Interview with John Swinford, July 6, 1988
Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Swinford (House 1962, 56th district; 1963-1974, 62nd district; Democrat) highlights the leadership styles of governors Nunn, Ford, Brown and Collins. He also considers the impact of legislative reform, the rules committee and the interim committees on the power dynamics between the House, Senate and Governor's office during his tenure in the General Assembly. He concludes the interview reflecting on the trend toward a full-time legislature.Interview Accession
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Breathitt, Edward T., Jr., 1924-2003 Brown, John Young, 1900-1985 Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931-2023 Collins, Martha Layne, 1936- Combs, Bert T., 1911-1991 Ford, Wendell H., 1924-2015 Harrison County (Ky.) Kentucky. General Assembly--Reform Kentucky. Governor (1959-1963 : Combs) Kentucky. Governor (1963-1967 : Breathitt) 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) Legislators -- Kentucky -- Interviews Moloney, Richard Patrick, 1902-1963 Nunn, Louie B., 1924-2004 Scott County (Ky.) Swinford, John Swinford, John--InterviewsInterview Rights
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Swinford, John Interview by David Breaux. 06 Jul. 1988. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Swinford, J. (1988, July 06). Interview by D. Breaux. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Swinford, John, interview by David Breaux. July 06, 1988, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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