Nash and Taggart Collection
Title
Jere Nash Interview with Jack Reed
Identifier
NT_interview_60
Creation Date
10-13-2004
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Description
Interview conducted by author Jere Nash with Tupelo businessman Jack Reed in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Reed chaired a special education study commission in 1980 and ran as a Republican candidate in the 1987 gubernatorial race. Topics covered include William Winter; education; Tupelo, Mississippi; George McLean; School integration; Mississippi Economic Council; civil rights; Bill Allain; special education study commission; highway program; Reed running for governor in 1987; Republican Party; efforts to recruit Reed to run for governor again in 1991; Kirk Fordice; Roger Wicker; and current work on education.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Reed, Jack; Winter, William F.; Educational law and legislation; Tupelo (Miss.); McLean, George; School integration -- Mississippi; Mississippi Economic Council; Civil rights -- Mississippi; Allain, Bill; Roads -- Mississippi; Republican Party (Miss.); Fordice, Kirk; Wicker, Roger F. (Roger Frederick), 1951-;
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: 10054_JackReed_2004Oct13