Hickel, Walter J., 1919-2010
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- Alaska first, 1994:t.p. (Walter J. Hickel, Governor)
- New York times WWW site, May 10, 2010(in obituary published May 8: Walter J. Hickel; b. Walter Joseph Hickel, Aug. 18, 1919, Claflin, Kan.; d. Friday [May 7, 2010], Anchorage, aged 90; as governor of Alaska, United States secretary of the interior, and then governor again of the nation's last frontier state, confounded critics by ricocheting from pro-business stalwart to ardent environmentalist and back again)
- The wit and wisdom of Wally Hickel, 1994.
- U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.Interior nomination, 1969.
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Walter Joseph Hickel (August 18, 1919 – May 7, 2010) was an American businessman, real estate developer, and politician who served as the second governor of Alaska from 1966 to 1969 and 1990 to 1994, as well as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1969 to 1970. He worked as a construction worker and eventually became a construction company operator during Alaska's territorial days. Following World War II, Hickel became heavily involved with real estate development, building residential subdivisions, shopping centers and hotels. Hickel entered politics in the 1950s during Alaska's battle for statehood and remained politically active for the rest of his life. Hickel served as the second governor of Alaska, defeating incumbent and first governor William A. Egan in 1966. He served as governor until 1969, ending with his resignation upon his appointment to the position of United States Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of President Richard Nixon. Hickel later served a full term as governor from 1990 to 1994 under the banner of the Alaskan Independence Party.
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