Lackery, Jerry, Ernest Baird and Coke Stevenson 1974-03-23
Mr. Lackey, along with Ernest Baird and Coke Stevenson, reminisce about the former Texas governor.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Jerry Lackery, Ernest Baird, and Coke Stevenson
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: March 23, 1974
Location: Junction, Texas
Interviewer: Jerry Lackey
Length: 00:52:28 (52 minutes)
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Jerry Lackey,
R. N. Sevenson, father,
Virginia Hurley, mother,
Coke Stevenson (March 20, 1888),
Mason County, log cabin,
Father,
Teacher,
Land surveyor,
Early jobs,
Ernest Baird,
Wages,
"Dragons" conquered by individual governors,
Coke Stevenson,
Term,
Length,
Tax policy,
Job preference law,
Hall Collins, opponent,
Mary Fisher Cunningham, opponent,
Coke Stevenson,
Poem,
Meaning,
Learning from past,
Tributes.
Tape 1, Side 2: University conflict,
Labor agreement,
World War II,
Question and answer period,
Recognition of prominent people.
Range Dates: 1888-1974
Bulk Dates: 1888-1974
Access Information
Original Recording Format:open reel audio tape
Recording Format Notes:digitized October 2017, Audio CD available in Reading Room
Transcript: no
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