University of Kentucky SIP METS submitted to KDL. University of Kentucky SIP METS and associated file(s) submitted in University of Kentucky Preservation Repository. 2006OH148_LEG138_Arnold.xml Interview with Adrian Arnold, August 14, 2006 Kentucky Legislature Oral History Project Adrian Arnold; interviewee Christy Bohl; interviewer Legislators -- Kentucky -- Interviews. Great Depression -- Kentucky. World War, 1939-1945. Lobbyists -- Kentucky. Tobacco farms -- Kentucky. Agricultural laborers, foreign -- Kentucky. Kentucky. General Assembly -- Officials and employees -- Discipline. World War II Farm Bureau interim committees campaigning Great Depression Korean War coal mining Swinford, John lobbyists BOPTROT Election Committee public financing Counties Committee coal impact fund legislative independence Toyota Manufacturing (Georgetown, Ky.) lottery gubernatorial succession Lithuania same-sex marriage health care legislation Central Kentucky caucus abortion court reform death penalty tobacco farms migrant workers Key Legislation: court reform law, prison reform law, land tax reform Term/District: House (1974-2006), 74th district Counties in District: Bath County (Ky.) -- Nicholas County (Ky.) -- Montgomery County (Ky.) Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries 2006-08-14 oral histories audio KUK:Leg001:2006OH148LEG138 english This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Physical rights are retained by the owning repository. Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws. Please go to http://kdl.kyvl.org for more information. Arnold (House, 1974-2006, 74th district; Democrat ) talks about his family, growing up during World War II, his memories of the Great Depression and going to school in a one-room school house and his involvement with the Farm Bureau. He reflects on his expectations of serving in the legislature, his first campaign, learning how to work in the legislature, the role of lobbyists, his experience serving during BOPTROT and his views on public financing of elections. Arnold opines on high cost of elections and discusses judicial reform, his work on prison reform, tobacco farming, and diversification of crops, his work on land tax reform, and immigrant workers. 2012 View Collection Guide to obtain rights information.