Insight: J. Bracken Lee, circa 1986

Item — cassette: 10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Producer/Director/Interviewer: Ken Verdoia

An interview with J. Bracken Lee, Governor of Utah (1949-1957) and Mayor of Salt Lake City (1960-1972). Lee speaks out on his colorful political career including: his controversial years as Mayor of Price, Utah; political campaigns reaching from the Depression through the Vietnam era; his eight years as Governor; battles with the Internal Revenue Service; his management of the relationship between government and the LDS Church; numerous political comebacks, including his three terms as Mayor of Salt Lake City; the changing face of American politics. 58:00 minutes.

Dates

circa 1986

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Materials in English.

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