Lindy Boggs Profile (1995)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1995-02-03
Duration: 00:13:05
Subjects: Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972 | Boggs, Lindy, 1916-2013 | Politics
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Duhe, Jeff Reporter
- Boggs, Lindy Interviewee
- Roberts, Cokie Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 3, 1995, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Jeff Duhe’s profile of former Louisiana Congresswoman Lindy Boggs (1973-1991). Her late husband, Hale Boggs, served in Congress from 1947 until his death in 1973 in a plane crash in Alaska. Boggs discusses: her early exposure to politics; her relationship with Hale Boggs; her time in Congress; and her autobiography. This report also includes an interview with Cokie Roberts, her daughter. Host: Robert Collins