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Charles Taft discusses politics in Cincinnati during the late 1920s. He talks about his brother, Robert A. Taft, and his political career.
| Interviewee: | Taft, Charles P. |
| Call number: | 68-014 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | August 9, 1968 |
| Physical Description: | 20 pp.; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips.; 50 minutes; index; Robert A. Taft biographical information sheet |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Patterson, James T. |
Charles Taft, a Cincinnati, Ohio politician, discusses his and his brother's career in politics. He discusses the election of Herbert Hoover and the establishment of the Charter Movement in Ohio cities and counties. He also discusses possible corruption in sectors of Cincinnati politics.
Cincinnati Charter Committee
Cincinnatus Association
Democratic Party
Hamilton County Charter Commission
Ohio State Legislature
Republican Party
Bentley, Henry
Berry, Theodore M.
Bevis, Howard L.
Gorman, Robert
Hoover, Herbert C.
Longworth, Nicholas
Seasongood, Murray
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Hamilton County, Ohio
politician
1924 Charter Amendment
1925 Taft Bills
1927 city election
African-American candidates
Prohibition politics
political campaign
political corruption
state budget