Joseph P. Riley, Interview by Kieran Walsh Taylor, 12 April 2016
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- Title:
- Joseph P. Riley, Interview by Kieran Walsh Taylor, 12 April 2016
- Date:
- 2016
- Interviewer:
- Taylor, Kieran Walsh
- Interviewee:
- Riley, Joseph P., 1943
- Description:
- Riley describes meeting his father's politically-connected friends, including Congressman Mendel Rivers, and Senator and Governors James F. Byrnes, and Fritz Hollings. All close associates of his father. He also recounts his efforts to recruit Ken Burns to support the International African American Museum. Riley compares his father's and J.C. Long's careers in real estate development and civic affairs in Charleston and reveals that his father once considered running for mayor. Riley also explains the problems Charleston faced in the last years of the administration of mayor J. Palmer Gaillard Jr. Riley describes having Citadel President General Mark Clark visit the family home. Riley explains his decision to attend The Citadel and recounts his first year.
- Collection Title:
- The Charleston Oral History Program
- Contributing Institution:
- The Citadel Archives & Museum
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Series:
- Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr.
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, Rivers, L. Mendel (Lucius Mendel), 1905-1970, Riley, Joseph P., 1943-, Hollings, Ernest F., 1922-2019
- Topical Subject:
- South Carolina--Politics and government, Mayors--United States
- Geographic Subject:
- Charleston (S.C.)
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Digital:
- 2016-04-12
- Digitization Specifications:
- Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are .wav files.
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Copyright © The Citadel Archives & Museum.
- Access Statement:
- All rights reserved
- Access Information:
- For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, Charleston, SC, 29409.
- Admin ID:
- 246454
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