Nash and Taggart Collection
Jere Nash Interview with Clarke Reed (Part 2 of 3)
Identifier
NT_interview_59b
Creation Date
11-5-2004
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Description
Interview conducted by author Jere Nash with Clarke Reed, a former chair of the Mississippi Republican Party, in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered include the 1976 Republican National Convention; southern chairmen conference; Mississippi Republican Party; 1978 primary senate race between Thad Cochran and Charles Pickering; Trent Lott; 1979 campaign of Gil Carmichael; Rules Committee of the Republican Party; Ronald Reagan; Gerald Ford; 1972 delegate reapportionment; Karl Rove; Kirk Fordice; Haley Barbour; gaming commission appointments in Fordice administration; 1982 congressional redistricting; election as national committeeman; Barbour's campaign for governor; Mike Parker's race for governor; Richard Nixon; and cultural issues.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Reed, Clarke; Political campaigns -- Mississippi; Elections -- Mississippi; Republican Party (Miss.); Republican National Convention (31st : 1976 : Kansas City, Mo.); Pickering, Charles; Cochran, Thad; Lott, Trent, 1941-; Carmichael, Gil; Republican National Committee (U.S.); Reagan, Ronald; Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006; Republican National Convention (1972 : Miami Beach, Fla.); Rove, Karl; Fordice, Kirk; Barbour, Haley, 1947-; Mississippi Gaming Commission; Apportionment (Election law) -- Mississippi; Parker, Mike; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994;
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: 10062_ClarkeReed2_2004Nov05; the author's original, unofficial transcript is available here, but users should note that spelling and accuracy is not assured