Interview with Mildred Watkins Chandler, July 4, 1991
Project: A. B. "Happy" Chandler: The Dr. Charles P. Roland Interviews
Interview Summary
Mildred Watkins Chandler, the wife of former Kentucky governor and politician Albert B. Chandler, discusses the details of her husband's political career along with her son, Ben Chandler. They talk about Chandler's return to Kentucky politics and his successful campaign in 1955 for Kentucky governor. They discuss the details of his campaign style and activities while in office, including desegregation and the building of the University of Kentucky medical school. They talk about his failed campaigns for governor in 1963 and 1967. They discuss the campaign activities of Chandler's appointments as well as his support of other political candidates. M. and B. Chandler talk about some of A. B. Chandler's activities while on the Board of Trustees at the University of Kentucky during the late 1960s.Interview Accession
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Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991 Chandler, Mildred Watkins, 1899-1995 Chandler, Mildred Watkins, 1899-1995--Interviews Kentucky--Politics and government Kentucky. Governor (1935-1939 : Chandler) Kentucky. Governor (1955-1959 : Chandler) Politicians--United States United States--Politics and government Politics, Practical Governors--Elections Governors--Kentucky Press and politics Careers ElectionsInterview Rights
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Chandler, Mildred Watkins Interview by Charles P. Roland. 04 Jul. 1991. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Chandler, M.W. (1991, July 04). Interview by C. P. Roland. A. B. "Happy" Chandler: The Dr. Charles P. Roland Interviews. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Chandler, Mildred Watkins, interview by Charles P. Roland. July 04, 1991, A. B. "Happy" Chandler: The Dr. Charles P. Roland Interviews, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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