Interview with Bobby H. Richardson, July 10, 2006

Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Richardson (House 1970-1992, 23rd district; Democrat) recalls his family's mercantile business, the one-room schoolhouse he attended, his early political influences, and his reasons for choosing a political affiliation different from his family's. He discusses changes in both political party platforms, legislation for no-fault divorce and probate of estates, the committee system, his role as Majority Floor Leader (1976-1982) and Speaker of the House (1982-1985) in advancing legislative independence, education reform, and the role of lobbyists.

Interview Accession

2006oh115_leg118

Interviewee Name

Bobby H. Richardson

Interviewer Name

Jessica Flinchum

Interview Date

2006-07-10

Interview Keyword

BOPTROT campaigning Committees ethics reform legislative independence Mercantile one-room schools probate of estates

Interview LC Subject

Barren County (Ky.) Brown, John Young, Jr., 1933-2022 Church and state Democratic Party (Ky.) Democratic Party (U.S.) Educational change--Kentucky Fertilization in vitro Kentucky. General Assembly--Reform Kentucky. Governor (1974-1979 : Carroll) Kentucky. Governor (1979-1983 : Brown) Legislators--Kentucky--Interviews Lobbyists--Kentucky Metcalfe County (Ky.) Republican Party (Ky.) Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Retirement Richardson, Bobby H. Richardson, Bobby H.--Interviews Rural schools--Kentucky

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