Browse Interviews · William H. Berge Oral History Center

Interview with Robert Matthews

Robert Matthews is a native Kentuckian born in 1923. He served as Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky from 1955-60 and as executive secretary to the Governor of Kentucky. From 1960-63 Mr. Matthews served as Commissioner of Finance and from 1963-67 he served as Attorney General of Kentucky. In 1967 he returned to his private lat practice.

Tags: Bert T. Combs, Council on Public Higher Education, Democratic Party, EKU, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Robert R. Martin

Interview with Jo Ferguson

Ms. Ferguson held a number of positions in Kentucky State Government

Tags: A.B. Chandler, Attorney General, Bert T. Combs, Democratic Party, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Gubernatorial Campaign-1959, Jewish Holocaust, World War II

Interview with William Scent

Attorney

Tags: A.B. Chandler, Bert T. Combs, Democratic Party, Earle Clements, factionalism, finances, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Gubernatorial Campaign-1971, Regionalism, Television, Wilson Wyatt

Interview with Robert Matthews

Attorney

Tags: Bert T. Combs, Democratic Party, Earle Clements, factionalism, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Gubernatorial Campaign-1959, Gubernatorial Campaign-1979, Henry Ward, Lawrence Wetherby, Robert Matthews, sales taxes

Interview with Barry Bingham

Editor/ Publisher

Tags: Bert T. Combs, Democratic Factionalism, Democratic Party, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Gubernatorial Campaign-1959, Gubernatorial Campaign-1971, Lawrence Wetherby, Louisville Courier-Journal, Regionalism, Republican Party, sales taxes

Interview with Foster Ockerman

Attorney

Tags: Bert T. Combs, Democratic Party, factionalism, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Gubernatorial Campaign-1959, Gubernatorial Campaign-1971, Lexington KY, Politics, sales taxes, The Rebels, Truck Deal

Interview with Robert Rives

Election Commissioner

Tags: Alben Barkley, Bert T. Combs, Democratic Party, Edwin P. Morrow, elections, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Gubernatorial Campaign-1959, Patrick Henry Callahan, Political Machines, Politics, Racing Commission, William F. Klair

Interview with Harry Waterfield

Politician

Tags: A.B. Chandler, Ben Kilgore, Bert T. Combs, Democratic Party, Earle Clements, factionalism, Gubernatorial Campaign-1935, Gubernatorial Campaign-1951, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Harry Waterfield, Jockey Club, Railroads, sales taxes, Simeon Willis

Interview with Shelby Kinkead

Attorney

Tags: A.B. Chandler, Bert T. Combs, Democratic Factionalism, Democratic Party, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Gubernatorial Campaign-1959, Lexington KY, Regionalism, Republican Party, Wilson Wyatt

Interview with Harry Davis

Politician

Tags: A.B. Chandler, Bert T. Combs, Democratic Party, factionalism, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Gubernatorial Campaign-1959, Gubernatorial Campaign-1979, Lawrence Wetherby, Robert R. Martin

Interview with Sarah Kaufmann

Tags: Bert T. Combs, Democratic Party, Great Depression, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Kentucky Court of Appeals, Louisville Courier-Journal, Politics, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Interview with Thomas Carroll

The treasurer of the Kentucky Democratic Campaign Committee talks about getting to know Bert T. Combs. He talks about the 1959 campaign and the politicians he was working for at the time.

Tags: A.B. Chandler, Bert T. Combs, Democratic Party, Dick Moloney, Earle Clements, Gubernatorial Campaign-1955, Political Polls, Politics, Robert R. Martin