[Grampa Dave]

Here is a link that tells of the Smathers/Kennedy relationship.

http://www.sptimes.com/2003/11/29/State/A_born_winner__if_not.shtml

[Mo1]

As much as any politician, Pepper had reacted slowly to geopolitical shifts that followed World War II. The Soviet Union, once an ally, had taken over Eastern Europe and stolen the United States' atomic bomb secrets. While Truman expanded the military and created NATO, Pepper urged cooperation. He praised Joseph Stalin and appeared at peace rallies with American Communists.

Geez .. they were every where