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Monroe, Jim, Press Secretary to Senator Fred R. Harris, 1925-2015

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An Oklahoma newspaperman, Jim Monroe served as the press secretary and administrative assistant to Senator Fred R. Harris. Following his work with Harris, Monroe held an interest in newspapers in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. In 1996, he was named to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. he was executive director of the Oklahoma Democratic Party before joining the staff of Sen. Fred Harris in Washington. He published the Idabel McCurtain Gazette and held an interest in several other papers in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.

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