Collection Number
Moakley Oral History Project OH-037
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Running Time
00:27:15
Description
Leanita Shelby, a member of Congressman John Joseph Moakley’s congressional committee staff from 1989 through 2001, discusses her experiences while a member of the House Rules Committee staff. In the interview, she describes how her career started on Capitol Hill with Congressman Gillis Long; how she became a member of the House Rules Committee staff; her work for Congressman Moakley; and how Moakley related to his colleagues and his constituents.
Interview Date
2004
Publisher
Suffolk University
City
Washington, DC
Keywords
Congressman Joe Moakley, U.S. Congress, Rules Committee, Congressman Jim McGovern
Subject Headings
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001, United States--Congress, United States--Congress--House--Committee on Rules, McGovern, James P., 1959
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Shelby, Leanita and Kalarites, Steven G., "Oral history interview with Leanita Shelby (OH-037)" (2004). Moakley Archive Oral History Project. 37.
https://dc.suffolk.edu/moh/37