Interview with Arthur Lloyd


  • Identifier1980 OH 256
  • Date8/8/1980
  • InterviewerKeith, Brian
  • IntervieweeLloyd, Arthur
  • DescriptionThis interview with Arthur Lloyd is part five of seven recordings. In this interview, Lloyd continues the discussion of factional developments within the Democratic Party. In particular, he recalls the controversy between Governor A.B. "Happy" Chandler and John Y. Brown Sr. during the 1935 gubernatorial election. The 1939 Senate race was a bitter fight between Chandler and Barkley, with Barkley receiving support from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Allegations the the FBI raised about Lloyd "collecting contributions" from his employees is also mentioned.
  • LocationLexington, KY
  • Restrictionsnone
  • RightsContact Special Collections and Archives, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish.


Citation

“Interview with Arthur Lloyd,” William H. Berge Oral History Center, accessed November 12, 2024, https://oralhistory.eku.edu/items/show/3299.