Nash and Taggart Collection

Jere Nash Interview with William D. (Billy) Mounger (Part 3 of 3)

Identifier

NT_interview_53c

Creation Date

4-22-2005

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Description

Interview conducted by author Jere Nash with Mississippi Republican Party financier Billy Mounger in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics discussed include 1978 senate primary race between Thad Cochran and Charles Pickering; Trent Lott; Charles Evers; African American members of the Republican Party in Mississippi; 1979 gubernatorial race between Gil Carmichael and William Winter; Leon Bramlett; John Bell Williams; Kirk Fordice; Pete Johnson; leadership of the Republican Party in Mississippi; Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign; Haley Barbour; Gerald Ford campaign; Jon Hinson; and Mounger's appointment to Board of Visitors of West Point Academy.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Mounger, William D.; Political campaigns -- Mississippi; Elections -- Mississippi; Republican Party (Miss.); Cochran, Thad; Pickering, Charles; Lott, Trent, 1941-; Evers, Charles, 1922-; Carmichael, Gil; Winter, William F.; Petroleum industry and trade -- United States; Bramlett, Leon; Williams, John Bell, 1918-1983; Fordice, Kirk; Johnson, Pete; Reagan, Ronald; Barbour, Haley, 1947-; Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006; Hinson, Jon;

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

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: 10089_Bmounger_Nr3_2005Apr22_1h24min

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