Nash and Taggart Collection
Title
Jere Nash Interview with John Hampton Stennis
Identifier
NT_interview_64
Creation Date
4-12-2004
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Description
Interview conducted by author Jere Nash with John Hampton Stennis in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Stennis served in the Mississippi House from 1969 to 1983 and campaigned unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978. Topics covered include public utilities; Cliff Finch; Jimmy Carter; banker's trust fund and savings and loans industry; 1982 reelection campaign of U.S. Senator John C. Stennis; Stennis's decision to run for the congress in 1978; Stennis's tenure in the state House; state taxes; judicial system; and Stennis as chair of the Judiciary A committee.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Stennis, John Hampton; Public utilities -- Mississippi; Finch, Cliff; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Banking law -- Mississippi; Stennis, John C. (John Cornelius), 1901-1995; Political campaigns -- Mississippi; Taxation -- Mississippi; Judges -- Mississippi;
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: 10008_JHStennis_2004Apr12