Harold E. Ford Sr. Official Bio

Harold E. Ford Sr.

Harold Eugene Ford Sr. is an American politician and Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Memphis, Tennessee area for 11 terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997. He was the first African-American to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Congress. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Harold E. Ford Sr. has 94 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1984 House Proceeding as a Democratic Representative for Tennessee's 9th district. The year with the most videos was 1995 with 35 videos. Most appearances with Dick Gephardt (4), Sander Levin (3), Tom Carper (3). Most common tag: African Americans.

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Previously

U.S. Representative, D-TN 8th January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1983 Videos: 7 U.S. Representative, D-TN 9th January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1997 Videos: 84

Recent Appearances

  • African American Politics

    African American Politics

    Moderated by Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-Tennessee), current members of Congress, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Washington, D.C.…

  • Census 2000 Oversight Hearing

    Census 2000 Oversight Hearing

    Committee members heard testimony from Mr. Prewitt on how the Census Bureau has been handling the follow-up for the househo…

  • Trade With China

    Trade With China

    Democratic Reps. Sherrod Brown and Harold Ford discussed Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China, which Brown opposes and…

  • Education Issues

    Education Issues

    President Clinton announced an initiative to expand the number and improve the quality of after school programs through feder…

  • The Next Agenda

    The Next Agenda

    The speakers talked about Social Security, education, and the economy as well as other issues of importance to the next agend…

  • Independent Counsel Report

    Independent Counsel Report

    Representative James Traficant (R-Ohio), Representative Cliff Stearns (R-Florida) and Representative Harold Ford (D-Tennessee…

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