Interview with P. Joseph Clarke, Jr., July 24, 2002
Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Clarke (House 1970-71, 50th district; 1972-1998, 54th district; Democrat) covers his education, experiences in Danville, Kentucky, law and political background, candid impressions of governors and fellow legislators, extensive work on the Appropriations and Revenue Committee, and his philosophy on the role of the legislature. Highlights include his thoughts on reform in education, taxes, healthcare, and state budgeting. He concludes with reminiscences of his time as Speaker of the House (1994).Interview Accession
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Appropriations and Revenue Committee budget campaigning court reform education reform ethics legislation Head start healthcare legislation Jim Fleming law practice legislative independence Legislative Research Commission (LRC) lottery Phil Conn Sonny Hunt stopping the clock tax legislationInterview LC Subject
Blandford, Donald J., 1938- Boyle County (Ky.) Brown, John Young, Jr., 1933-2022 Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931-2023 Clarke, P. Joseph, Jr. Clarke, P. Joseph, Jr.--Interviews Collins, Martha Layne, 1936- Danville (Ky.) Educational change--Kentucky Ford, Wendell H., 1924-2015 Garrard County (Ky.) Jones, Brereton C., 1939-2023 Kentucky. Education Reform Act (1990) Kentucky. General Assembly Kentucky. General Assembly--Reform Kentucky. Governor (1967-1971 : Nunn) Kentucky. Governor (1971-1974 : Ford) Kentucky. Governor (1974-1979 : Carroll) Kentucky. Governor (1979-1983 : Brown) Kentucky. Governor (1983-1987 : Collins) Kentucky. Governor (1987-1991 : Wilkinson) Kentucky. Governor (1991-1995 : Jones) Legislators--Kentucky--Interviews Lexington Herald-Leader Lincoln County (Ky.) Marion County (Ky.) Moloney, Michael R., 1941- Nunn, Louie B., 1924-2004 Practice of law--Kentucky Stovall, Thelma L., 1919-1994 Taxation--Law and legislation--Kentucky Washington County (Ky.) Wilkinson, Wallace G., 1941-2002Interview Rights
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Clarke, P. Joseph, Jr. Interview by Eric Moyen. 24 Jul. 2002. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Clarke, P.J., Jr. (2002, July 24). Interview by E. Moyen. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Clarke, P. Joseph, Jr., interview by Eric Moyen. July 24, 2002, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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