Snyder
1534: (R)
1532:T. Carter
1525: (D)
1516: (D)
1485:(D)
1456: (D)
1447: (D)
1438: (D)
1429: (R)
1427:G. Snyder
1420: (R)
1418:T. Carter
1411: (D)
1402: (D)
1371:(D)
1342: (D)
1333: (D)
1324: (D)
1315: (R)
1313:G. Snyder
1306: (R)
1304:T. Carter
1297: (D)
1288: (D)
1257:(D)
1228: (D)
1219: (D)
1210: (R)
1208:G. Snyder
1201: (R)
1199:T. Carter
1192: (D)
1183: (D)
1174: (D)
1096: (D)
1093:W. Curlin
1085: (D)
1076: (R)
1074:G. Snyder
1067: (R)
1065:T. Carter
1058: (D)
1049: (D)
1040: (D)
1029: (D)
998:(R)
996:J. Cooper
969: (R)
967:W. Cowger
960: (R)
958:G. Snyder
951: (R)
949:T. Carter
942: (D)
933: (D)
924: (D)
915: (D)
884:(R)
882:J. Cooper
855: (R)
853:W. Cowger
846: (R)
844:G. Snyder
837: (R)
835:T. Carter
828: (D)
819: (D)
810: (D)
801: (D)
763:T. Morton
753:J. Cooper
723: (D)
714: (R)
712:T. Carter
705: (D)
696: (D)
687: (D)
678: (D)
669: (D)
647:T. Morton
638:(R)
636:J. Cooper
128:In office
1037:J. Watts
922:J. Watts
808:J. Watts
685:J. Watts
667:F. Chelf
599:Kentucky
375:and the
343:Policies
304:Democrat
294:Election
252:Kentucky
246:for the
121:district
113:Kentucky
1494:W. Ford
1380:W. Ford
1266:W. Ford
1148:W. Ford
1127:M. Cook
1007:M. Cook
893:M. Cook
775:M. Cook
401:sheriff
383:to the
332:Vietnam
47:improve
1487:·
1475:Senate
1373:·
1361:Senate
1259:·
1247:Senate
1115:Senate
1000:·
988:Senate
886:·
874:Senate
742:Senate
640:·
628:Senate
546:from
391:Family
215:, U.S.
202:, U.S.
185:, U.S.
36:, but
1503:House
1489:
1389:House
1375:
1275:House
1261:
1161:House
1016:House
1002:
902:House
888:
788:House
656:House
642:
111:from
1467:96th
1353:95th
1239:94th
1107:93rd
980:92nd
866:91st
734:90th
620:89th
190:Died
170:Born
1496:(D)
1382:(D)
1268:(D)
1151:(D)
1139:(D)
1130:(R)
1009:(R)
895:(R)
778:(R)
766:(R)
755:(R)
649:(R)
417:TRW
330:to
282:in
250:of
118:5th
115:'s
1592::
506:.
454:,
1565:▌
1556:▌
1547:▌
1538:▌
1529:▌
1520:▌
1511:▌
1505::
1491:▌
1480:▌
1477::
1451:▌
1442:▌
1433:▌
1424:▌
1415:▌
1406:▌
1397:▌
1391::
1377:▌
1366:▌
1363::
1337:▌
1328:▌
1319:▌
1310:▌
1301:▌
1292:▌
1283:▌
1277::
1263:▌
1252:▌
1249::
1223:▌
1214:▌
1205:▌
1196:▌
1187:▌
1178:▌
1169:▌
1163::
1144:▌
1134:▌
1123:▌
1117::
1089:▌
1080:▌
1071:▌
1062:▌
1053:▌
1044:▌
1033:▌
1024:▌
1018::
1004:▌
993:▌
990::
964:▌
955:▌
946:▌
937:▌
928:▌
919:▌
910:▌
904::
890:▌
879:▌
876::
850:▌
841:▌
832:▌
823:▌
814:▌
805:▌
796:▌
790::
771:▌
759:▌
750:▌
744::
718:▌
709:▌
700:▌
691:▌
682:▌
673:▌
664:▌
658::
644:▌
633:▌
630::
591:e
584:t
577:v
512:.
487:.
473:.
178:)
174:(
72:)
66:(
61:)
57:(
43:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
