Interview with Frank Miller, November 8, 1990

Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Miller (House 1974-1986, 32nd district; Democrat) discusses his early years growing up in Bowling Green (Ky.). He recounts his work on Wendell Ford's gubernatorial campaign, his own run for a House seat, and his subsequent years in the legislature. Highlights include his impressions of Governors Ford, Carroll, Collins, and Brown, and Miller's work on the Banking and Insurance Committee. He concludes with his unsuccessful campaign for reelection in 1986

Interview Accession

1990oh288_leg020

Interviewee Name

Frank Miller

Interviewer Name

Jeffrey Suchanek

Interview Date

1990-11-08

Interview Keyword

Al Smith anti-bussing legislation banking reform Black Sheep Squadron capital punishment Dee Huddleston Democratic Party Doc Beauchamp Ed Brown Georgia Powers John Y Brown Julian Carroll LRC Martha Collins sales tax Tom Garrett Wendell Ford

Interview LC Subject

Brown, John Young, 1900-1985 Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931- Collins, Martha Layne Ford, Wendell H., 1924- Huddleston, Walter D. (Walter Darlington), 1926-2018 Jefferson County (Ky.) Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives. Committee on Banking and Insurance Kentucky. Governor (1971-1974 : Ford) Kentucky. Governor (1974-1979 : Carroll) Kentucky. Governor (1979-1983 : Brown) Kentucky. Governor (1983-1987 : Collins) Legislators--Kentucky--Interviews Miller, Frank, 1936- Miller, Frank, 1936- --Interviews Political campaigns--Kentucky

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