Interview with William Donnermeyer, Sr., July 18, 2006
Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Donnermeyer (House 1970-1994, 67th district; Democrat) speaks at length of his childhood in Northern Kentucky during the Great Depression, Cincinnati in the 1930s, his military service, Catholic upbringing, early employment, and family life. He discusses his interest in politics, political philosophy, his impressions of Governors Carroll, Brown, and Collins, and legislation on the lottery and education reform. Highlights include his remembrance of practical jokes and rowdy behavior on the floor. Part 1 of 2.Interview Accession
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Bill Donnermeyer Boom Boom Kenton camaraderie campaigning committee selection education reform Great Depression Kentucky Dam Village State Park legislative independence lottery military service pranks redistricting stopping the clock Toyota Manufacturing (Georgetown, Ky.) World War IIInterview LC Subject
Apportionment (Election law) Bellevue (Ky.) Blandford, Donald J. Bracken County (Ky.) Brown, John Young, Jr., 1933- Budget Campbell County (Ky.) Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931- Catholicism Cincinnati (Ohio) Coney Island (Ohio) Dayton (Ky.) Depressions--1929--Kentucky Donnermeyer, William, Sr. Donnermeyer, William, Sr.--Interviews Educational change Educational change--Kentucky Kenton, William G. Kentucky Educational Television Kentucky, Northern Kentucky. Governor (1974-1979 : Carroll) Kentucky. Governor (1979-1983 : Brown) Kentucky. Governor (1983-1987 : Collins) Labor unions Pendleton County (Ky.) Practical jokes Regionalism Schmidt, Arthur L. World War, 1939-1945.Interview Rights
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Donnermeyer, William, Sr. Interview by Christy Bohl. 18 Jul. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Donnermeyer, W., Sr. (2006, July 18). Interview by C. Bohl. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Donnermeyer, William, Sr., interview by Christy Bohl. July 18, 2006, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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