Interview with James Park, Jr., April 14, 1994
Project: John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project
Interview Summary
James Park Jr., whose father was a friend of Cooper's begins the interview by discussing the friendship between his father and Cooper. Park Jr. shares his memories of King Swope. Park Jr. details Cooper's 1948 Senatorial campaign. Cooper's campaign style is explored. To conclude the interview, Park Jr. reflects upon his father's near appointment as the Republican nominee in the 1956 Senate race for Alben Barkley's seat, until Cooper decided to run.Interview Accession
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Park, James, Jr. Interview by Harry Merritt. 14 Apr. 1994. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Park, J., Jr. (1994, April 14). Interview by H. Merritt. John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Park, James, Jr., interview by Harry Merritt. April 14, 1994, John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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