| Title: |
Tom Steed
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Rose State College. Eastern Oklahoma County Regional History Center
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| Collection: |
Eastern Oklahoma County Regional History Center Oral History Collection
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| Description: |
An interview by history instructor James Lazalier with retired Congressman Tom Steed. The Congressman describes how he got into politics in 1948 and his 32-year career as a Representative. He discusses, among other things, his toughest opponent in a race, his greatest accomplishments, including the superhighway bill, his leadership of the Subcommittee on Appropriations, and problems of low voter turnout and political pressure groups.
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| URL: |
http://www.rose.edu/EOCRHC/Oral-Steed.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1982 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Steed, Tom
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker occupation: |
Congressman; Politician
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| Document date: |
1982
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| Interviewer: |
Lasalier, James
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| Organizations discussed: |
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, OK; U.S. Air Force
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; Oklahoma; Oklahoma City, OK; Southwestern States; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Cities and towns--Oklahoma; Community; Local history; Military bases, American; North America; Oklahoma; Oklahoma City, OK; Oklahoma--History; Oral history; Southwestern States; Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, OK; U.S. Air Force; United States; War
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0026042-28012
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