Interview with Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, May 13, 1980
Project: A. B. "Happy" Chandler: The Dr. Charles P. Roland Interviews
Interview Summary
Former Kentucky Governor and Baseball Commissioner Albert B. "Happy" Chandler is interviewed by Professor Charles P. Roland about his youth and young adult life. He discusses his college experiences, including the various jobs he held while in college and law school to support himself. Chandler discusses his time and experiences while at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, as well as his time at Harvard Law School in Boston, Massachusetts. Chandler also details some of his traumatic childhood experiences and the discipline his father taught him which influenced him for the rest of his life. Chandler talks about various high school experiences and their impact on his life.Interview Accession
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Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991 Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991--Interviews Kentucky--Politics and government Kentucky. Governor (1935-1939 : Chandler) Kentucky. Governor (1955-1959 : Chandler) Politicians--United States United States--Politics and government Transylvania University College students--United States--History--20th century Politicians--Kentucky Governors--KentuckyInterview Rights
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Chandler, Albert Benjamin Interview by Charles P. Roland. 13 May. 1980. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Chandler, A.B. (1980, May 13). Interview by C. P. Roland. A. B. "Happy" Chandler: The Dr. Charles P. Roland Interviews. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Chandler, Albert Benjamin, interview by Charles P. Roland. May 13, 1980, A. B. "Happy" Chandler: The Dr. Charles P. Roland Interviews, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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