Interview with John Marshall Berry, Jr., October 27, 1988
Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Berry (Senate 1974-1980, 26th district; Democrat) discusses his time in the Kentucky legislature highlighting his work under Governor John Brown. Interview further discusses the role of the legislative and executive branches and how the "Black Sheep Squadron" balanced the powers between these two branches in the late 1970s. Part 1 of 3.Interview Accession
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Berry, John Marshall, Jr., 1935- Berry, John Marshall, Jr., 1935- --Interviews Bracken County (Ky.) Brown, John Young, 1900-1985 Carroll County (Ky.) Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931- Elections Ford, Wendell H., 1924- Gallatin County (Ky.) Grant County (Ky.) Henry County (Ky.) Jefferson County (Ky.) Kentucky. Executive branch Kentucky. General Assembly--Reform Kentucky. Governor (1971-1974 : Ford) Kentucky. Governor (1979-1983 : Brown) Legislators -- Kentucky -- Interviews Oldham County (Ky.) Owen County (Ky.) Pendleton County (Ky.) Trimble County (Ky.)Interview Rights
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Berry, John Marshall, Jr. Interview by David Breaux. 27 Oct. 1988. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Berry, J.M., Jr. (1988, October 27). Interview by D. Breaux. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Berry, John Marshall, Jr., interview by David Breaux. October 27, 1988, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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