Year

1967 (circa)

Video Details

4:50; b&w; sound; V-46 AA101; S. 1239

Description

This is an interview with Gov. Kirk concerning his status as a Republican governor in a predominantly Democratic state. He mentions that he has started a war on crime and that President Johnson wants to study it. Kirk also tells why he vetoed a Head Start Program, saying that this move resulted in a better-run program later. He also explains that political appointments are made on the basis of "who gets the job done," regardless of party affiliation. He denies that Republican strength in the South is due to racial backlash.

Corporate Subject

Head Start Program

Geographic Subject

Tallahassee

Personal Subject

Kirk, Claude R., 1926-2011
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

Subject

Governors-Florida
Interviews
Political campaigns
Politicians
Politics