Interview with James P. "Jim" Callahan, May 17, 2004
Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Callahan (House 1987-2004, 67th district; Democrat) recalls his former experience as mayor of Southgate, Kentucky and how that prepared him for the legislature, his entrance into the legislature during the 1987 special session on workers' compensation, and the importance of having public service experience before going into a position in the House or Senate. He discusses key legislation in postsecondary education, his impressions of several governors, his views on the lottery and casino gambling, the BOPTROT scandal, diversity within the Democratic Party, and his role as the Majority Caucus Chair (1998-2004).Interview Accession
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Blandford, Donald J. Callahan, James P., 1939- Callahan, James P., 1939- --Interviews Campbell County (Ky.) Collins, Martha Layne Donnermeyer, William, Sr. Fundamentalism Gateway Community and Technical College Jones, Brereton Kentucky. Governor (1983-1987 : Collins) Kentucky. Governor (1987-1991 : Wilkinson) Kentucky. Governor (1991-1995 : Jones) Kentucky. Governor (1995-2003 : Patton) Lotteries--Law and legislation--Kentucky Mayors--Kentucky--Southgate--Biography Patton, Paul E., 1937- Postsecondary education Postsecondary education--Kentucky Republican Party (Ky.) Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) University of Kentucky Wethington, Charles T. (Charles Turner), Jr. Wilders (Ky.) Wilkinson, Wallace G.Interview Rights
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Callahan, James P. Interview by Eric Moyen. 17 May. 2004. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Callahan, J.P. (2004, May 17). Interview by E. Moyen. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Callahan, James P., interview by Eric Moyen. May 17, 2004, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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