Collection:LSA

Copyright Holder: Louisiana State Archives

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Subjects: O SHEE, RICHARD | HARGRODER, CHARLES (TIMES PICA | MEDIA | WARE, BUCK | TUGWELL, PAT | GRAVELAD, KELLY (STATE SENATOR | GUSTE, WILLIAM (ATTORNEY GEN) | DIXON, MARGARET | LONG, EARL (GOVERNOR) | KENNON, ROBERT (GOVERNOR) | LONG, RUSSELL (U.S. SENATOR) | SPAHT, CARLOS | MORRISON, DELESSEPS "CHEP" | JUDELL, HAROLD | MCKEITHEN, JOHN (GOVERNOR) | SUPERDOME | SCHWEGMANN, JOHN (STATE REP) | CIVIL RIGHTS | FARMER, JAMES (CORE) | CLEVELAND, BILL | REED, ED (AUTHOR, LOBBYIST) | DAVIS, JIMMIE (GOVERNOR) | FASER, CHRIS | SANDERS, J.Y. JR (STATE LEG)

Contributors:

• Hargroder, Charles Interviewee
• Jackson Jr., Sailor Interviewer
• Jackson Jr., Sailor Photographer

Oral history with Times Picayune political columnist Charles Hargroder. Conducted on June 26, 1995. In this interview, Hargroder discusses his career and shares some stories on important figures in Louisiana politics like Governor Robert Kennon and Edwin Edwards. He also reflects on certain events he covered during his long career. Hargroder was the Capitol Correspondent for the Times Picayune in New Orleans and also served in the Korean War.