Interview with Marie Turner

Partial Transcript: Well Mrs. Turner, I'm glad to be back here again.

Segment Synopsis: Turner discusses politicians, especially Kentucky governors, that she worked with. She talks about playing poker with them.

Keywords: Breathitt County

Subjects: Chandler, Happy, 1898-1911 Clements, Earle C. (Earle Chester), 1896-1985 Combs, Bert T., 1911-1991 Education--Kentucky--Finance Governors--Kentucky Sales tax--Law and legislation

Partial Transcript: One thing that I've heard a lot of people mention is the time you got Eleanor Roosevelt here.

Segment Synopsis: Turner talks about how she convinced Eleanor Roosevelt to come to Breathitt County. It involves securing a train because the roads were too bad.

Keywords: 1938; Breathitt County

Subjects: Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

Partial Transcript: Did you ever meet Truman?

Segment Synopsis: Turner discusses her interactions with presidents and their wives. She says that Kennedy was coming to Breathitt County but was assassinated before he could visit.

Keywords: Breathitt County

Subjects: Democratic National Convention Kennedy, John F., 1917-1963 Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994 Truman, Harry, 1896-1980

Partial Transcript: Let's go back up a little bit.

Segment Synopsis: Turner talks about the Johnson administration and Lady Bird visiting Breathitt County. She says that she was seated at a luncheon next to a woman who had written books about The Bible and was nervous about it. The woman ended up being funny and nice.

Keywords: Breathitt County; Carpenter, Liz

Subjects: Clements, Earle C. (Earle Chester), 1896-1985 Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007 Johnson, Lyndon B., 1908-1973

Partial Transcript: How did you get to know Humphrey?

Segment Synopsis: Turner discusses other presidents, especially her distaste for Nixon and her relationship with Carter.

Keywords:

Subjects: Carter, Jimmy E., 1924- Democratic National Convention Elections Nixon, Richard M., 1913-1994

Partial Transcript: Let me get back to Kentucky now.

Segment Synopsis: Turner discusses Kentucky politicians and how they helped or hurt public schools.

Keywords: Richmond, Jim; Title I

Subjects: Education--Kentucky Governors--Kentucky Kentucky--Politics and government Perkins, Carl Dewey, 1912-1984 School budgets School buildings