James Humes

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Date of Interview

Interviewer

Stephen McKiernan

Interviewee

James Humes

Biographical Text

James Humes (1934 - 2020) was an author, lawyer, profesor, politician, and former presidential speechwriter. Humes earned his Bachelor's degree from Williams College and his Law degree from George Washington University. He was elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1962 and served as a speechwriter for Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. Humes, a professor of Language and Leadership at the University of Southern Colorado, was the author of numerous books, including Nixon's Ten Commandments of Leadership and Negotiation, Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter, and The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill.

Duration

1:49:12

Language

English

Digital Publisher

Binghamton University Libraries

Digital Format

audio/mp4

Original Format

MicroCassette

Material Type

Sound

Interview Format

Audio

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Keywords

1960s; Anti-war protest; Richard Nixon; Class of people; War; Student protests; Vietnam; Vietnam War; Media; Protests; Generational gap; Baby Boomers.

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Collection Description

Stephen McKiernan's collection of interviews includes more than two hundred interviews with prominent figures of the 1960s, which were collected between the mid-1990s and 2010s. The collection provides narratives of people who were actively involved in or witnessed events in the 1960s, an era which spurred profound cultural and… More

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“James Humes,” Digital Collections, accessed October 30, 2024, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/1906.