T.
ABSTRACT
INTERVIEWEE NAME: Joe McPherson COLLECTION: 4700.1187
IDENTIFICATION: State Senator from 1984-1996 and 2000-present.
INTERVIEWER:
PROJECT: Gillis Long Biography
DATES: June 4, 1986 FOCUS DATES: 1980s
ABSTRACT:
Tape 1734, Side A:
McPherson born in Pineville; was a constituent when Gillis was a congressman; the Long name; Gillis Long was very effective in Congress; Gillis would call people at 5:30 in the morning; Gillis running for governor; losing the primary; perceived as a racial moderate; loss to Speedy Long in 1964; McKeithen; Edwards; 1972 bid for Congress; black vote; fund-raising; Reagan administration;
Tape 1734, Side B:
Gillis Long not typical representative of Congress; Colin Powell;
TAPES: T1734 TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 1 hour
# PAGES TRANSCRIPT: 22
OTHER MATERIALS: Transfer and copyright to Gary Huey
RESTRICTIONS: None