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Great Aunt Beavo and DC ties of a Mississippi native
The piece recalls Edna Mae Beavers known as Aunt Beavo, her DC career as executive secretary to Thomas D Alesandro, and her network among lawmakers. It recounts White House and Capitol visits in the 1960s, meeting Sen Everett Dirksen, Kalorama living, Falls Church moves, and a Lyndon and Lady Bird note. Included is a Baytown native Chris Buckner profile.
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Beavo
Edna Mae Beavers
Mamie
Minnie Louise
Mattie
Noah
Minnie Louise Beavers Honeycutt
James Lowery
Popeye” Beavers
Knox T. Beavers
Central
Mississippi
Beavers
Southern
Alesandro
Baltimore
Nancy Pelosi
Bill Nix
Dad
Washington
Capitol
Edna Mae
Horace Mann
Lee
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Senate
Sam Houston
Kalorama Road
Bill
Falls Church
Potomac
Virginia
Lyndon
Lady Bird
Kalorama
Pennsylvania Avenue
Defee
White House
Washington, DC
LSU
Chris Buckner
Baytown
Houston
Public Works Department