Interview with Willard Allen, December 3, 2003
Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Allen (House 1974-2002, 17th district; Republican) discusses growing up in Kentucky and Detroit, the history and influence of the Republican Party in his district, changes in the legislature including the impact of filming sessions, his impressions of several governors, the rigors of campaigning, bipartisan and inner-party disputes, and his predictions for the upcoming Republican administration. Highlights include opinions on local press, the BOPTROT scandal, and pork barrel spending.Interview Accession
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Blandford, Don BOPTROT campaigning Collins, Martha Layne Committees Detroit (Mich.) education reform election reform Family Farm Act filming legislative sessions Fletcher, Ernie Forgy, Lawrence (Larry) healthcare legislation legislative independence Lexington Herald-Leader lobbyists Louisville (Ky.) Louisville Courier Journal media bias Mountain Caucus Nunn, Louie B., 1924- party factions pork barrel spending redistricting Republican Party stopping the clock Turner, Richard Wilkinson, Wallace G. Woody Allen World War IIInterview LC Subject
Allen, Willard Allen, Willard--Interviews Apportionment (Election law) Breckinridge County (Ky.) Butler County (Ky.) Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931-2023 Educational change Expenditures, Public--Kentucky Grayson County (Ky.) Hardin County (Ky.) Kentucky Educational Television Kentucky--Officials and employees--Discipline Kentucky. Education Reform Act (1990) Kentucky. Governor (1967-1971 : Nunn) Kentucky. Governor (1974-1979 : Carroll) Kentucky. Governor (1983-1987 : Collins) Kentucky. Governor (1995-2003 : Patton) Kentucky. Governor (2003-2007 : Fletcher) Legislators--Kentucky--Interviews Medical laws and legislation Ohio County (Ky.) Patton, Paul E., 1937- Practical jokes Republican Party (Ky.)Interview Rights
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Allen, Willard Interview by Eric Moyen. 03 Dec. 2003. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Allen, W. (2003, December 03). Interview by E. Moyen. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Allen, Willard, interview by Eric Moyen. December 03, 2003, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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