Dewey Bartlett Collection
22 videos • 66 views • by Congressional Archives Carl Albert Center Birth-Death: 1919-1979 Collection Coverage: 1919-1978 (bulk 1963-1978) Bartlett's political career began in 1962 with election to the Oklahoma state senate. In 1966, he succeeded Henry Bellmon to become Oklahoma's second Republican governor. Six years later, after failing in his bid for a second term as governor, he defeated Congressman Ed Edmondson in a race for a United States Senate seat, a post Bartlett held until 1978.