Nash and Taggart Collection
Jere Nash Interview with Gene Triggs
Identifier
NT_interview_67
Creation Date
8-18-2004
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Description
Interview conducted by author Jere Nash with Gene Triggs, former Vice President of Mississippi Chemical Corporation, in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered include running Paul B. Johnson Jr.'s campaign in 1963; Rubel Phillips; Mississippi Marketing Council; William Winter; John Bell Williams; Jimmy Carter; Owen Cooper of Mississippi Chemical; 1987 Highway Bill; Eddie Khayat; Jamie Whitten; and Triggs elected to the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Triggs, Gene; Political campaigns -- Mississippi; Elections -- Mississippi; Johnson, Paul B., 1916-1985; Phillips, Rubel; Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986; Mississippi. Agricultural and Industrial Board; Winter, William F.; Williams, John Bell, 1918-1983; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Cooper, Owen; Roads -- Mississippi; Khayat, Eddie; Whitten, Jamie L.; Southern Baptist Convention;
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: 10029_GeneTriggs_2004Aug18_1h4min; the author's original, unofficial transcript is available here, but users should note that spelling and accuracy is not assured