Interview with T.R. Marcum

Partial Transcript: Mr. Marcum, identify yourself.

Segment Synopsis: Marcum discusses his background, specifically his father's coal mine closing during the Great Depression.

Keywords: Clay County, Kentucky; Great Depression

Subjects: Coal mines and mining

Partial Transcript: I was appointed County Judge in September 1936.

Segment Synopsis: Marcum discusses being County Judge in the 1930s.

Keywords: Clay County; County judge; New Deal

Subjects: Kentucky--Politics and government

Partial Transcript: What did you do after you left the judgeship?

Segment Synopsis: Marcum discusses owning mines and a car dealership.

Keywords: Clay County, Kentucky; Horse Creek, Kentucky; Pike County

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Partial Transcript: When did you first meet Bert Combs?

Segment Synopsis: Marcum says that he knew Combs since they were both children.

Keywords: Combs, Martha Jones; Combs, Steve; Floyd County

Subjects: Coal mines and mining Combs, Bert T., 1911-1991 Governors--Kentucky Lawyers

Partial Transcript: While we're at this stage of the tape, what really causes the factionalism in Kentucky democratic politics?

Segment Synopsis: Marcum talks about the split in the Democratic party in Kentucky. He analyzes both the Combs and Chandler sides.

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Subjects: Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991 Combs, Bert T., 1911-1991 Democratic party (Ky.) Kentucky--Politics and government

Partial Transcript: Let's talk about the 1955 campaign.

Segment Synopsis: Marcum talks about the 1955 campaign and why he feels that Combs lost.

Keywords: United Mine Workers; White

Subjects: Coal miners--Labor unions Coal mines and mining Combs, Bert T., 1911-1991 Political campaigns--United States

Partial Transcript: Did the sales tax issue pass because it was tied directly to the veteran's bonus?

Segment Synopsis: Marcum discusses the sales tax and how it changed from before and after the Great Depression.

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Subjects: Combs, Bert T., 1911-1991 Depressions--1929 Kentucky--Politics and government Sales tax--Law and legislation

Partial Transcript: Let's talk about roads.

Segment Synopsis: Marcum talks about the construction of toll roads and why he thought they were needed.

Keywords: Rural Highway Commission

Subjects: Combs, Bert T., 1911-1991 Governors--Kentucky Roads--Construction Toll roads

Partial Transcript: Did a lot of business people oppose the state parks?

Segment Synopsis: Marcum says that some businesses were against the state parks.

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Subjects: Combs, Bert T., 1911-1991 Governors--Kentucky State parks

Partial Transcript: He carried the sales tax too far.

Segment Synopsis: Marcum discusses what kind of governor Combs was compared to the governors who followed him.

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Subjects: Governors--Kentucky