Republican National Convention in New Orleans (1988)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1988-08-19
Duration: 00:27:47
Subjects: 1988 Republican National Convention | Elections, 1988 | United States presidential election, 1988 | Republican Party (La.) | Reagan, Ronald | Economy | Roemer, Buddy | Bush, George, 1924- | Politics
Contributors:
- Lormand, Ken Host
- Sockman, Roger Reporter
- Allen, Gary Producer
- Nungesser, Billy, Sr. Interviewee
- Treen, Dave Interviewee
- Howell, Susan Interviewee
- Carleton, Mark Interviewee
- Hardy, Paul Interviewee
- Brown, Andrew Interviewee
- Estevez, Carlos Interviewee
- Moore, Henson Interviewee
- Roemer, Buddy Interviewee
- Baker, Richard Interviewee
- Livingston, Bob Interviewee
- Ryan, Tim Interviewee
- Baltazar, Ricky Interviewee
- Lee, Dave Interviewee
- Wilker, Marty Interviewee
- Robbins, Bob Interviewee
- Lehrer, Jim Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from August 19, 1988, features Ken Lormand and Roger Sockman’s special coverage of the 1988 Republican National Convention in New Orleans. It covers: the history of the Republican Party in Louisiana; the impact of President Ronald Reagan’s two terms in office on Louisiana; the economic impact of the convention on New Orleans and the state; Governor Buddy Roemer’s meetings with government and business leaders; and the hopes for the George Bush-Dan Quayle ticket in Louisiana. It includes interviews with: Billy Nungesser, the chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party; former Governor Dave Treen; Dr. Susan Howell of the University of New Orleans; Dr. Mark Carleton of Louisiana State University (LSU); Lieutenant Governor Paul Hardy; Andrew Brown, an alternate delegate; Carlos Estevez, an alternate delegate; former Congressman Henson Moore; Governor Buddy Roemer; Congressman Richard Baker; Congressman Bob Livingston; Dr. Tim Ryan of the University of New Orleans; Ricky Balthazar of Café Du Monde; Dave Lee, a New Orleans store owner; Marty Wilker, a convention vendor; Dr. Bob Robbins of Tulane University; and Jim Lehrer of the Macneil/Lehrer Newshour.