Interview with Clyde Middleton, July 7, 2006
Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Middleton (House 1968-1986, 24th district; Republican) recalls growing up during the Depression and World War II in the Cleveland, Ohio area, his military service, and moving to Northern Kentucky. He discusses his entry into politics, being in the minority party, the formation of Northern Kentucky University, legislation for annexation of municipal services in county areas in his district, collective bargaining and merit pay for teachers, campus unrest in his early terms, Northern Kentucky caucus, the airport, and his impression of several governors. He concludes by discussing his work as Kenton County Judge Executive, including sanitation issues, and the dispute over the contract for a parking garage for the Northern Kentucky Convention Center which ultimately cost him his position.Interview Accession
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bipartisanship BOPTROT Chase College of Law Collective bargaining Great Depression Health and Welfare Committee Kenton County Judge Executive Kentucky Republican Party (Chair) lobbyists Merit pay military service municipal annexation bill Northern Kentucky caucus Northern Kentucky Convention Center Northern Kentucky University political philosophy Professional Negotiations Bill student protests Weaver, John World War IIInterview LC Subject
Annexation (Municipal government) Anti-war demonstrations Brown, John Young, Jr., 1933- Campbell County (Ky.) Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931- Cincinnati (Ohio) Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Cleveland (Ohio) Collective bargaining Covington (Ky.) Covington (Ky.)--Politics and government Economic development Ford, Wendell H., 1924- Kenton County (Ky.) Kentucky. Governor (1967-1971 : Nunn) Kentucky. Governor (1971-1974 : Ford) Kentucky. Governor (1974-1979 : Carroll) Kentucky. Governor (1979-1983 : Brown) Legislators--Kentucky--Interviews Mental health laws--Kentucky Merit pay Middleton, Clyde Middleton, Clyde--Interviews Nunn, Louie B., 1924-2004 Philosophy--Political aspects Procter & Gamble Company. Republican Party (Ky.) Salmon P. Chase College of Law Sanitation Student movements World War, 1939-1945.Interview Rights
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Middleton, Clyde Interview by Christy Bohl. 07 Jul. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Middleton, C. (2006, July 07). Interview by C. Bohl. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Middleton, Clyde, interview by Christy Bohl. July 07, 2006, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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