Trent Lott Collection

Trent Lott Collection

 

A Republican, Trent Lott served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989, attaining the office of minority whip (1981-1989). Lott represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate between 1989 and 2007, where he held the office of party whip (1995-1996 and 2007), majority leader (1996-2001), minority leader (2001-2003), and chair of the Committee on Rules and Administration (2003-2006).

This digital collection represents only a fraction of a much larger physical collection which is not yet open to researchers. Due to copyright limits, only a limited number of recordings in this collection are available online. The "campus access" recordings may only be viewed on computers within the University of Mississippi Libraries. For more information, please contact the Department of Archives and Special Collections.

The digitization and preservation of recordings in this collection are the result of a project supported in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services . Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed on this website do not necessarily represent those of the IMLS.

Image credit: Senator Trent Lott speaking to students of the Public Policy Leadership Institute by Kevin Bain/University Communications Photography (2017)

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