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WISCONSIN
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
An Oral History Interview with
ALAN K. SIMPSON
Interviewer: .Anita Hecht, Life History Services
Recording Date: June 2, 2009
Place: Cody, Wyoming. Length: 1.5 hours
Sen. Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming served with Sen. William Proxmire for 10 years. He was
raised in Denver, Colorado, and attended the University of Wyoming, where he earned his
undergraduate degree in law in 1954. From 1955 to 1956, Simpson served in the U.S. Army
before earning his JD degree at the University of Wyoming in 1958. He served briefly as
Assistant Attorney General of Wyoming before practicing law with his father.
In 1964, Simpson was elected to the Wyoming State Legislature and served until 1977, when he
was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978. During his first two terms as senator, he became
acquainted with Sen. Proxmire. From 1984 to 1994, Sen. Simpson served as the Assistant
Republican Majority Leader, was Chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee from 1980 to 1984,
and chaired the Immigration and Refugee Subcommittee of Judiciary. Like Sen. Proxmire,
though not during the same time, Sen. Simpson also served on the Senate Finance Committee.
Though on opposite ends of the political spectrum, Sen. Simpson and Sen. Proxmire often
occupied similar roles - what Simpson called, "designated irritants who took unpopular
positions." Sen. Simpson added that he admired Sen. Proxmire's tireless, daily speeches on the
Genocide Convention and his commitment to the office he held.
Alan Kooi Simpson Interview Transcript 1 Proxmire Oral History Project
Object Description
| Title | An oral history interview with Alan K. Simpson |
| Author/Creator | Simpson, Alan K. |
| Additional Authors/Creators | Hecht, Anita |
| Description |
Sen. Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming served with Sen. William Proxmire for 10 years. He was raised in Denver, Colorado, and attended the University of Wyoming, where he earned his undergraduate degree in law in 1954. From 1955 to 1956, Simpson served in the U.S. Army before earning his JD degree at the University of Wyoming in 1958. He served briefly as Assistant Attorney General of Wyoming before practicing law with his father. In 1964, Simpson was elected to the Wyoming State Legislature and served until 1977, when he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978. During his first two terms as senator, he became acquainted with Sen. Proxmire. From 1984 to 1994, Sen. Simpson served as the Assistant Republican Majority Leader, was Chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee from 1980 to 1984, and chaired the Immigration and Refugee Subcommittee of Judiciary. Like Sen. Proxmire, though not during the same time, Sen. Simpson also served on the Senate Finance Committee. Though on opposite ends of the political spectrum, Sen. Simpson and Sen. Proxmire often occupied similar roles - what Simpson called, "designated irritants who took unpopular positions." Sen. Simpson added that he admired Sen. Proxmire's tireless, daily speeches on the Genocide Convention and his commitment to the office he held.
Sen. Simpson was invited to copy-edit this transcript, and made a number of small changes. Scholarly researchers may want to listen to the original audio file, which is available by contacting askarchives@wisconsinhistory.org<mailto:askarchives@wisconsinhistory.org> or submitting feedback from this page. |
| Language | English |
| Decade | 1950-1959; 1960-1969; 1970-1979; 1980-1989 |
| 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 | Simpson.trn.final |
| Source Creation Date | 2009-06-02 |
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 | Simpson.trn.final_Page_01 |
| Full Text | WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY An Oral History Interview with ALAN K. SIMPSON Interviewer: .Anita Hecht, Life History Services Recording Date: June 2, 2009 Place: Cody, Wyoming. Length: 1.5 hours Sen. Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming served with Sen. William Proxmire for 10 years. He was raised in Denver, Colorado, and attended the University of Wyoming, where he earned his undergraduate degree in law in 1954. From 1955 to 1956, Simpson served in the U.S. Army before earning his JD degree at the University of Wyoming in 1958. He served briefly as Assistant Attorney General of Wyoming before practicing law with his father. In 1964, Simpson was elected to the Wyoming State Legislature and served until 1977, when he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978. During his first two terms as senator, he became acquainted with Sen. Proxmire. From 1984 to 1994, Sen. Simpson served as the Assistant Republican Majority Leader, was Chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee from 1980 to 1984, and chaired the Immigration and Refugee Subcommittee of Judiciary. Like Sen. Proxmire, though not during the same time, Sen. Simpson also served on the Senate Finance Committee. Though on opposite ends of the political spectrum, Sen. Simpson and Sen. Proxmire often occupied similar roles - what Simpson called, "designated irritants who took unpopular positions." Sen. Simpson added that he admired Sen. Proxmire's tireless, daily speeches on the Genocide Convention and his commitment to the office he held. Alan Kooi Simpson Interview Transcript 1 Proxmire Oral History Project |
| Source Creation Date | 2009-06-02 |