Leaving the House to run for higher office, Blankenship served as the 10th attorney general of Oklahoma.
[2] Blankenship served in the United States Air Force between 1954 and 1956 as a judge advocate for the 23rd Fighter Group.
[4] One of the most significant events during his career in the House, was a speech he delivered in January 1965 that revealed what would be called the 1965 Oklahoma Supreme Court scandal.
[4] After leaving office, Blankenship opened his private practice of law in Oklahoma City.
While engaged in private practice, Blankenship would become actively involved with the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce.
and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty, the purpose of which is to emphasize the importance of undergraduate teaching and focus on historical and contemporary issues of freedom.
[3] Blankenship and his wife, Libby, lived in Oklahoma City and had three children.