| Title: |
Leonard H. Ballard
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
U.S. Congress. Senate. Historical Office
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| Collection: |
Senate Oral History Project
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| Series: |
Item 1 of Series Leonard H. Ballard
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| Description: |
When Leonard Ballard joined the Capitol Police in 1947, the police rolls carried the names of 157 men, ranging from college students to retired policemen, who were mostly patronage appointments. When he retired 37 years later, the Capitol Police had expanded to 1,200 men and women, and was a fully professional police force. During this growth, the police balanced increasing security requirements against the needs of an open, democratic institution. Ballard recounts this transformation, explaining the importance of public relations when dealing with the politicians, staff, lobbyists, press, visiting dignitaries, and tourists who daily populate Capitol Hill.
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| Extent: |
17 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Ballard_interview_1.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
1908 to 1947
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| Speaker: |
Ballard, Leonard H., 1908-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
11-Oct-1908
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Alderson, WV; West Virginia; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Police inspector
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| Age at speaking: |
75
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| Document date: |
18-Aug-1983
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| Interviewer: |
Baker, Richard A.
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Congress. Senate
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| Historical events discussed: |
Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
District of Columbia; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Armed Forces; Biography; Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941; District of Columbia; Education; Family; North America; Oral history; Police; Soldiers; U.S. Congress. Senate; United States; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Inspector, United States Capitol Police
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0022056-22952
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