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This interview features Gerald McCathern as he and Dan Taylor recount the American Agriculture Movement and the tractorcade to the nation’s capital. In this interview, Gerald and Dan describe the events that led to the tractorcade, what they did in Washington D.C., and the after effects of their protests.   

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Gerald McCathern

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' Dan Taylor

'''Date:''' March 23, 2010

'''Location:''' Littlefield, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Andy Wilkinson

'''Length:''' 02:51:30 (2 hours, 51 minutes)


==Abstract==

Introduction and background information;
The issues that led to the first tractorcade;
Meeting with the politicians to talk about agriculture;
What it was like to be on the tractorcade;
Arriving in Washington D.C.;
Tensions between the farmers and the DC Police;
Debates about the farm bill; talking with George Bush Sr.;
Organization of the tractorcade; going to a banquet; the next tractorcade	


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==Access Information==

'''Original Recording Format:''' born digital audio

'''Recording Format Notes:''' audio CD recording available for listening in our Reading Room

'''Transcript:''' available in Reading Room only

'''Abstract:''' also available here: http://hdl.handle.net/10605/1746

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[[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[Category: 2010s]] [[category: American Agriculture Movement]] [[Category: agriculture]] [[category: farming]] [[category: politics]]