Louisiana Legends; Lindy Boggs
- Series
- Louisiana Legends
- Episode
- Lindy Boggs
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-58bg88g2
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- Description
- Episode Description
- An interview with Lindy Boggs conducted by Gus Weill for Louisiana Legends. Boggs, the wife of the late Congressman Hale Boggs, was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana. She discusses living in New Orleans; the political career of Hale Boggs; the day she found out about her husband's plane crash in Alaska; her personal impressions and interactions with Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton; her commitment to fighting for equal opportunities for all citizens; her role as the chairperson of the 1976 Democratic National Convention; the honor of having a building named after her at Tulane University; and the careers of her children.
- Episode Description
- This episode of the series "Louisiana Legends" from May 19, 1994, features an interview with Lindy Boggs conducted by Gus Weill. Boggs, the wife of the late Congressman Hale Boggs, was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana. She discusses: living in New Orleans; the political career of Hale Boggs; the day she found out about her husband's plane crash in Alaska; her personal impressions and interactions with Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton; her commitment to fighting for equal opportunities for all citizens; her role as the chairperson of the 1976 Democratic National Convention; the honor of having a building named after her at Tulane University; and the careers of her children Cokie Roberts, Barbara Boggs Sigmund, and Tommy Boggs.
- Date
- 1994-05-19
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Interview
- Topics
- Biography
- Subjects
- Louisiana; Politics; Democratic Party; Congress; Presidency; Civil Rights; Women
- Rights
- Louisiana Educational Television Authority/Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Restricted Use. For permission or licensing information contact: comments@lpb.org
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 188:27:47
- Credits
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Associate Producer: Allen, Gary
Audio: Williams, Benjamin R.
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Editor: Wade, Reggie
Executive Producer: Fourrier, Clay
Graphics: Fontenot, Jodie
Interviewee: Boggs, Lindy
Interviewer: Weill, Gus
Producer: Fowler, Ken
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Writer: Eaglin, Carlos
Writer: Miranda, Chris
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LL-89A (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam
Generation: Master
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LL-89A.mp4 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 188:27:47
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LL-89A.mxf (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: application/mxf
Generation: Master
Duration: 188:28:48
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: C1677 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:26:55
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: H2763 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:26:55
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Louisiana Legends; Lindy Boggs,” 1994-05-19, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 25, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-58bg88g2.
- MLA: “Louisiana Legends; Lindy Boggs.” 1994-05-19. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 25, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-58bg88g2>.
- APA: Louisiana Legends; Lindy Boggs. Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-58bg88g2