Senator Harris Wofford Oral History

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Audio oral history interview with Senator Harris Wofford. A one-time civil rights advisor to both President Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Wofford also served as associate director of the Peace Corps (1962-66) and U.S. senator from Pennsylvania (1991-95). He wrote the book "Of Kennedys and Kings: Making Sense of the Sixties" (1992).Interview conducted on September 21, 2010 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 48 minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Senator Harris Wofford Oral History

Date:

09/21/2010

Terms:

Oral histories

Public officials

Civil rights

Wofford, Harris

Kennedy, John F.

King, Martin Luther, Jr.

Peace Corps

Washington, D.C.

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Kennedy Family Acquaintances (OHC)

White House and State Officials (OHC)

Peace Corps (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

48 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2010.001.0110

Curatorial Note:

After Pennsylvania Senator H. John Heinz III died in a plane crash on April 4, 1991, Harris Wofford was appointed to his open Senate seat by Governor Robert Casey. This made Wofford the first Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania since 1969. He later won a special election, held in November 1991, and kept his seat in the U.S. Senate until 1994 when he narrowly lost to Congressman - and future candidate for the Republican presidential nomination - Rick Santorum. - Stephen Fagin, Curator