Tim Lee Carter

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Tim Lee Carter (1910-1987) served as a Republican from Kentucky's Fifth District in the United States House of Representatives from 1964 to 1980. Born in Tompkinsville, he practiced medicine in Monroe County and served for twelve years as chairman of the school board before being elected to Congress.

Carter and his associates discuss his life and career and the history of Monroe County. (There are also many recollections of Carter in the Carl D. Perkins project.