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ABSTRACT
INTERVIEWEE NAME: Leanita Shelby COLLECTION: 4700.1193
IDENTIFICATION: Worked for Gillis Long from 1973 until 1985.
INTERVIEWER:
PROJECT: Gillis Long Biography
DATES: July 29, 1989 FOCUS DATES: 1960s-1980s
ABSTRACT:
Tape 1741, Side A:
Shelby started to work for Gillis in 1973, close to his start in the House; civil rights issue with Gillis; Gillis labeled as a liberal; Gillis pushed for money for housing funds and he was supportive of defense money; other issues Gillis was concerned about; O.E.O.; Rules Committee; Gillis' work in the Congress; running for Caucus chairman; Phil Burton; Dick Bolling; why Gillis ran in 1979;
Tape 1741, Side B:
Gillis and his staff; coffee group; Dick Gephardt; Gillis' problems with publicity; General Motors; Gillis emphasize constituent services; Voting Rights' Act; weaknesses and strengths of Gillis Long; Rusell Long calling his cousing, Gillis, after his win as Student Body President at L.S.U.; spending hours everyday making phone calls; Gillis legacy;
Tape 1742, Side A:
As Chairman of Caucus;
TAPES: 2(T1741, 1742) TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 2 hours
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OTHER MATERIALS: Transfer and copyright to Gary Huey
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