T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History Collection

ABSTRACT

INTERVIEWEE NAME: Steve Bordelon COLLECTION: 4700.1174

IDENTIFICATION: Louisiana Politician.

INTERVIEWER: Gary Huey

PROJECT: Gillis Long Biography

DATES: 8/11/86 FOCUS DATES: 1970s-1980s

ABSTRACT:

Tape 1709, Side A

Bordelon=s friendship with Long deeper than just on political level; cannot think of any weaknesses in Long; Long took into consideration the issues of unemployment and the economy; Long very concerned about the hostages during the Vietnam war; Long won in 1972 because he Aput a political base together@; Long not fully prepared when he first ran for Congress; Edwin Edwards; Bordelon feels Long worked himself to death; Long=s bad habits; going fishing with Long and Joe Ticheli; Long=s successors; Carson Keller; Long didn=t run for governorship after Edwards because of his health; Long=s main contributions to Louisiana included public works;

TAPES: T1709 TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 1 hour

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OTHER MATERIALS: Transfer and copyright to Gary Huey

RESTRICTIONS: None