Interviews with Missouri legislators, politicians, aides, and other participants in Missouri politics. The records include audio cassettes, compact discs, and transcripts of the interviews.
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Restrictions
Interviews cannot be used until the transcription is released by the interviewee. The audio from interviews labeled with an asterisk (*) are closed and unavailable to the public. Consult with the reference staff on this restriction for more details.
Transcripts and Audio
| Interview | Location | Date | Audio | Transcript |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Terry C. | Columbia | April 14, 1997 | a.c. 141 | Online |
| Alford, John M. | Caruthersville | June 4, 1997 | *a.c. 155, 156 | Online |
| Andrae, Henry P. | Jefferson City | October 25, 2001 | *a.c. 296 | Online |
| Artrip, Barney | Milan | May 5, 1997 | *a.c. 142 | Online |
| Astrachan, Sol | Kennett | October 28, 1998 | a.c. 244, 245 | Online |
| Backer, Gracia Y | New Bloomfield | October 11, 2007 | a.c. 336-338 | Online |
| Barnes, Francis M., III | Kirkwood | September 16, 1996 | *a.c. 83-86 | Online |
| Barton, William T., Jr. | Jefferson City | July 14, 2000 | *a.c. 278, 279 | Online |
| Belt, Ronald M. | Macon | February 13, 1997 | *a.c. 118, 119 | Online |
| Bild, Frank | St. Louis County | March 15, 1996 | *a.c. 7, 8 | Online |
| Blackwell, Earl R. | Hillsboro | April 2, 1996 | a.c. 16-18 | Online |
| Blackwell, William E. | Columbia | April 5, 1996 | a.c. 19, 20 | Online |
| Blair, James T. III | St. Louis | July 23, 2010 | CD 344-345 | Not Available |
| Blunt, Leroy | Marshfield | March 9, 2006 | a.c. 319, 320 | Online |
| Bock, Joseph G. | Laurie | August 14, 1997 | a.c. 176-178 | Online |
| Bollinger, Earl A. | Fredericktown | July 6, 2000 | *a.c. 275, 276 | Online |
| Branom, Robert H. | Clayton | January 30, 1998 | a.c. 208-210 | Online |
| Britton, John | Jefferson City | May 21, 1996 | a.c. 39, 40 | Online |
| Brockfeld, Russell G. | Warrenton | April 25, 2002 | *a.c. 301, 302 | Online |
| Brogden, Glen | Kennett | October 28, 1998 | *a.c. 246, 247 | Online |
| Bruckerhoff, Vernon E. | Cape Girardeau | March 20, 2001 | a.c. 284, 285 | Online |
| Bunch, Lewis D. | Milan | July 22, 1997 | *a.c. 173, 174 | Online |
| Cairns, Marion | Webster Groves | March 27, 1997 | a.c. 133-135 | Online |
| Cash, Tom | Kennett | October 30, 1996 | *a.c. 101, 102 | Online |
| Cason, William J. | Clinton | March 26, 1996 | a.c. 13, 14 | Online |
| Cogdill, Wilda H. | Springfield | September 24, 1997 | *a.c. 188, 189 | Online |
| Conway, James F. | St. Louis | October 8, 1997 | a.c. 194, 195 | Online |
| Cook, Rebecca McDowell | Cape Girardeau | October 7, 2002 | *a.c. 306, 307 | Online |
| Cooper, Roy, Jr. and Alex | Hayti | August 4, 1998 | *a.c. 221-223 | Online |
| Copeland, Fred E. | Jefferson City | September 22, 1998 | *a.c. 232-234 | Online |
| Coughlin, Timothy R. | St. Louis County | July 1, 1996 | *a.c. 55-57 | Online |
| Cox, Hardin C. | Rock Port | June 4, 2001 | a.c. 290, 291 | Online |
| Curtis, Jack S. | Springfield | July 16, 1996 | *a.c. 62, 63 | Online |
| Dalton, John Hall | Kennett | October 29, 1998 | a.c. 248 | Online |
| DeCoster, Richard | Canton | August 27, 1996 | *a.c. 75-77 | Online |
| DeField, Edward | Charleston | May 10, 2000 | *a.c. 271-273 | Online |
| DeField, Frederick | Charleston | April 10, 1996 | a.c. 21, 22 | Online |
| Devoy, Robert | Brookfield | February 13, 1997 | a.c. 116, 117 | Online |
| Dirck, Edwin L. | St. Ann | February 23, 1996 | *a.c. 1-3 | Online |
| Donnelly, Phillip David | Lebanon | September 24, 1997 | a.c. 186, 187 | Online |
| Douglas, Lawanda | East Prairie | September 15, 1998 | a.c. 225 | Online |
| Downing, Vic | Bakerville | October 30, 1996 | *a.c. 98-100 | Online |
| Downs, John E. | St. Joseph | May 14, 1996 | *a.c. 31-33 | Online |
| Eagleton, Thomas F. | St. Louis | November 3, 1998 | *a.c. 251, 252 | Online |
| Ellinger, Rory | O'Fallon | August 21, 2008 | CD 343 | Online |
| Ellis, Frank C. | near Sedgewickville | March 21, 2001 | *a.c. 288 | Online |
| Engelhardt, Tom | St. Louis | 24 July 2008 and 12 August 2008 | CD 341, 342 | Available |
| Fallert, Herbert C. | Ste. Genevieve | October 4, 2002 | a.c. 305 | Online |
| Franklin, Richard "Dick" | Independence | June 12, 2008 | CD 339, 340 | Online |
| Frappier, Jo H. | Jefferson City | May 1, 2002 | a.c. 303, 304 | Online |
| Frazee, Mary A. | Mountain Grove | September 26, 1997 | a.c. 190, 191 | Online |
| Gibson, Floyd R. | Kansas City | September 4, 1996 | *a.c. 80-82 | Online |
| Goode, P. Wayne | Jefferson City | November 6, 2000 | a.c. 281, 282 | Online |
| Graham, Chris | Columbia | September 30, 2014 | CD 348, 349 | Not Available |
| Graham, Thomas D. | Jefferson City | August 26, 1996 | *a.c. 71, 72 | Online |
| Harris, J.O. | Columbia | September 12, 1997 | *a.c. 185 | Online |
| Harrison, William W. | Cape Girardeau | June 2, 1997 | *a.c. 149, 150 | Online |
| Hearnes, Betty C. | Charleston | April 10, 1996 | a.c. 25, 26 | Online |
| Hearnes, Warren E. (1) | Charleston | April 10, 1996 | a.c. 23, 24 | Online |
| Hearnes, Warren E. (2) | Charleston | September 15, 1998 | a.c. 224 | Online |
| Heckemeyer, Anthony J. (Tony) | Benton | October 29, 1996 | *a.c. 94, 95 | Online |
| Hemperley, Robert F., Jr. | Cape Girardeau | April 24, 2000 | *a.c. 268 | Online |
| Hickey, Patrick Joseph | Bridgeton | December 17, 1996 | *a.c. 107-109 | Online |
| Higgins, Andrew Jackson | Jefferson City | January 5, 1999 | *a.c. 258-261 | Online |
| Hill, Elsa Debra | St. Louis | January 27, 1998 | *a.c. 206, 207 | Online |
| Holt, Joe D. | Fulton | January 3, 1997 | a.c. 112-115 | Online |
| Houtchens, Delton | Clinton | March 26, 1996 | *a.c. 15 | Online |
| Hunter, Hal, Jr. (1) | New Madrid | August 3, 1998 | *a.c. 219, 220 | Online |
| Hunter, Hal, Jr. (2) | New Madrid | October 27, 1998 | *a.c. 241, 242 | Online |
| Hutsell, James D. | Wright County | September 26, 1997 | a.c. 192, 193 | Online |
| James, Ray S. | Kansas City | December 11, 1996 | a.c. 103, 104 | Online |
| Johnson, Herman A. | Kansas City | February 12, 1998 | *a.c. 214-216 | Online |
| Jones, A. Clifford | St. Louis County | February 29, 1996 | *a.c. 4 | Not Available |
| Kasten, Mary C. | Cape Girardeau | March 20, 2001 | *a.c. 286, 287 | Online |
| Keith, Everett | Columbia | May 8, 1996 | *a.c. 27-30 | Online |
| Kirkpatrick, James C. | Warrensburg | March 21, 1996 | *a.c. 9-12 | Online |
| Krause, Henrietta Park | Columbia | August 25, 1997 | *a.c. 181, 182 | Online |
| Lindecke, Fred W. | St. Louis | June 5, 1996 | a.c. 43, 44 | Online |
| Lippert, Clarissa Start | Fenton | October 3, 2002 | *a.c. 310, 311 | Online |
| Littrell, Donald W. | Columbia | February 20, 1997 | a.c. 120-122 | Online |
| Lubensky, Margot T. Patterson (1) | Columbia | September 18, 2000 | *a.c. 280 | Online |
| Lubensky, Margot T. Patterson (2) | Columbia | July 25, 2001 | *a.c. 293 | Online |
| Lumpe, Sheila | Jefferson City | February 22, 1999 | *a.c. 262-265 | Online |
| Mahnkey, Douglas | Taney County | May 15, 1997 | *a.c. 147, 148 | Online |
| Marriott, Gladys | Kansas City | March 4, 1997 | *a.c. 123, 124 | Online |
| Marshall, Richard M. | St. Louis | November 3, 1998 | a.c. 253, 254 | Online |
| Masters, Frank M. | Columbia | July 21, 1997 | a.c. 170-172 | Online |
| Mathewson, James L. | Columbia | September 17, 2003 | *a.c. 312 | Online |
| Maxwell, Sally Conran | East Prairie | September 16, 1998 | a.c. 226 | Online |
| McCaskill, Claire | Jefferson City | April 6, 2000 | *a.c. 266, 267 | Online |
| McCubbin, Carrol | Osage Beach | August 24, 2007 | a.c. 330-332 | Online |
| McHaney, Flake (1) | Kennett | May 19, 1998 | *a.c. 217, 218 | Online |
| McHaney, Flake (2) | Kennett | October 27, 1998 | *a.c. 243 | Online |
| McKamey, Leo | Kansas City | November 12, 1997 | a.c. 202, 203 | Online |
| Mead, Larry E. (1) | Columbia | November 3, 2004 | a.c. 317 | Online |
| Mead, Larry E. (2) | Columbia | November 10, 2004 | a.c. 318 | Online |
| Melton, Emory | Cassville | July 16, 1996 | a.c. 64-66 | Online |
| Miller, Margaret (Peg) | Jefferson City | March 31, 1997 | a.c. 139, 140 | Online |
| Mooney, Elvis A., Sr. | Bloomfield | March 22, 2001 | *a.c. 289 | Online |
| Morgan, Annette Noble | Kansas City | September 4, 1996 | *a.c. 78, 79 | Online |
| Murphy, Samuel B. | Kirkwood | June 11, 1996 | *a.c. 45-47 | Online |
| Nacy, Mary E. | Jefferson City | August 14, 1997 | *a.c. 179, 180 | Online |
| Newquist, Mary L. Gant | Jefferson City | July 17, 1997 | *a.c. 168, 169 | Online |
| Nilges, Al | Lake Ozark | July 17, 1996 | *a.c. 68-70 | Online |
| Noland, James A., Jr. | Camdenton | December 12, 2001 | a.c. 299, 300 | Online |
| Ogilvie, Leon | Kansas City | March 4, 1997 | a.c. 125, 126 | Online |
| Pace, George H. | Hannibal | August 27, 1996 | *a.c. 73, 74 | Online |
| Park, Carole Roper | Independence | December 11, 1996 | a.c. 105, 106 | Online |
| Parker, George W., Sr. | Columbia | September 11, 2001 | a.c. 294, 295 | Online |
| Peterson, John R. and Robert L. | Mountain Grove | November 7, 1997 | a.c. 199 | Online |
| Phelps, William C. | Columbia | May 2, 2006 | a.c. 321, 322 | Online |
| Proffer, Marvin E. | Cape Girardeau | June 12, 1996 | a.c. 52-54 | Online |
| Ratchford, C. Brice | Columbia | September 3, 1997 | *a.c. 183, 184 | Online |
| Reed, Clarence E. | Cassville | July 17, 1996 | *a.c. 67 | Online |
| Reed, Ronald, Jr. | St. Joseph | May 15, 1996 | a.c. 36-38 | Online |
| Reeves, James Ed | Caruthersville | September 16, 1998 | *a.c. 227-229 | Online |
| Reinhard, James R. | Columbia | July 23, 1997 | *a.c. 175 | Online |
| Reisch, Harold F | Columbia | October 25, 2004 | a.c. 313, 314 | Online |
| Richardson, Mark L. | Poplar Bluff | October 8, 2002 | a.c. 308, 309 | Online |
| Riddle, Veryl | St. Louis | November 4, 1998 | *a.c. 255-257 | Online |
| Robinson, Jim, Jr. | Pinhook | October 26, 1998 | *a.c. 239, 240 | Online |
| Rowen, Clyde A. | Hartville | November 7, 1997 | a.c. 198 | Online |
| Rozier, Elizabeth | Jefferson City | March 7, 1997 | *a.c. 127 | Online |
| Russell, James C. (Jay) | Florissant | March 27, 1997 | *a.c. 136-138 | Online |
| Saalwaechter, R. Leon | by telephone in Germantown, TN | October 12, 1998 | a.c. 238 | Online |
| Schaeperkoetter, Jeff | Jefferson City | July 24, 2007 | a.c. 327-329 | Online |
| Schechter, Maurice | Chesterfield | June 11, 1996 | *a.c. 48, 49 | Online |
| Shaeffer, Margaret | Caruthersville | June 5, 1997 | *a.c. 162, 163 | Online |
| Shrum, Kenneth W. | Cape Girardeau | August 9, 2013 | CD 346, 347 | Not Available |
| Simcoe, Reuben Bernard (Doc) | Calwood | June 7, 2001 | *a.c. 292 | Online |
| Skaggs, Buford | West Plains | July 15, 1996 | *a.c. 60, 61 | Online |
| Smith, Robert C | Columbia | November 3, 2004 | a.c. 315, 316 | Online |
| Snyder, Robert O. | St. Louis | October 6, 1998 | *a.c. 235-237 | Online |
| Southern, Clyde | Caruthersville | June 5, 1997 | a.c. 160, 161 | Online |
| Spain, James E. (1) | Poplar Bluff | June 12, 1996 | a.c. 50, 51 | Online |
| Spain, James E. (2) | Poplar Bluff | October 29, 1998 | a.c. 249, 250 | Online |
| Spencer, George A. | Columbia | May 28, 1996 | *a.c. 41, 42 | Online |
| Spradling, Albert M., III | Cape Girardeau | April 25, 2000 | a.c. 269, 270 | Online |
| Spradling, Albert M., Jr. (1) | Jr. Cape Girardeau | March 14, 1996 | *a.c. 5, 6 | Online |
| Spradling, Albert M., Jr. (2) | Cape Girardeau | October 29, 1996 | *a.c. 96, 97 | Online |
| Stacy, Jane Cooper | Cape Girardeau | March 22, 2013 | a.c. 355, 356 | Online |
| Stapleton, Jack, Jr. | Kennett | June 6, 1997 | *a.c. 164, 165 | Online |
| Steelman, Dorman L. | Salem | February 9, 1998 | *a.c. 211-213 | Online |
| Steinmetz, Kaye H. | Florissant | December 17, 1996 | a.c. 110, 111 | Online |
| Stephenson, Arthur T. | Springfield | May 15, 1997 | a.c. 145, 146 | Online |
| Steward, Dick | Jefferson City | March 7, 1997 | a.c. 128, 129 | Online |
| Stutler, Fred and Bob Wilson | Milan | May 5, 1997 | *a.c. 143, 144 | Online |
| Townley, Merrill | Chamois | July 19, 2007 | a.c. 323-326 | Online |
| Treppler, Irene E. | St. Louis County | September 16, 1996 | a.c. 87-89 | Online |
| Trimble, James G. | Parkville | November 12, 1997 | a.c. 204, 205 | Online |
| Villa, Thomas A. | St. Louis | October 28, 1996 | a.c. 91-93 | Online |
| Vogel, Raymond | Cape Girardeau | July 7, 2000 | *a.c. 277 | Online |
| Volkmer, Harold Lee | Columbia | September 18, 1998 | a.c. 230, 231 | Online |
| Waggoner, Francis | Caruthersville | June 4, 1997 | *a.c. 157-159 | Online |
| Walton, Elbert A. | St. Louis | October 8, 1997 | *a.c. 196, 197 | Online |
| Weber, George D. | Eureka | March 19, 2001 | *a.c. 283 | Online |
| Weber, Winnie | Lake Ozark | May 16, 2000 | *a.c. 274 | Online |
| Welborn, Joe C. | Bloomfield | June 3, 1997 | *a.c. 151, 152 | Online |
| Welborn, Robert R. | Jefferson City | March 24, 1997 | *a.c. 130-132 | Online |
| Welliver, Warren D. | Columbia | July 10, 1997 | *a.c. 166, 167 | Online |
| Williams, Maxwell | Gideon | June 3, 1997 | *a.c. 153, 154 | Online |
| Wilson, Francis M., II | Platte City | October 30, 2001 | *a.c. 297, 298 | Online |
| Wilson, Truman | St. Joseph | May 14, 1996 | *a.c. 34, 35 | Online |
| Wolfe, James F. | Jefferson City | November 10, 1997 | *a.c. 200, 201 | Online |
| Woolsey, Thomas G. | Versailles | October 8, 1996 | *a.c. 90 | Online |
| Young, Robert A. | Maryland Heights | July 1, 1996 | *a.c. 58, 59 | Online |