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ABSTRACT
INTERVIEWEE NAME: William Wright COLLECTION: 4700.1190
IDENTIFICATION: Gillis Long's cousin.
INTERVIEWER:
PROJECT: Gillis Long Biography
DATES: July 21, 1987 FOCUS DATES: 1960s-1980s
ABSTRACT:
Tape 1737, Side A:
Wright and Gillis Long are cousings; they got to know each other after Gillis got out of L.S.U.; Wright involved in Russell Long's 1963 campaign; Bob Kennon; split of Long faction; Gillis defeated in 1963; Gillis' crew cut; Gillis' image; John F. Kennedy; Morrison; McKeithen; Gillis distancing himself from John Kennedy; Speedy Long in 1964; Russell Long; Gillis and civil rights; Gillis Long's character; raising money; Gillis as a dynamic speaker; Department of Public Works; Kohlmeyer; Long name; Harold McSween; Bennet Johnston; Edwin Edwards; Gillis Long got back into Congress in 1972; Floyd Long;
Tape 1737, Side B:
Gillis Long grew up in a poor area, but he wasn't that bad
off at all; Gillis was well-educated; Gilils Long and his poor health; Democratic Party; Joint
Economic Committee; House Democratic Caucus; Toni Cuelho;
Gillis Long's interest in economics; Dr. Lupin; Jimmy
Gill; Gillis Long's legacy in Louisiana; address books; Joe Ticheli;
TAPES: T1737 TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 1 hour
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