Sargent Shriver oral history interview, 1987.

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Sargent Shriver oral history interview, 1987.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77070663

Shriver discusses Gillis Long's political skills, his support for civil rights and its influence on his success in Louisiana politics, his work within the Democratic Party and on the House Rules Committee, his relationships with other representatives, especially Richard Bolling, and Long's voting patterns.

1 sound cassette (1 hour);Transcript (19 leaves)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8187658

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Gillis William Long (1923-1985), a cousin of Huey Pierce Long, was born in Winnfield, Louisiana. He served in the army during World War II and received B.A. and J.D. degrees from Louisiana State University in 1949 and 1951, respectively. He served as a U.S. Representative for Louisiana in 1963-1965 and 1973-1985. From the description of Gillis Long oral history series, 1986-1987. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70276847 ...

Shriver, Sargent, 1915-2011

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Congressman. From the description of Reminiscences of Richard Walker Bolling : oral history, 1983. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309721572 Richard Walker Bolling was born May 17, 1916. He served as a U.S. Congressman from the Fifth District of Missouri, 1949 to 1983. He died in Washington, D.C. on April 21, 1991. From the description of Bolling, Richard Walker, 1916-1991 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naI...

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Gillis W. Long of Rapides Parish, La., served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representative from the Louisiana 8th Congressional District (1963-65, 1973-1985). He was a member of the Long family, a prominent political family of Louisiana. Huey Pierce Long, Russell B. Long, George Shannon Long, Speedy O. Long, and Earl K. Long were among his cousins. Long died in 1985, seventeen days into his eighth term. From the description of Gillis W. Long papers, 1923-1985 (bulk 1951-1985). (Lo...

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...