Interview with Robert L. Riggs, November 13, 1975
Project: Earle C. Clements Oral History Project
Interview Summary
In this interview, Robert L. Riggs, former Washington Bureau Chief for the Louisville Courier-Journal, administrative assistant to Congressman Carl Perkins, and administrative assistant to Senator Sherman Cooper, talks about his friendship with Senator Earle C. Clements, Clements' personality and political life, and other United States politicians.Interview Accession
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Clements, Earle C. (Earle Chester), 1896-1985 Governors Kentucky. Governor (1947-1950 : Clements) Legislators Legislators--United States Politicians Politicians--United States Riggs, Robert L. (Robert Langmuir), 1901-1980 Riggs, Robert L. (Robert Langmuir), 1901-1980--InterviewsInterview Rights
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Riggs, Robert L. Interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. 13 Nov. 1975. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Riggs, R.L. (1975, November 13). Interview by T. L. Birdwhistell. Earle C. Clements Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Riggs, Robert L., interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. November 13, 1975, Earle C. Clements Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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