Interview with Howard H. Baker, Jr., June 25, 1984
Project: John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Senator Howard Baker, Jr. begins the interview by discussing what kind of an impact and influence Cooper had upon his life and political career. Additionally, Baker talks of Cooper in the Senate, as well as Cooper's role in leading the opposition to the anti-ballistic missile system. Baker explains why he was in favor of the anti-ballistic missile system. Baker compares his position on the Vietnam War to Cooper's stance on the conflict. To conclude the interview, Baker considers Cooper's most significant accomplishments in the Senate and details their shared Southern heritage.Interview Accession
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John Sherman Cooper The South Senate Senators Republicans Anti-ballistic missile systemInterview LC Subject
Baker, Howard H. (Howard Henry), 1925- Baker, Howard H. (Howard Henry), 1925- --Interviews Cooper, John Sherman, 1901-1991 Politicians Politicians--United States Politics and government United States--Politics and government Washington (D.C.) Kentucky Tennessee Somerset (Ky.) Missiles Nuclear weapons Weapons of mass destruction Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Pulaski County (Ky.) Cold WarInterview Rights
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Baker, Howard H., Jr. Interview by William Cooper. 25 Jun. 1984. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Baker, H.H., Jr. (1984, June 25). Interview by W. Cooper. John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Baker, Howard H., Jr., interview by William Cooper. June 25, 1984, John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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