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Interview with Lon Carter Barton, March 28, 1991

Part of Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project

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Title:
Interview with Lon Carter Barton, March 28, 1991
Creator:
Jeffrey Suchanek; interviewer. Lon Carter Barton; interviewee.
Format:
oral histories
Publication date:
1991
Date digitized:
2012
Description:
Barton (House 1959-1964, 3rd district, 2nd district; Democrat) discusses his reasons for leaving the legislature and the various pieces of legislation he supported while in office, including the construction of the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway, and Julian M. Carroll Purchase Parkway. He concludes with his interests in education and historical initiatives. Part 3 of 3.
Language:
english
Publisher:
Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries
Repository:
University of Kentucky
Type:
audio
Subject:
Legislators -- Kentucky -- Interviews., Express highways -- Design and construction -- Kentucky., Postsecondary education -- Kentucky -- Paducah., Sales tax -- Law and legislation -- Kentucky., Merit pay -- Law and legislation -- Kentucky., Kentucky. Governor (1955-1959 : Chandler), Kentucky. Governor (1959-1963 : Combs), Kentucky. Governor (1963-1967 : Breathitt), Kentucky. Governor (1983-1987 : Collins), Chandler, A.B. (Happy), Combs, Bert T., Breathitt, Edward (Ned), interim committees, Legislative Research Commission (LRC), Clements, Earle, egg law, Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway, Julian M. Carroll Purchase Parkway, Paducah Community College, community colleges, sales tax legislation, Lowman, Harry King, merit pay, Collins, Martha Layne, Key Legislation: egg law, Western Kentucky Parkway, Purchase parkway, Paducah Junior College, sales tax increase, Term/District: House (1958-1962), 3rd district, (1964), 2nd district, Counties in District: Graves County (Ky.)
Source:
Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project
Metadata record:
http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt7gqn5z6m97/data/mets.xml