On October 15, 1956—70 years ago today—Uifa’atali Peter T. Coleman became the first Samoan governor of American Samoa, pictured with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Interior Secretary Fred Seaton, and new appointed Guam Governor Richard Lowe during the exchange of the governorship.
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