Interview with Edward Ford, September 5, 2003

Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project

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Ford (Senate 1978-1994, 30th district; Democrat) who was the Executive Cabinet Secretary for Governor Patton at the time of this interview, recalls growing up in Alabama, the effects of Jim Crow laws, his military service in Korea, attending Auburn University, his veterinary practice, personal life, candidacy for legislature, his work on the Harrison County School Board Association, impressions of Governors Carroll, Brown, and Collins, camaraderie in the legislature, and his DUI conviction during his term. Part 1 of 2.

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2003oh176_leg060

Interviewee Name

Edward Ford

Interviewer Name

Eric Moyen

Interview Date

2003-09-05

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Ford, Edward Interview by Eric Moyen. 05 Sep. 2003. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Ford, E. (2003, September 05). Interview by E. Moyen. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Ford, Edward, interview by Eric Moyen. September 05, 2003, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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