Collection Catalog
John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project
Series ID:
Coop001
Collection:
Description:
John Sherman Cooper (1901--1991), born in Somerset, Kentucky, served as a United States senator (1947--1948, 1952--1955, and 1957--1973), ambassador to India and Nepal (1955--1956), and ambassador to East Germany (1974--1976). Cooper and his associates discuss the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Vietnam War, education, the War on Poverty, health care, environmental protection, the Tennessee Valley Authority, World War II, Pulaski County during the Great Depression, Cooper as a county judge, Somerset, the Warren Commission, the United Nations, Appalachia, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Richard Russell, Lyndon B. Johnson, A. B. "Happy" Chandler, Earle C. Clements, Thruston B. Morton, Alben W. Barkley, Jawaharlal Nehru, Erich Honecker, and Richard M. Nixon.
LC Subjects:
- Appalachian Region
- Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991
- Clements, Earle C. (Earle Chester), 1896-1985
- Cooper, John Sherman, 1901-1991
- Depressions--1929--Kentucky--Pulaski County
- Diplomatic and consular service, American.
- Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
- Honecker, Erich
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982
- Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Oswald, Lee Harvey
- Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971
- United Nations
- United States. Congress. Senate.
- United States. Warren Commission
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Germany (East)
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--India
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Nepal
- Economic assistance, Domestic
- Education
- Environmental protection
- Germany (East)
- Governors
- India
- Judges
- Medical care
- Nepal
- Politics, Practical
- Politics, Practical--United States
- Presidents--United States
- Pulaski County (Ky.)
- Somerset (Ky.)
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- United States--Politics and government
- Vice-Presidents--United States
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- World War, 1939-1945.
Master Type:
Audio
113
Interviews included in this Project:
| Interviewee(s) | Interview Date | Call Number | Interviewer | Access | Transcript |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George David Aiken | May 24th, 1976 | 1976OH045 Coop 001 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | May 13th, 1979 | 1979OH158 Coop 002 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Lee C. White | August 20th, 1979 | 1979OH243 Coop 003 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | November 18th, 1979 | 1979OH263 Coop 004 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| William R. Haley | November 13th, 1979 | 1979OH264 Coop 005 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Colgate S. Prentice | November 13th, 1979 | 1979OH265 Coop 006 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Bailey Guard | November 15th, 1979 | 1979OH266 Coop 007 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Marlow Webster Cook | January 28th, 1980 | 1980OH013 Coop 008 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| J. William Fulbright | January 21st, 1980 | 1980OH014 Coop 009 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| William R. Haley | February 1st, 1980 | 1980OH015 Coop 010 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | January 20th, 1980 | 1980OH016 Coop 011 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | January 22nd, 1980 | 1980OH017 Coop 012 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Bailey Guard | January 31st, 1980 | 1980OH019 Coop 013 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| William H. Greider | April 22nd, 1980 | 1980OH058 Coop 014 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Richard L. Harwood | April 22nd, 1980 | 1980OH059 Coop 015 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Judy Parente | April 23rd, 1980 | 1980OH060 Coop 016 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| William R. Haley | April 23rd, 1980 | 1980OH061 Coop 017 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Steve Swain | April 25th, 1980 | 1980OH062 Coop 018 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | April 26th, 1980 | 1980OH063 Coop 019 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | April 27th, 1980 | 1980OH064 Coop 020 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Lorraine Cooper | April 28th, 1980 | 1980OH065 Coop 021 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 7th, 1980 | 1980OH120 Coop 022 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 8th, 1980 | 1980OH121 Coop 023 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Clifford P. Case | June 10th, 1980 | 1980OH122 Coop 024 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Stuart Symington | June 9th, 1980 | 1980OH124 Coop 025 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 20th, 1980 | 1980OH125 Coop 026 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Paul Janensch | August 12th, 1980 | 1980OH132 Coop 027 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Enos Swain | September 11th, 1979 | 1980OH136 Coop 028 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| George Joplin III | September 24th, 1980 | 1980OH143 Coop 029 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Carl T. Curtis | January 26th, 1981 | 1981OH009 Coop 030 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Ward Sinclair | January 27th, 1981 | 1981OH010 Coop 031 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Hugh Scott | January 27th, 1981 | 1981OH011 Coop 032 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Malcolm Holliday | January 28th, 1981 | 1981OH012 Coop 033 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Jennings Randolph | January 28th, 1981 | 1981OH013 Coop 034 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| George M. Moore | January 29th, 1981 | 1981OH014 Coop 035 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Janet Humphrey | February 20th, 1981 | 1981OH018 Coop 036 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Ruth C. Midthun | February 19th, 1981 | 1981OH019 Coop 037 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| O.B. McEwan | February 17th, 1981 | 1981OH021 Coop 038 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | May 16th, 1981 | 1981OH057 Coop 039 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | May 16th, 1981 | 1981OH058 Coop 040 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | May 18th, 1981 | 1981OH059 Coop 041 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | May 19th, 1981 | 1981OH060 Coop 042 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | May 13th, 1981 | 1981OH063 Coop 043 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | May 15th, 1982 | 1982OH070 Coop 044 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | May 16th, 1982 | 1982OH071 Coop 045 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 19th, 1982 | 1982OH115 Coop 046 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Robert L. Milby | August 20th, 1982 | 1982OH126 Coop 047 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Charles L. Bartlett | October 12th, 1982 | 1982OH136 Coop 048 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Eugene Siler | October 26th, 1982 | 1982OH140 Coop 049 | Terry L. Birdwhistell | No Restrictions | Yes |
| G. Campbell Becket, Elise Becket | May 28th, 1983 | 1983OH073 Coop 050 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| H. Templeton Brown | May 28th, 1983 | 1983OH074 Coop 051 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Clifton Weidlich | May 28th, 1983 | 1983OH075 Coop 052 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Watson W. Wise | May 28th, 1983 | 1983OH076 Coop 053 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| James P. Hendrick | May 29th, 1983 | 1983OH077 Coop 054 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 4th, 1983 | 1983OH081 Coop 055 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 5th, 1983 | 1983OH082 Coop 056 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Lawrence E. Forgy, Jr. | March 20th, 1984 | 1984OH010 Coop 057 | Richard C. Smoot | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Lee R. Nunn | May 26th, 1984 | 1984OH030 Coop 058 | Richard C. Smoot | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John H. Kerr, Jr. | June 20th, 1984 | 1984OH031 Coop 059 | Richard C. Smoot | No Restrictions | Yes |
| J. Strom Thurmond | June 25th, 1984 | 1984OH039 Coop 060 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Howard H. Baker, Jr. | June 25th, 1984 | 1984OH040 Coop 061 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Claiborne Pell | June 27th, 1984 | 1984OH042 Coop 062 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Mark O. Hatfield | June 28th, 1984 | 1984OH043 Coop 063 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| A.B. "Happy" Chandler | July 16th, 1984 | 1984OH050 Coop 064 | Richard C. Smoot | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Lawrence W. Wetherby | July 26th, 1984 | 1984OH058 Coop 065 | Richard C. Smoot | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Edward F. Prichard, Jr. | August 8th, 1984 | 1984OH068 Coop 066 | Richard C. Smoot | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Bert T. Combs | August 14th, 1984 | 1984OH072 Coop 067 | Richard C. Smoot | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | December 8th, 1984 | 1984OH155 Coop 068 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Donald E. Cooper | March 18th, 1985 | 1985OH063 Coop 069 | Richard C. Smoot | Restrictions Apply | Yes |
| Richard E. Cooper | March 18th, 1985 | 1985OH064 Coop 070 | Richard C. Smoot | No Restrictions | Yes |
| William B. Macomber | June 12th, 1985 | 1985OH122 Coop 071 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| C. Douglas Dillon | June 13th, 1985 | 1985OH123 Coop 072 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 26th, 1985 | 1985OH150 Coop 073 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 27th, 1985 | 1985OH151 Coop 074 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 28th, 1985 | 1985OH152 Coop 075 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | May 30th, 1986 | 1986OH145 Coop 076 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | May 31st, 1986 | 1986OH146 Coop 077 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 1st, 1986 | 1986OH147 Coop 078 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 21st, 1986 | 1986OH165 Coop 079 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | June 22nd, 1986 | 1986OH166 Coop 080 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | May 26th, 1987 | 1987OH062 Coop 081 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Sherman Cooper | May 27th, 1987 | 1987OH063 Coop 082 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| John Kenneth Galbraith | June 9th, 1987 | 1987OH065 Coop 083 | William Cooper | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Ronald Edward Meredith | June 14th, 1993 | 1993OH257 Coop 084 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| Mary Caperton Bingham | June 18th, 1993 | 1993OH258 Coop 085 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| Richard E. Cooper | July 7th, 1993 | 1993OH259 Coop 086 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| Charles McCurdy Mathias | July 13th, 1993 | 1993OH284 Coop 087 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Katharine Graham | July 14th, 1993 | 1993OH285 Coop 088 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Robert Anderson | August 11th, 1993 | 1993OH352 Coop 089 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| David C. Acheson | August 11th, 1993 | 1993OH353 Coop 090 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Maurice Rosenblatt | August 11th, 1993 | 1993OH367 Coop 091 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Richard E. Cooper | September 20th, 1993 | 1993OH368 Coop 092 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| Philip P. Ardery | September 22nd, 1993 | 1993OH369 Coop 093 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Edward "Ned" T. Breathitt | September 26th, 1993 | 1993OH370 Coop 094 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| W. Scott Miller Jr. | September 30th, 1993 | 1993OH371 Coop 095 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Harry G. Story | November 22nd, 1993 | 1993OH413 Coop 096 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Wilson W. Wyatt | March 17th, 1994 | 1994OH032 Coop 097 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Joseph E. Lambert, James Lambert | March 22nd, 1994 | 1994OH033 Coop 098 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| Louie B. Nunn | March 31st, 1994 | 1994OH041 Coop 099 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| William D. Gorman | March 30th, 1994 | 1994OH042 Coop 100 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Homer W. Ramsey | April 12th, 1994 | 1994OH055 Coop 101 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Hugh L. Spurlock | June 2nd, 1994 | 1994OH110 Coop 102 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Thomas D. Clark | June 15th, 1994 | 1994OH115 Coop 103 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Henry Blankenship | July 9th, 1994 | 1994OH135 Coop 104 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| Kenneth Dennis | May 9th, 1993 | 1994OH189 Coop 105 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| D. Foster Pettit | April 8th, 1994 | 1994OH190 Coop 106 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| James Park, Jr. | April 14th, 1994 | 1994OH191 Coop 107 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| Samuel M. Rosenstein | July 29th, 1994 | 1994OH192 Coop 108 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| Jane Roseberry Tolleson | August 4th, 1994 | 1994OH193 Coop 109 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | Yes |
| Francis J. Keenan | September 21st, 1994 | 1994OH194 Coop 110 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| Tod J. Kaufman | December 10th, 1994 | 1995OH205 Coop 111 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| Alfred C. Partoll | June 29th, 1995 | 1995OH206 Coop 112 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
| Walter A. Baker | July 26th, 1995 | 1995OH207 Coop 113 | Harry Merritt | No Restrictions | No |
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