Nash and Taggart Collection
Title
Jere Nash Interview with Wirt Yerger (Part 3 of 4)
Identifier
NT_interview_73c
Creation Date
9-6-2004
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Description
Interview conducted by author Jere Nash with Wirt Yerger in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered include 1976 presidential campaign and state party leadership; Ronald Reagan; 1978 senate campaign; Charles Pickering; Thad Cochran; Jon Hinson congressional campaign and homosexuality scandal; Lyles Williams' campaign race to fill Hinson's vacant seat; and Yerger running Leon Bramlett 1979 gubernatorial campaign.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Yerger, Wirt A.; Political campaigns -- Mississippi; Elections -- Mississippi; Republican Party (Miss.); Reagan, Ronald; Pickering, Charles; Cochran, Thad; Hinson, Jon; Homosexuality -- Political aspects -- United States;
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: 10034_WirtYerger3Part1_2004Sep06