is an established fact that Mr. Pepper, before his marriage, habitually practiced celibacy." The leading reporter who actually covered Smathers said he always gave the same humdrum speech. No Florida newspapers covering the campaign ever reported such remarks contemporaneously. Smathers offered $10,000 to anyone who could prove he said it, and there were no takers before his death. Smathers appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, was a panelist on What's My Line?, and was frequently a guest on Larry King Live and other news programs. In Bryce Zabel's Surrounded By Enemies: What If Kennedy Survived Dallas, Smathers is mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate for President John F. Kennedy in the 1964 presidential election. See also Florida Gators List of Levin College of Law graduates List of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members List of University of Florida alumni List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members References Bibliography Crispell, Brian Lewis, Testing the Limits: George Armistead Smathers and Cold War America, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia (1999). . External links 1962 Democratic Fundraiser Footage; Kennedy commentary on Smathers Interviews with Smathers St. Petersburg Times newspaper article Washington Post, report of death UF Special Collections bio. George A. Smathers Digital Collection from the University of Florida Digital Collections 1913 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American politicians American lobbyists United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Democratic Party United States senators from Florida Florida Gators men's basketball players Florida lawyers Politicians from Atlantic City, New Jersey Politicians from Miami United Church of Christ members Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida United States Marine Corps officers Candidates in the 1960 United States presidential election Candidates in the 1968 United States presidential election Fredric G. Levin College of Law alumni American men's basketball players 20th-century American philanthropists University of Florida alumni 20th-century American lawyers Miami Senior High School alumni American anti-communists Military personnel from New Jersey