Nash and Taggart Collection
Title
Jere Nash Interview with Steve Guyton
Identifier
NT_interview_34
Creation Date
9-7-2004
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Description
Interview conducted by author Jere Nash with Steve Guyton in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Guyton campaigned and worked as a state staff member for several Mississippi congressmen. Topics covered include family background in politics; working as a youth for John Bell Williams' campaign in 1967; student guide for Charlie Griffin's congressional campaign in 1968; student coordinator for Charlie Sullivan's campaign for Lieutenant Governor; Bill Waller; highway legislation and working for the Highway Department; working for Governor Cliff Finch; district director of the Census in 1980; Cliff Finch; William F. Winter; Jamie Whitten issues, working methods, staff; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway; Whitten's 1962 race against Frank Smith; Whitten's appropriations for Mississippi universities; Cliff Finch's 1975 campaign race for governor; 1976 Democratic National Convention; George Wallace; Jimmy Carter; working for Mike Parker, Chip Pickering, and Roger Wicker; Ed Cole and his 1988 campaign for chair of the Democratic Party; Roger Wicker's 1994 congressional race; Mike Parker changing parties; Maurice Dantin; Mike Moore; Haley Barbour; unification of the Democratic Party in Mississippi;
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Guyton, Steve; Political campaigns -- Mississippi; Elections -- Mississippi; Williams, John Bell, 1918-1983; Dye, Brad; Griffin, Charles Hudson; Sullivan, Charlie; Waller, Bill; Roads -- Mississippi; Finch, Cliff; Winter, William F.; Whitten, Jamie L.; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Ala. and Miss.); Smith, Frank E. (Frank Ellis), 1918-1997; Democratic National Convention (1976 : New York, N.Y.); Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Parker, Michael, 1949-; Cole, Ed; Wicker, Roger F. (Roger Frederick), 1951-; Dantin, Maurice; Moore, Mike; Barbour, Haley, 1947-; Democratic Party (Miss.);
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
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Comments
original file name: 10033_SteveGuyton_2004Sep07; the author's original, unofficial transcript is available here, but users should note that spelling and accuracy is not assured