Jack Eckerd was an American businessman and the second generation owner of Eckerd chain of drugstores.
10 Facts About Jack Eckerd
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Jack Eckerd was a pilot for the US Army Air Forces during World War II, in which capacity he received three Air Medals and the Presidential Unit Citation.
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Jack Eckerd was involved in politics and served in both state and national governments for 30 years.
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Stores in ten states from Florida west to Arizona became CVS; the stores from Georgia north to New York continued as Jack Eckerd Corporation, run by Jean Coutu's US arm along with its New England-based Brooks chain.
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In 1975 Eckerd was appointed administrator of the General Services Administration by US President Gerald R Ford, Jr.
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In 1970, Eckerd entered the Republican gubernatorial primary to challenge incumbent Governor Claude R Kirk, Jr.
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Jack Eckerd warned that the renomination of Kirk would produce a Republican fiasco in the fall campaign.
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Kirk received 172,888 primary ballots, but Bafalis's 48,378 votes In 1982, Bafalis was the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee, having been handily defeated by the incumbent Democrat Bob Graham were sufficient to require a runoff with Jack Eckerd, who received 137,731.
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In 1974, Jack Eckerd was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for the US Senate against the Democrat Richard Stone.
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In 1987, Jack wrote his autobiography with Paul Conn, Eckerd: Finding the Right Prescription.