Interview with Harold "Pee Wee" Reese, April 19, 1977
Project: A. B. "Happy" Chandler: The Dr. Charles P. Roland Interviews
Interview Summary
Reese discusses the implementation of the pension fund for MLB players. He talks about Jackie Robinson and the desegregation of baseball. Reese talks about Chandler's role in both of these developments. Reese talks about various challenges Chandler faced during his term as commissioner including players joining the Mexican league, high school recruitment, and some suspensions. He discusses the end of Chandler's term as commissioner.Interview Accession
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Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991 Kentucky--Politics and government Kentucky. Governor (1935-1939 : Chandler) Kentucky. Governor (1955-1959 : Chandler) Politicians--United States Reese, Pee Wee, 1918-1999 Reese, Pee Wee, 1918-1999--Interviews United States--Politics and government Baseball commissioners Major League Baseball (Organization). Office of the Commissioner Major League Baseball Enterprises Baseball--History. Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. Discrimination. African Americans--Segregation Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965. Baseball--Management.Interview Rights
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Reese, Harold Interview by Charles P. Roland. 19 Apr. 1977. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Reese, H. (1977, April 19). Interview by C. P. Roland. A. B. "Happy" Chandler: The Dr. Charles P. Roland Interviews. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Reese, Harold, interview by Charles P. Roland. April 19, 1977, A. B. "Happy" Chandler: The Dr. Charles P. Roland Interviews, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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