Eastland Recordings: Only Available Upon Request
Title
WLBT Interview of U.S. Senator James O. Eastland
Other Form of Name
Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986
Identifier
eastland_cassette_29_A
Creation Date
4-12-1978
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Description
Interview of U.S. Senator James O. Eastland by WLBT television reporter D.S. Smith. Discussion includes the topics of Congress; retirement; 1941 appointment to the U.S. Senate; 1943 election; Mississippi politics; Cliff Finch; the Mississippi economy; Aaron Henry; civil rights; Justice Department investigations into Mississippi corruption; Thurgood Marshall; Judge Harold Cox; the Senate Judiciary Committee; U.S. Attorney General Griffin B. Bell; Eastland's receipt of federal funds from agricultural price support programs; farm bill; cotton; Eastland's low public relations profile; the Soviet Union and the Middle East; federally funded projects and government spending; and Eastland in the line of presidential succession.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986; United States. Congress. Senate; Elections -- Mississippi; Mississippi -- Politics and government; Finch, Cliff; Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997; Civil rights; United States. Department of Justice; Political corruption -- Mississippi; Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993; Cox, William Harold, b. 1901; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary; Bell, Griffin B., 1918-2009; Agriculture; Soviet Union; Middle East; Presidents -- Succession
Relational Format
audio recording
Extent
31m19s
Original Format
audiocassettes
Original Collection
James O. Eastland Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Finding Aid
Rights
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Comments
"WLBT Probe Interview w/ D. Smith - 4-12-78" - A side label