Everett Sanders | |
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 Sanders in 1925 | |
| Chair of theRepublican National Committee | |
| In office June 17, 1932 – June 5, 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Simeon D. Fess |
| Succeeded by | Henry P. Fletcher |
| Secretary to the President | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | C. Bascom Slemp |
| Succeeded by | Walter Newton |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Moss |
| Succeeded by | Noble J. Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Everett Sanders (1882-03-08)March 8, 1882 |
| Died | May 12, 1950(1950-05-12) (aged 68) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ella Neal |
| Education | Indiana State University (BA) Indiana University, Bloomington (LLB) |
James Everett Sanders (March 8, 1882 – May 12, 1950) was an Americanpolitical figure. He wasPresidential secretary toPresidentCalvin Coolidge and chairman of theRepublican National Committee. He served four terms in theU.S. House of Representatives from 1917 to 1925, representingIndiana.
Born inCoalmont, Indiana, Sanders attended theIndiana State Normal School (nowIndiana State University) and then graduated fromIndiana University. He practiced law inTerre Haute, Indiana.
From 1917 until 1925 Sanders represented Indiana in theUnited States Congress. He declined to be re-nominated in 1924, and instead became director of the Speakers' Bureau of the Republican National Committee. Subsequently, in 1925, he replacedC. Bascom Slemp as the personal secretary to President Coolidge early in his second term.[1] During his time as presidential secretary (a position equivalent to the currentWhite House Chief of Staff) Sanders amassed a collection of presidential speeches that became known as the 'Everett Sanders Papers',[2] which contain speeches from June 22, 1925, until February 22, 1929. Sanders also became a member of theAlfalfa Club after 1926.
Sanders was so highly regarded that, after leaving the position in 1929 after Coolidge's second term, PresidentHerbert Hoover appointed him to chair the Republican National Committee, a position he held from 1932 until he stepped down in 1934 after Hoover'sdisastrous re-election campaign.[3]
Sanders died inWashington, D.C., in 1950, and is buried in Indiana, in theHighland Lawn Cemetery inTerre Haute.
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| Preceded by | Secretary to the President 1925–1929 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chair of theRepublican National Committee 1932–1934 | Succeeded by |
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