Interview with J. Strom Thurmond, June 25, 1984
Project: John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Senator J. Strom Thurmond begins the interview by discussing how he first met John Sherman Cooper in Europe during World War II. Thurmond talks of Cooper's independent style of voting. Thurmond then discusses his views on Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his policies. Cooper's influence in the Senate examined. Cooper's popularity with constituents is discussed. To conclude the interview, Thurmond provides some interesting stories of Cooper in the Senate.Interview Accession
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Cooper, John Sherman, 1901-1991 Politicians Politicians--United States Politics and government Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003 Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003--Interviews United States--Politics and government World War, 1939-1945 Kentucky Kentuckians Voting Independence Character Personality PopularityInterview Rights
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Thurmond, J. Strom Interview by William Cooper. 25 Jun. 1984. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Thurmond, J.S. (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.
Thurmond, J. Strom, 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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