Interview with Walter D. Huddleston, October 26, 2001
Project: Walter D. Huddleston Oral History Project
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Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston was a Democratic senator from Kentucky who served in the U.S. Senate from 1973 until 1985. Huddleston was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky, the son of a Methodist minister. In this interview, Huddleston and Birdwhistell discuss Huddleston's employment as a radio broadcaster, his civil rights activities in Elizabethtown, his work in Elizabethtown and Bowling Green, his ownership of a radio station in Lebanon, Kentucky, and his early interest in politics.Interview Accession
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Radio broadcasting Sports broadcasting Walter "Dee" Huddleston Elizabethtown (Ky.)Interview Rights
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Huddleston, Walter D. Interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. 26 Oct. 2001. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Huddleston, W.D. (2001, October 26). Interview by T. L. Birdwhistell. Walter D. Huddleston Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Huddleston, Walter D., interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. October 26, 2001, Walter D. Huddleston Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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