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| Interview no. | A-0028 |
| 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 | 10 June 1974 |
| Interviewee | Coon, Ken. |
| Interviewee occupation | Politicians |
| Interviewee DOB | Unknown |
| Interviewee ethnicity | Whites |
| Interviewer |
Bass, Jack. De Vries, Walter. |
| Abstract | Background – political; Coon’s role in recruiting for the Republican party; credo; status of Republican party – problems, organization, leadership, etc; absence of Republican gains from Rockefeller’s administrations; benefits to Democratic party of Rockefeller’s administrations; Pryor; Coon’s personal dilemma as to future; Win-Paul Rockefeller; loss of Rockefeller Democratic coalition; impact of Watergate; if elected to governor, what difference to Arkansas. |
| Subject Topical | Arkansas--Politics and government. |
| Subject Name |
Democratic Party (Ark.) Republican Party (Ark.) Rockefeller, Winthrop, 1912-1973. |
| Citation | Interview with Ken Coon by Jack Bass and Walter De Vries, 10 June 1974. A-0028 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. | A0028_Audio_1 |
