Stewart Udall

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Categories: Arizona Democrats | Secretaries of the Interior

Stewart Lee Udall (born January 31, 1920) served as U.S. Representative from Arizona from 1955 to 1961.

Stewart Udall was appointed Secretary of the Interior under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from 1961 to 1969.

Stuart Udall left his mark on one environmental triumph after another: the Wilderness Bill preserving almost ten million acres of federal land for posterity; Canyonlands National Park; the National Historic Preservation Act; the Wild and Scenic Rivers Bill; the Redwood National Park in California, among others. He even found time to write a book that helped shape the emerging environmental movement. THE QUIET CRISIS (1963) was a vitally important call to conservation.

He is brother to Congressman and 1976 presidential candidate Morris "Mo" Udall; his son Tom Udall, and nephew Mark Udall, are currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Stewart Udall's environmental progressivism is even more remarkable when his Mormon faith is taken into account, as members of that sect are generally extremely conservative.

External Links

• Stewart Udall: troubled optimist (DesertNews.com, 11-17-02)
• Selected Guide To Books and Articles By and About Stewart Lee Udall (University of Arizona Library)
• Stewart Lee Udall: Advocate for the Planet Earth (University of Arizona Library Manuscript Collection)
• Excerpt from Interview with Stewart Udall on NOW with Bill Moyers 11-14-03 (PBS.org)
• Excerpt from Stewart Udall, The Quiet Crisis, 1963
• Stewart Udall reflects on the mistakes of this century (Wildcat Online News)