Nash and Taggart Collection
Title
Jere Nash Interview with William Winter (Part 1 of 2)
Identifier
NT_interview_72a
Creation Date
4-14-2004
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Description
Interview conducted by author Jere Nash with former Mississippi Governor William Winter in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered include the high number of law school students elected to the Mississippi Legislature in 1947; Soggy Sweat's whisky speech; election commissioners; early Republican Party in Mississippi;Winter's race for governor in 1979; Gil Carmichael; Winter on education and state government reorganization; Mississippi Democratic Party chair fight in 1980; Les McLemore; Jimmy Carter's 1980 campaign; Winter's administration; state revenue and deficit; Voter ID bill;and the 2004 presidential race.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Winter, William F.; Mississippi. Legislature; Republican Party (Miss.); Mississippi. Governor; Carmichael, Gil; Education -- Mississippi; Democratic Party (Miss.); McLemore, Les; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Voter registration -- Mississippi;
Relational Format
audio recording
Extent
1 hr. 43 min.
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: 10007_WmWinter1_2004Apr14; the author's original, unofficial transcript is available here, but users should note that spelling and accuracy is not assured