| 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 8 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: |
24 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Ballard_interview_8.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1983 (Year of interview)
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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 occupation: |
Police inspector
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| Age at speaking: |
75
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| Document date: |
27-Oct-1983
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| Interviewer: |
Baker, Richard A.
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| People discussed: |
Castro Ruz, Fidel; Castro, Fidel, 1926(?)-; Fidel Castro; Nixon, Dick; Nixon, Richard M.; Nixon, Richard Milhous, 1913-1994; Richard Milhous Nixon; Ruz, Fidel Castro
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Congress. Senate; Washington, DC. United States Capital Police
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| Locations discussed: |
District of Columbia; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Castro Ruz, Fidel; Castro, Fidel, 1926(?)-; District of Columbia; Fidel Castro; History; Nixon, Dick; Nixon, Richard M.; Nixon, Richard Milhous, 1913-1994; North America; Oral history; Police; Political science--United States; Politicians; Richard Milhous Nixon; Ruz, Fidel Castro; U.S. Congress. Senate; United States; United States--Officials and employees; United States--Politics and government; Washington, DC. United States Capital Police
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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: |
OHI0022063-22964
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