Narrator: The same primary that catapulted Kennedy toward the White House launched William Wallace Barron into the Statehouse.

A charismatic politician who preferred the name "Wally," Barron led the most corrupt administration the state had ever seen.

Richard Grimes: "Wally Barron was a fairly effective governor when he was in office, but corruption took over. He used to have a jar on his desk, and people would go in to see him and he wouldn't tell you to put money in it, but somebody else would say, 'If you go in, you might drop a 20 in there or a 10 or something else.

Narrator: Thirteen members of Barron's administration were convicted of bribery, conspiracy, or tax evasion. Barron was found guilty of jury tampering and became the first governor sent to prison.

"I might have married Wally," a former girlfriend once said, "but I would never vote for him."