George Williford Haley was born in Henning, Tennessee, on August 28, 1925. He was raised in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas.
Haley served in the US Army Air Corps. In 1949 he graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta. He became the second black student to graduate from the University of Arkansas Law School in 1952. After graduation, Haley joined a law firm in Kansas City, Kansas, and became involved in politics. There he served as deputy city attorney and Republican state senator.
Haley has served in seven national presidential administrations since 1969. In 1990 he was appointed chairman of the US Postal Rate Commission. From 1998 to July 2001, he served as US Ambassador to Gambia.
Haley passed away on May 13, 2015.
#1: Composite image of early photo of George Haley and still frame from Pryor Center video interview
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#2: Studio portrait of George Haley and his brother, Alex Haley
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#3: George Haley with his brother, Alex
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#4: George Haley with his grandmother, 1944
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#5: George Haley with three of his buddies during his military service
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#6: George Haley
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#7: George Haley during his military service
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#8: George Haley
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#9: George Haley with his buddy during his military service
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#10: Law school picture of George Haley, 1950
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#11: George Haley with law review staff
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#12: George Haley with law review staff
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#13: George Haley with architects of Kansas civil rights legislation, Stevens Jackson law firm
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#14: George Haley, Kansas City City Hall
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#15: William Boyer, Martin Luther King Jr., and George W. Haley, 1968
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#16: Autographs of Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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#17: George Haley with his wife, Doris, in Venice
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#18: George Haley with his wife, Doris, and children, David Barton and Anne Palmer, 1964
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#19: Kansas State Senate campaign flyer, 1964
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#20: Back of Kansas State Senate campaign flyer, 1964
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#21: Kansas State Senate campaign headquarters of George Haley
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#22: George Haley with his young son
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#23: George Haley with Richard Nixon
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#24: George Haley with Wiley Branton and George Kooh
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#25: George Haley
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#26: US Senate campaign flyer, 1986
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#27: Back of US Senate campaign flyer, 1986
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#28: Elephant in George Haley's campaign for US Senator from Maryland
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#29: George Haley during his campaign for US Senator from Maryland
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#30: George Haley with Nancy Kassebaum and his wife, Doris, during his US Senate campaign
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#31: George Haley as a US Senatorial candidate with Bob Dole
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#32: George Haley with Howard Baker and Nancy Kassebaum
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#33: George Haley with Alex Haley during his campaign for US Senator from Maryland
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#34: George Haley
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#35: George Haley with Madeleine Albright
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#36: George Haley with Maureen Reagan
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#37: George Haley with Rodney Slater and Gambia envoy
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#38: George Haley with Gambia envoys
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#39: George Haley with Nelson Mandela and Gambia envoys
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#40: George Haley with Rev. Jesse Jackson in Accra, Ghana
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#41: George Haley with his brothers, Alex and Julius
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#42: George Haley with his brothers, Alex and Julius
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#43: George Haley
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#44: Silas Hunt Legacy Award portrait of George Haley, 2006
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#45: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with George Haley; Silver Spring, Maryland, 2006
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#46: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with George Haley; Silver Spring, Maryland, 2006
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