The seventh constitutional convention met in 1969-1970 in an attempt to reform the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitution approved by the º£½ÇÉçÇø Legislature in 1874. The seventh constitutional convention failed, and the 1874 º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitution still remains in effect today despite additional reform attempts. Click for more information about º£½ÇÉçÇø’s constitutional conventions.
Interviewee: Howard Morgan Alderson
Interviewer: William Larsen
Date of Interview: July 24, 1969
Howard Alderson was elected as a city councilman for Stuttgart, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was on the General Provisions Committee.
Interviewee: Richard Sheppard Arnold
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: June 17, 1969
Richard Arnold was elected as a city councilman for Texarkana, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was on the Executive Committee and the Drafting Committee.
Interviewee: Joyce Baker
Interviewer: William Foy Lisenby
Date of Interview: June 13, 1969
Joyce Baker was elected as a city council representative for Clinton, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention.
Interviewee: Dave Block, Jr.
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: May 29, 1969
Dave Block, Jr. was elected as a city councilman for Wynne, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was on the Administrative Committee.
Interviewee: Katherine Buchanan
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: July 29, 1969
Katherine Buchanan was elected as a city council representative for Prescott, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. She was on the Style and Drafting Committee.
Interviewee: Ohmer C. Burnside
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: July 23, 1969
Ohmer Burnside was elected as a city councilman for Lake Village, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Elections and Suffrage Committee.
Interviewee: Virgil James Butler
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 5 & 7, 1969
Virgil Butler was elected as a city councilman for Batesville, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Style and Drafting Committee.
Interviewee: Frank William Cantrell
Interviewer: William Larsen
Date of Interview: Feb. 10, 1970
Frank Cantrell was elected as a city councilman for Little Rock, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the General Provisions Committee and the Public Information Committee.
Interviewee: Richard A. Carver
Interviewer: Foy Lisenby
Date of Interview: Jan. 28, 1970
Richard Carver was elected as a city councilman for Mena, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the County Government Committee.
Interviewee: Clifford Cole
Interviewer: Pat Barker
Date of Interview: June 24, 1969
Clifford Cole was elected as a city councilman for Piggott, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Legislative Committee.
Interviewee: James C. Cole
Interviewer: William A. Larsen
Date of Interview: Aug. 13, 1969
James Cole was elected as a city councilman for Malvern, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He served on the Judicial Branch Committee.
Interviewee: E. Harley Cox, Jr.
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 6, 1969
E. Harley Cox, Jr. was elected as a city councilman for Pine Bluff, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was the chairman of the Judicial Branch Committee.
Interviewee: Dalton J. Dailey
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: July 10, 1969
Dalton Dailey was elected as a city councilman for Little Rock, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention.
Interviewee: Boyce R. Davis
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: July 14, 1969
Boyce Davis was elected as a city councilman for Lincoln, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Public Information Committee, the County Government Committee, and the Schedule and Transitions Committee.
Interviewee: G. Byron Dobbs
Interviewer: Pat Barker
Date of Interview: July 10,1969
Byron Dobbs was elected as a city councilman for Fort Smith, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a chairman on the Judicial Branch Committee.
Interviewee: Garnett Thomas Eisele
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Feb. 18, 1970
Garnett Eisele was elected as a city councilman for Hot Springs, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention.
Interviewee: John D. Eldridge
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 4, 1969
John Eldridge was elected as a city councilman for Augusta, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Legislative Committee and the Rules Committee.
Interviewee: John W. Elrod
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 5, 1969
John Elrod was elected as a city councilman for Rison, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Administrative Committee and the General Provisions Committee.
Interviewee: Lewis E. Epley, Jr.
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 12, 1969
Lewis Epley was elected as a city councilman for Eureka Springs, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Municipality Committee.
Interviewee: William H. Etter
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: July 14, 1969
William Etter was elected as a city councilman for Washington, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Committee on Revenue and Taxation.
Interviewee: Eudora N. Fields
Interviewer: Pat Barker
Date of Interview: June 19, 1969
Eudora Fields was elected as a city council representative for Malvern, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention.
Interviewee: Charles Davis Frierson III
Interviewer: Carolyn P. Williams
Date of Interview: Aug. 5, 1969
Charles Frierson was elected as a city councilman for Jonesboro, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Executive Branch Committee.
Interviewee: William Fadjo Gravens, Jr.
Interviewer: Carolyn T. Williams
Date of Interview: July 29, 1969
William Gravens was elected as a city councilman for Fort Smith, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He served on the General Provisions Committee as well as the Public Information Committee.
Interviewee: John P. Gill
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Sept. 9, 1970
John Gill was elected as a city council representative for Little Rock, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was the chairman of the Local Government Committee.
Interviewee: John Lloyd Godley
Interviewer: Pat Barker
Date of Interview: July 13, 1969
John Godley was elected as a city councilman for Osceola, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Suffrage and Elections Committee.
Interviewee: Harry A. Haines
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: June 6, 1970
Harry Haines was elected as a city councilman for Blytheville, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a part of the Municipal Government Committee and the Public Information Committee.
Interviewee: Otis Parnell Hammons
Interviewer: Foy Lisenby
Date of Interview: July 28, 1969
Otis Hammons was elected as a city councilman for Forrest City, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Executive Committee.
Interviewee: Arthur H. Hays
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: July 25, 1969
Arthur Hays was elected as a city councilman for Little Rock, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the General Provisions Committee.
Interviewee: E.J. Hosey
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Jan. 14, 1970
E.J. Hosey was elected as a city councilman for Marvell, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Finance and Taxation Committee.
Interviewee: Beth Hough
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: July 8, 1969
Beth Hough was elected as a city council representative for Rogers, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention.
Speaker: Hubert H. Humphrey
Date of Speech: Aug. 20, 1969
Subject: Remarks of the honorable Hubert H. Humphrey before the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention.
Interviewee: Mark Perrin Jones III
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: June 19, 1969
Mark Jones III was elected as a city councilman for Searcy, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention.
Interviewee: Billy Lindsey
Interviewer: Stephen Ray Wood
Date of Interview: July 28, 1969
Billy Lindsey was elected as a city councilman for Caldwell, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Finance and Taxation Committee.
Interviewee: David Leonard Lingo
Interviewer: Simms McClintock
Date of Interview: July 8, 1969
David Lingo was elected as a city councilman for Walnut Ridge, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was assigned to the County Government Committee.
Interviewee: Gail Matthews
Interviewer: William Larsen
Date of Interview: Jan. 28, 1970
Gail Matthews was elected as a city councilman for North Little Rock, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was assigned to the Judicial Committee and the Liaison Committee to the Declaration of Rights.
Interviewee: Dan McCraw
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 7, 1969
Dan McCraw was elected as a city councilman for Hot Springs, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He served on the Executive Committee and the Administrative Committee.
Interviewee: Shirley E. McFarlin
Interviewer: Tom Dillard
Date of Interview: Jan. 19, 1972
Shirley McFarlin was elected as a city council representative for Little Rock, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. She was a member of the Executive Committee.
Interviewee: Robert Meriwether
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: June 25, 1969
Robert Meriwether was elected as a city councilman for Conway, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He served as the chairman for the Declaration of Rights Committee.
Interviewee: Henry C. Morris
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 11, 1969
Henry Morris was elected as a city councilman for DeQueen, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He served on the Judicial Branch Committee.
Interviewee: Cecil B. Nance, Jr.
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 4, 1969
Cecil Nance was elected as a city council representative for West Memphis, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Judicial Branch Committee, the Administrative Committee, and the Agenda Committee.
Interviewee: William C. Norman
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: July 28, 1969
William Norman was elected as a city councilman for Crossett, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was the chairman of the Committee on Finance and Taxation and a member of the Administration Committee.
Interviewee: Merle Peterson
Interviewer: Catherine Moorhead
Date of Interview: July 28, 1969
Merle Peterson was elected as a city council representative for Dumas, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the General Provisions Committee.
Interviewee: William Ira Prewett
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 13, 1969
William Prewett was elected as a city councilman for El Dorado, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was the chairman of the General Provisions Committee.
Interviewee: David Pryor
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Nov. 7, 1969
David Pryor was elected as a city councilman of Camden, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention.
Interviewee: Charles Nichol Rose
Interviewer: William A. Larson
Date of Interview: Aug. 21, 1969
Charles Rose was elected as a city councilman for Blytheville, º£½ÇÉçÇø. He was a member of the Finance and Taxation Committee.
Interviewee: Nick Rose
Interviewer: William Larsen
Date of Interview: Aug. 21, 1969
Nick Rose was elected as a city councilman for Blytheville, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He served on the Finance and Taxation Committee.
Interviewee: Jim A. Ross, Jr.
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 21, 1969 & Jan. 12, 1970
Jim Ross, Jr. was elected as a city councilman for Monticello, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He served as the chairman for the Rules Committee and was a member of the Judicial Branch Committee.
Interviewee: Pete Rudolph
Interviewer: Foy Lisenby
Date of Interview: Aug. 12, 1969
Pete Rudolph was elected as a city councilman for Gurdon, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Executive Branch Committee.
Interviewee: Dr. J. Aubrey Sanders
Interviewer: Foy Lisenby
Date of Interview: July 17, 1969
Dr. J. Sanders was elected as a city councilman for Waldron, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He served on the County Committee.
Interviewee: Bill J. Scott
Interviewer: Foy Lisenby
Date of Interview: Aug. 20, 1969
Bill Scott was elected as a city councilman for Hamburg, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Judicial Branch Committee.
Interviewee: Vance Scurlock
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: July 22, 1969
Vance Scurlock was elected as a city councilman for Jonesboro, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Finance and Taxation Committee.
Interviewee: John Ira Smith
Interviewer: Carolyn Williams
Date of Interview: July 22, 1969
John Smith was elected as a city councilman for Fayetteville, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Committee of Executive Officers.
Interviewee: Quinby Smith
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: July 8, 1969
Quinby Smith was elected as a city councilman for Mountain Home, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the County Government Committee.
Interviewee: David Solomon
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 24, 1970
David Solomon was elected as a city councilman for Helena, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He served on the Judicial Branch Committee and the Style and Drafting Committee.
Interviewee: Dabbs Sullivan
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 5, 1970
Dabbs Sullivan was elected as a city councilman for Little Rock, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He served on the Legislative Committee.
Interviewee: Hays Sullivan
Interviewer: Pat Barker
Date of Interview: Aug. 5, 1969
Hays Sullivan was elected as a city councilman for Burdette, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Executive Branch Committee.
Interviewee: Cecil Andrew Tedder, Jr.
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: July 25, 1969
Cecil Tedder, Jr. was elected as a city councilman for Searcy, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Municipal Government Committee and the Style and Drafting Committee.
Interviewee: Raymond Hoyt Thornton, Jr.
Interviewer: William Foy Lisenby
Date of Interview: Aug. 6, 1969
Raymond Thornton, Jr. was elected as a city councilman for Sheridan, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He served as chairman of the Executive Branch Committee.
Interviewee: C.H.Turk
Interviewer: Foy Lisenby
Date of Interview: Feb. 10, 1970
C. H. Turk was elected as a city councilman for Sherrill, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Municipal Committee.
Interviewee: Rice Lee Van Ausdall
Interviewer: Pat Barker
Date of Interview: Aug. 12, 1969
Rice Van Ausdall was elected as a city councilman for Harrisburg, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the General Provisions Committee, the Rules Committee, and the Style and Drafting Committee.
Interviewee: Rev. Robert M. Van Hook II
Interviewer: Cathy Moorehead
Date of Interview: July 22, 1969
Rev. Robert Van Hook II was elected as a city councilman for Bryant, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Suffrage and Elections Committee and the Schedule and Transition Committee.
Interviewee: C. Randolph Warner, Jr.
Interviewer: Gay Moore
Date of Interview: July 17, 1969
C. Warner, Jr. was elected as a city councilman for Fort Smith, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was one of the vice chairmen on the Administrative Committee and a member of the Finance and Taxation Committee.
Interviewee: Colonel Norman Warnock
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy W. Moore
Date of Interview: June 25, 1969
Colonel Norman Warnock was elected as a city councilman for Camden, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He voted against the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention and thought that the constitution did not need rewriting.
Interviewee: Field K. Wasson
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Aug. 6, 1969
Field Wasson was elected as a city councilman for Siloam Springs, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Election and Suffrage Committee.
Interviewee: Samuel A. Weems
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: July 24, 1969
Samuel Weems was elected as a city councilman for Des Arc, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Administrative Committee and the General Provisions Committee.
Interviewee: Paul X. Williams
Interviewer: Dr. Waddy Moore
Date of Interview: Feb. 10, 1970
Paul Williams was elected as a city councilman for Booneville, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the Judicial Branch Committee.
Interviewee: Nick Wilson
Interviewer: Pat Barker
Date of Interview: July 8, 1969
Nick Wilson was elected as a city councilman for Pocahontas, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention. He was a member of the County Government Committee.
Interviewee: Herbert B. Wren
Interviewer: Foy Lisenby
Date of Interview: July 10, 1969
Herbert Wren was elected as a city councilman for Texarkana, º£½ÇÉçÇø at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional Convention.