Interview with Gross C. Lindsay, July 28, 2006
Project: Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Lindsay (House 1970-1979; 1994-2006, 11th district; Democrat) recalls growing up in Henderson, Kentucky, taking advantage of travel and cultural opportunities during his military service, law school and practice. He discusses early interest in political office, factions in the Democratic Party, the decision to leave the legislature and his later return, legislative independence, economic development legislation, representing the LRC in a lawsuit, the changes brought by allowing legislators to have individual office space, and changes in the legislature over the years.Interview Accession
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annual sessions Barrett Manual Training School BOPTROT committee selection Constituency concerns court reform Election law ethics legislation Kenton Amendment Law School legislative independence Legislative Research Commission (LRC) legislative salaries military service office space for legislators party factionsInterview LC Subject
Brown, John Young, Jr., 1933-2022 Carroll, Julian Morton, 1931-2023 Economic development Economic development--Kentucky England Europe Henderson (Ky.) Henderson County (Ky.) Kentucky--Officials and employees--Discipline Kentucky. General Assembly--Reform Kentucky. General Assembly. Legislative Research Commission Kentucky. Governor (1979-1983 : Brown) Law--Study and teaching Legislative bodies--Ethics Legislators--Kentucky--Interviews Lindsay, Gross C. Lindsay, Gross C.--Interviews Lobbyists Practice of law Practice of law--Kentucky United States. National Park ServiceInterview Rights
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Lindsay, Gross C. Interview by Catherine Herdman. 28 Jul. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Lindsay, G.C. (2006, July 28). Interview by C. Herdman. Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Lindsay, Gross C., interview by Catherine Herdman. July 28, 2006, Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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