C-SPAN's American Political Archive: Former Rep. Alben Barkely (D-KY)

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Join us for two programs featuring portions of a 1953 oral history interview with Alben Barkley, a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky and a Vice President of the United States under President Harry Truman.

This week, Barkley talks about his time as Senate Majority Leader during the FDR years (recordings courtesy the Barkley Audio Collection at the University of Kentucky).

American Political Archive
9/4/2005: WASHINGTON, DC: 1 HR. 14 mins.

This week, Barkley discusses his election as Vice President in 1948, working with President Truman, and the Democratic agenda (recordings courtesy the Barkley Audio Collection at the University of Kentucky).

American Political Archive
9/10/2005: WASHINGTON, DC: 1 hr. 6 mins.


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