Mike Baer [Part 1 of 3]
Oral History
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Collection:LSA
Copyright Holder: Louisiana State Archives
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Subjects: BAER, MIKE (SEC OF SENATE) | BRUNEAU, EMILE "PEPPI" (SENATO | CADE, JOHN | DRENNEN, MARK (PAR) | EDWARDS, EDWIN (GOVERNOR) | FOSTER, MURPHY J. "MIKE" (GOVE | GRAVEL, CAMILLE (EDWARDS ADM) | HAINKEL, JOHN (STATE REP) | KEEFER, NAT | LEACH, CLAUDE "BUDDY" (CONGRES | NUNGESSER, BILL | O KEEFE, MICHAEL (SENATOR W4/5 | ORAL HISTORIES | PARK, TONGSUN | PASSMAN, OTTO (U.S. REP D5) | PERRY, STEPHEN | ROBERTS, BILL | ROEMER, CHARLES "BUDDY" (GOVER | SUPERDOME | TREEN, DAVID C. (GOVERNOR) | VOLZ, JOHN (US ATTORNEY) | Bussie, Frances Martinez Nolan "Fran," 1935-
Contributors:
- Baer, Mike Interviewee
- Jackson Jr., Sailor Interviewer
- Jackson Jr., Sailor Photographer
Description
Oral history with Secretary of the Senate Mike Baer. In this interview, Baer discusses the his time under Govrenor Edwin Edwards and the history of his administration. He also talks about the command post he worked for that surveyed the citizens that served on Edwards' jury, Buddy Roemer and David Treen taking office as Governor, and his relationship with Camille Gravel. Baer also reflects on Louisiana politics as a whole. Baer served as the Secretary of the Louisiana Senate from 1979 to 2004. Part 1 of 3.