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WISCONSIN
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
An Oral History Interview with
RON KIND
Interviewer: .Anita Hecht, Life History Services
Recording Date: March 27, 2009
Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin. Length: 1.0 hour
Ronald James Kind was raised in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the middle child of Greta and Elroy
Kind. .After graduating from high school in 1981, Kind attended Harvard University and studied
economics and history.
During his junior year, he served as an intern for Sen. William Proxmire. Kind researched the
Iran-Contra affair as well as other issues related to the Reagan administration's support for
counterinsurgency movements in Central .America. Kind also wrote daily speeches on the
genocide convention and nuclear disarmament and researched Golden Fleece awards.
Following the internship, Kind graduated with honors from Harvard and then earned his M.S.
degree in international economics from the London School of Economics in 1986. He earned his
J.D. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1990.
In 1995, Kind consulted the retired Sen. Proxmire about his desire to run for Congress in
Wisconsin's Third District. Sen. Proxmire encouraged him to do so and made a campaign ad on
his behalf. In 1996, Kind won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
.After arriving in Washington, Kind visited the retired Senator weekly at the Library of Congress,
when Proxmire gave him much advice on current issues and how succeed in Washington.
Object Description
| Title | An oral history interview with Ron Kind |
| Author/Creator | Kind, Ron |
| Additional Authors/Creators | Hecht, Anita |
| Description | Ronald James Kind was raised in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the middle child of Greta and Elroy Kind. After graduating from high school in 1981, Kind attended Harvard University and studied economics and history. During his junior year, he served as an intern for Sen. William Proxmire. Kind researched the Iran-Contra affair as well as other issues related to the Reagan administration's support for counterinsurgency movements in Central America. Kind also wrote daily speeches on the genocide convention and nuclear disarmament and researched Golden Fleece awards. Following the internship, Kind graduated with honors from Harvard and then earned his M.S. degree in international economics from the London School of Economics in 1986. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1990. In 1995, Kind consulted the retired Sen. Proxmire about his desire to run for Congress in Wisconsin's Third District. Sen. Proxmire encouraged him to do so and made a campaign ad on his behalf. In 1996, Kind won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. After arriving in Washington, Kind visited the retired Senator weekly at the Library of Congress, when Proxmire gave him much advice on current issues and how succeed in Washington. |
| Language | English |
| Decade | 1980-1989; 1990-1999; |
| Type | Interview Transcript |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | Kind.Trn.Final |
| Source Creation Date | 2009-03-27 |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Language | English |
| Type | Interview Transcript |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPEG2000 |
| Digital Identifier | Kind.Trn.Final_Page_01 |
| Full Text | WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY An Oral History Interview with RON KIND Interviewer: .Anita Hecht, Life History Services Recording Date: March 27, 2009 Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin. Length: 1.0 hour Ronald James Kind was raised in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the middle child of Greta and Elroy Kind. .After graduating from high school in 1981, Kind attended Harvard University and studied economics and history. During his junior year, he served as an intern for Sen. William Proxmire. Kind researched the Iran-Contra affair as well as other issues related to the Reagan administration's support for counterinsurgency movements in Central .America. Kind also wrote daily speeches on the genocide convention and nuclear disarmament and researched Golden Fleece awards. Following the internship, Kind graduated with honors from Harvard and then earned his M.S. degree in international economics from the London School of Economics in 1986. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1990. In 1995, Kind consulted the retired Sen. Proxmire about his desire to run for Congress in Wisconsin's Third District. Sen. Proxmire encouraged him to do so and made a campaign ad on his behalf. In 1996, Kind won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. .After arriving in Washington, Kind visited the retired Senator weekly at the Library of Congress, when Proxmire gave him much advice on current issues and how succeed in Washington. |
| Source Creation Date | 2009-03-27 |