Oral history interview with Michael Dukakis (OH-022, audio recording and transcript)
Title
Oral history interview with Michael Dukakis (OH-022, audio recording and transcript)
Date
2004
Description
Michael S. Dukakis, former governor of Massachusetts (1975-1979; 1983-1991), discusses the career of Congressman John Joseph Moakley. Governor Dukakis talks about Congressman Moakley’s efforts to improve Boston Harbor and the Harbor Islands; recalls issues they worked together on while members of the Massachusetts legislature in the late sixties; what issues were prominent during political campaigns in the sixties and seventies; what the environment was like in the State House during the sixties; his thoughts regarding the Boston school desegregation in the 1970s and how important Congressman Moakley’s public service and political leadership was to his constituents.
Source
Moakley Oral History Project
Rights
Copyright Suffolk University. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
Type
Sound recording
Oral histories
Format
MP3
PDF
Language
English
Subject
Identifier
OH-022
Embedded Media
Interviewer
McEttrick, Joseph
Interviewee
Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933-
Duration
57:19:00
Files
Collection
Citation
“Oral history interview with Michael Dukakis (OH-022, audio recording and transcript),” Moakley Archive & Institute, accessed July 28, 2021, https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/3727.