Interview with Alben W. Barkley, January 2, 1948
Project: Alben W. Barkley Oral History Project
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In this interview, Barkley recalls preparing his 1952 keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. He states that he was only informed that he would be giving the speech the week of the convention, and he arrived at the convention the day he was supposed to give the speech. Barkley states that he had now time to prepare, but during the day he kept thinking about what he was going to say. He describes adding his dinner experience with both white and black soldiers in Korea to his speech.Interview Accession
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Barkley, Alben W. Interview by Sydney Shalett. 02 Jan. 1948. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Barkley, A.W. (1948, January 02). Interview by S. Shalett. Alben W. Barkley Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Barkley, Alben W., interview by Sydney Shalett. January 02, 1948, Alben W. Barkley Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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