James C. Nance - Political Alliances

Political Alliances

In Oklahoma politics, Nance was a close ally of Gov. George Nigh in his campaigns from 1958 to 1982. Also, Nance's son-in-law, Ben Langdon served as senior advisor to Governor Nigh. In 1975, Nance was subpoenaed as a character witness in the federal corruption trial of former Oklahoma Governor David Hall during which Nance testified that pretrial daily newspaper coverage and media reports of the investigation prevented the defendant from receiving an impartial trial by an unbiased jury.

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