Nash and Taggart Collection
Title
Jere Nash Interview with Wayne Edwards
Identifier
NT_interview_24
Creation Date
6-23-2004
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Description
Interview conducted by author Jere Nash with Wayne Edwards in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Edwards was Maurice Dantin's campaign manager in the 1978 race for the U.S. Senate and communications director for Bill Allain's 1979 campaign for attorney general. Topics covered include Edwards' student years at Millsaps College and his radio broadcast career; integrating after-hours place in Jackson, Mississippi called Club 77; organizing a Millsaps march to protest the Jackson State shootings; Bill Waller's 1971 campaign; working for governors Bill Waller and Cliff Finch in public relations; working on the Jimmy Carter presidential campaign -- responding to gun control attacks, gaining George Wallace's endorsement, Danny Cupit working with Senator James O. Eastland; unification of the Democratic Party in Mississippi; Carter's visit to Yazoo City, Mississippi; being approached to run Eastland's 1978 campaign and the senator's decision not to run; working on Maurice Dantin's 1978 senate campaign; Charles Evers; Thad Cochran; and Bill Allain's campaign for attorney general.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Edwards, Wayne; Millsaps College; Radio broadcasters; Integration; Jackson State College -- Riot, May 13-15, 1970; Waller, Bill; Finch, Cliff; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Gun control; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; Cupit, Danny; Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986; Political campaigns -- Mississippi; Elections -- Mississippi; Democratic Party (Miss.); Yazoo City (Miss.); Dantin, Maurice; Evers, Charles; Cochran, Thad; Allain, Bill;
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: 10001_Wedwards_2004Jun23_1h30min; the author's original, unofficial transcript is available here, but users should note that spelling and accuracy is not assured