4/30/2017 1971 in the United States ­ Wikipedia 1971 in the United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Events from the year 1971 in the United States. Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Federal Government 1.2 Governors 1.3 Lieutenant Governors 2 Events 2.1 January 2.2 February 2.3 March 2.4 April 2.5 May 2.6 June 2.7 July 2.8 August 2.9 September 2.10 October 2.11 November 2.12 December 2.13 Undated 2.14 Ongoing 3 Births 3.1 January 3.2 February 3.3 March 3.4 April 3.5 May 3.6 June 3.7 July 3.8 August 3.9 September 3.10 October 3.11 November 3.12 December 4 Deaths 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Incumbents Federal Government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_the_United_States 1/13 4/30/2017 1971 in the United States ­ Wikipedia President: Richard Nixon (R­California) Vice President: Spiro Agnew (R­Maryland) Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota) Speaker of the House of Representatives: John William McCormack (D­Massachusetts) (until January 3), Carl Albert (D­Oklahoma) (starting January 21) Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D­Montana) Congress: 91st (until January 3), 92nd (starting January 3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_the_United_States 2/13 4/30/2017 1971 in the United States ­ Wikipedia Governors and Lieutenant Governors Governors Governor of Alabama: Albert Brewer Governor of Maryland: Marvin Mandel (Democratic) (until January 18), George (Democratic) Wallace (Democratic) (starting January 18) Governor of Massachusetts: Francis W. Governor of Alaska: William A. Egan Sargent (Republican) (Democratic) Governor of Michigan: William Milliken Governor of Arizona: Jack Richard Williams (Republican) (Republican) Governor of Minnesota: Harold LeVander Governor of Arkansas: Winthrop Rockefeller (Republican) (until January 4), Wendell R. (Republican) (until January 12), Dale Anderson (Democratic) (starting January 4) Bumpers (Democratic) (starting January 12) Governor of Mississippi: John Bell Williams Governor of California: Ronald Reagan (Democratic) (Republican) Governor of Missouri: Warren E. Hearnes Governor of Colorado: John Arthur Love (Democratic) (Republican) Governor of Montana: Forrest H. Anderson Governor of Connecticut: John N. Dempsey (Democratic) (Democratic) (until January 6), Thomas J. Governor of Nebraska: Norbert T. Tiemann Meskill (Republican) (starting January 6) (Republican) (until January 7), J. James Governor of Delaware: Russell W. Peterson Exon (Democratic) (starting January 7) (Republican) Governor of Nevada: Paul Laxalt Governor of Florida: Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (Republican) (until January 4), Mike (Republican) (until January 5), Reubin O'Callaghan (Democratic) (starting January Askew (Democratic) (starting January 5) 4) Governor of Georgia: Lester Maddox Governor of New Hampshire: Walter R. (Democratic) (until January 12), Jimmy Peterson, Jr. (Republican) Carter (Democratic) (starting January 12) Governor of New Jersey: William T. Cahill Governor of Hawaii: John A. Burns (Republican) (Democratic) Governor of New Mexico: David F. Cargo Governor of Idaho: Don Samuelson (Republican) (until January 1), Bruce King (Republican) (until January 4), Cecil D. (Democratic) (starting January 1) Andrus (Democratic) (starting January 4) Governor of New York: Nelson Rockefeller Governor of Illinois: Richard B. Ogilvie (Republican) (Republican) Governor of North Carolina: Robert W. Scott Governor of Indiana: Edgar Whitcomb (Democratic) (Republican) Governor of North Dakota: William L. Guy Governor of Iowa: Robert D. Ray (Democratic) (Republican) Governor of Ohio: Jim Rhodes (Republican) Governor of Kansas: Robert Docking (until January 11), John J. Gilligan (Democratic) (Democratic) (starting January 11) Governor of Kentucky: Louie B. Nunn Governor of Oklahoma: Dewey F. Bartlett (Republican) (until December 7), Wendell (Republican) (until January 11), David Hall H. Ford (Democratic) (starting December 7) (Democratic) (starting January 11) Governor of Louisiana: John J. McKeithen Governor of Oregon: Tom McCall (Democratic) (Republican) Governor of Maine: Kenneth M. Curtis (Democratic) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_the_United_States 3/13 4/30/2017 1971 in the United States ­ Wikipedia Governor of Pennsylvania: Raymond P. Governor of Utah: Calvin L. Rampton Shafer (Republican) (until January 19), (Democratic) Milton Shapp (Democratic) (starting Governor of Vermont: Deane C. Davis January 19) (Republican) Governor of Rhode Island: Frank Licht Governor of Virginia: A. Linwood Holton, Jr. (Democratic) (Republican) Governor of South Carolina: Robert Evander Governor of Washington: Daniel J. Evans McNair (Democratic) (until January 19), (Republican) John C. West (Democratic) (starting January Governor of West Virginia: Arch A. Moore, 19) Jr. (Republican) Governor of South Dakota: Frank Farrar Governor of Wisconsin: Warren P. Knowles (Republican) (until January 5), Richard F. (Republican) (until January 4), Patrick J. Kneip (Democratic) (starting January 5) Lucey (Democratic) (starting January 4) Governor of Tennessee: Buford Ellington Governor of Wyoming: Stanley K. Hathaway (Democratic) (until January 16), Winfield (Republican) Dunn (Republican) (starting January 16) Governor of Texas: Preston Smith (Democratic) Lieutenant Governors Lieutenant Governor of Alabama: vacant Lieutenant Governor of Idaho: Jack M. (until January 18), Jere Beasley Murphy (Democratic) (Democratic) (starting January 18) Lieutenant Governor of Illinois: Paul Simon Lieutenant Governor of Alaska: H. A. (Democratic) Boucher (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Indiana: Richard E. Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas: Maurice Folz (Republican) Britt (Republican) (until January 12), Bob C. Lieutenant Governor of Iowa: Roger Jepsen Riley (Democratic) (starting January 12) (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of California: Edwin Lieutenant Governor of Kansas: James H. Reinecke (Republican) DeCoursey, Jr. (Democratic) (until January Lieutenant Governor of Colorado: Mark 11), Reynolds Shultz (Republican) (starting Anthony Hogan (Democratic) (until January January 11) 12), John David Vanderhoof (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: Wendell (starting January 12) H. Ford (Democratic) (until December 28), Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut: Attilio Julian Carroll (Democratic) (starting R. Frassinelli (Democratic) (until January December 28) 6), T. Clark Hull (Republican) (starting Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana: C. C. January 6) Aycock (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Delaware: Eugene Lieutenant Governor of Maryland: vacant Bookhammer (Republican) (until January 20), Blair Lee III (political Lieutenant Governor of Florida: Ray C. party unknown) (starting January 20) Osborne (Republican) (until January 5), Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: Thomas Burton Adams, Jr. (Democratic) Francis W. Sargent (Republican) (until (starting January 5) month and day unknown), Donald R. Lieutenant Governor of Georgia: George T. Dwight (Republican) (starting month and Smith (Democratic) (until January 12), day unknown) Lester Maddox (Democratic) (starting Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: vacant January 12) (until month and day unknown), James H. Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii: George Brickley (Republican) (starting month and Ariyoshi (Democratic) day unknown) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_the_United_States 4/13 4/30/2017 1971 in the United States ­ Wikipedia Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota: James B. Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island: J. Goetz (Republican) (until month and day Joseph Garrahy (Democratic) unknown), Rudy Perpich (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina: (starting month and day unknown) John C. West (Democratic) (until January Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi: Charles 19), Earle Morris, Jr. (Democratic) (starting L. Sullivan (Democratic) January 19) Lieutenant Governor of Missouri: William S. Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota: Morris (Democratic) James Abdnor (Republican) (until January Lieutenant Governor of Montana: Thomas 5), William Dougherty (Democratic) Lee Judge (Democratic) (starting January 5) Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska: John E. Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee: Frank Everroad (Republican) (until month and day Gorrell (Democratic) (until January 7), John unknown), Frank Marsh (Republican) S. Wilder (Democratic) (starting January 7) (starting month and day unknown) Lieutenant Governor of Texas: Ben Barnes Lieutenant Governor of Nevada: Edward (Democratic) Fike (political party unknown) (until Lieutenant Governor of Vermont: Thomas L. January), Harry Reid (Democratic) (starting Hayes (Republican) (until month and day January) unknown), John S. Burgess (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico: Elias (starting month and day unknown) Lee Francis II (Republican) (until January Lieutenant Governor of Virginia: 1), Roberto Mondragón (Democratic) until June 13: J. Sargeant Reynolds (starting January 1) (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of New York: Malcolm June 13­December 4: vacant Wilson (Republican) starting December 4: Henry Howell Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina: (Democratic) Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Jr. (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Washington: John Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota: Cherberg (Democratic) Richard F. Larsen (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin: Jack B. Lieutenant Governor of Ohio: John William Olson (Republican) (until January 4), Brown (Republican) Martin J. Schreiber (Democratic) (starting Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma: George January 4) Nigh (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania: Raymond J. Broderick (Republican) (until January