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Interview no. | A-0045 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | A.1. Southern Politics: Bass-DeVries Interviews |
Project description | Interviews, 1973-1975, conducted by Jack Solomon Bass and Walter De Vries with political leaders, journalists, editors, party officials, political scientists, campaign directors, union officials, and civil rights leaders from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, as part of a study of politics in the South, 1945-1974. |
Date | 8 July 1974 |
Interviewee | Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928- |
Interviewee occupation | Governors |
Interviewee DOB | 1928 |
Interviewee ethnicity | Whites |
Interviewer |
Bass, Jack. De Vries, Walter. |
Abstract | Reubin Askew, governor of Florida at the time of this interview, describes his approach to politics and comments on the political character of Florida and the American South. Askew was running for reelection at the time of this interview (a race he later won), and he uses it to celebrate his agenda, pointing to his successes in office and burnishing his image as a straight shooter. While he denies an interest in national politics, he sees the South, strengthened by economic growth, and southern politicians playing an increasingly important role in the United States. |
Subject Topical |
Florida--Politics and government. Southern States--Politics and government. Governors--Florida. |
Subject Name |
Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928- Democratic Party (U.S.) |
Citation | Interview with Reubin O'D. Askew by Jack Bass and Walter De Vries, 8 July 1974. A-0045 in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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Interview no. | A0045_Audio |