Oral history.; Interviews conducted on May 11 and 12, 1992 with James C. Simpson (1930-1994). Simpson was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from Harrison County in 1964. He served six more consecutive terms covering more than 20...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Riedell. Richard Nixon is shown raising both his hands in the symbol of victory. With two fingers of each hand, he also makes the "V" sign. The lines of his forehead are drawn in the shape...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan stands in front of a house where a man labeled, "House-Senate majorities" stands. The roof of the house is labeled "Homebuyers $ubsidy" [subsidy]. The U.S. Capitol...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Gerald Ford holds a pen in his hand. Behind him on the wall is a large poster with a man [Tip O'Neill?] dressed as Santa Claus holding a large sack over his shoulder. The sack...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Jack Jurden. In the background of the cartoon, Richard Nixon leans out through the front of a television set and holds an ink pen labeled "Veto." In the foreground is an overstuffed cloth sack...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on November 12, 1981 and February 6, 1982 with Judge J. P. Coleman. Coleman was born on December 9, 1914 in Fentress, Mississippi. After attending the University of Mississippi, he was invited to work in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana Governor Dave Treen, dressed as a boxer, has his arms raised high and his gloved hands clasped to appear as a winner. His back is turned, and “Kid Veto” is showing...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. A hippopotamus with the long ears and brush tail of a donkey and labeled "94th Democratic Congress" stands in a large, round circus or zoo cage with its mouth wide open. It is...
cartoon by Jim Ivey; "Appropriations Bills" worry as they look at an exclamation mark with a "Veto" stamp and a question mark with a "Veto Override" stamp.
Oral history.; An interview with A.J. Holloway conducted on January 18, 2007. Mayor of Biloxi, Holloway describes the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the city, as well as volunteer efforts in recovery.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 1, 1972 with Dr. Aaron Henry in his drugstore in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Henry was born on July 2, 1922 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. After serving in World War II, he went to Xavier College (now Xavier...
Oral history.; Mr. Billy Joe McCain, Sr., was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1936. When he was four years old, his parents divorced, and he returned with his mother to her parents' home in Grenada, Mississippi. He attended segregated schools,...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 23, 1977 with Mr. Jimmy Swan. Swan was born in Cullman County, Alabama. He ran away from home when he was thirteen or fourteen and ended up in Wayne County, Mississippi. Swan sang in nightclubs and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill are sitting at desks across from each other, and they are both shouting. Reagan is waving a large “Veto” stamp at O’Neill. A stamp pad is...
cartoon by Jim Ivey; Governor Claude Kirk stamps "Veto" all over bills with a pogo stick stamper. Kirk tells the shocked Legislaure, "Say! This Is Fun!"
Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 19, 2008 with Vincent Creel. An employee of the City of Biloxi, Mr. Creel discussesthe city's preparation, response and recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 18, 1980 with Charles Hudson Griffin (born 1926). Griffin served in the office of U. S. Congressman John Bell Williams until 1968 when he campaigned for the position himself. He served three terms...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 23 and July 8, 1993 with Paul B. Johnson III concerning his father, Paul B. Johnson Jr., and Mississippi politics. Johnson was born in 1948 in Mississippi. Both his father, Paul B. Johnson Jr., and his...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 30, 1980 with Mr. Erle Johnston at his home in Forest, Mississippi. Johnston was born on October 10, 1917 in Garyville, Louisiana. In 1941, he moved Forest, Mississippi and bought the fledgling newspaper,...
