Nash and Taggart Collection
Title
Jere Nash and Andy Taggart Interview with Lanny Griffin (Part 2 of 4)
Other Form of Name
Griffith, Lanny, 1951-
Identifier
NT_interview_32b
Creation Date
7-13-2004
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Description
Interview conducted by authors Jere Nash and Andy Taggert with Mississippi Republican Party leader Lanny Griffith in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered include the start of his interest in politics during Rubel Phillips 1963 campaign; Republican Party in Mississippi; family background; Republican National Convention in 1968; Roger Wicker; Richard Nixon; unit rule and the Republican National Convention in 1976; campaigning for Gil Carmichael's gubernatorial race in 1975; rise of the Republican Party in Mississippi; Carmichael and gun control issue; George H.W. Bush and Carol Rove; Thad Cochran; exeutive director of the Mississippi Republican Party; Haley Barbour; Ronald Reagan 1980 campaign in Mississippi; Jimmy Carter; and Reagan at the Neshoba County Fair.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Griffith, Lanny, 1951-; Political campaigns -- Mississippi; Elections -- Mississippi; Phillips, Rubel; Republican Party (Miss.); Republican National Convention (1968 : Miami, Fla.); Wicker, Roger F. (Roger Frederick), 1951-; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Republican National Convention (31st : 1976 : Kansas City, Mo.); Carmichael, Gil; Gun control; Bush, George, 1924-; Rove, Carl; Cochran, Thad; Barbour, Haley, 1947-; Reagan, Ronald; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Neshoba County Fair (Neshoba County, Miss.); Religion and politics; United States -- Race relations;
Relational Format
audio recording
Extent
1900-01-00
Original Format
born digital audio
Original Collection
Nash and Taggart Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Finding Aid
Rights
This media file is owned by the copyright holder and may not be reproduced, re-posted, captured or saved. Due to copyright concerns, the recordings in this collection can only be accessed by arrangement with the Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Comments
original file name: 10014_LannyGriffith_Nr2_2004Jul13_1h15min; the author's original, unofficial transcript is available here, but users should note that spelling and accuracy is not assured