Topic: One person, one vote
Interview of Foster Chisholm, December 5, 2025
This four minute excerpt from Foster Chisholm's interview, which is a part of the "Statehouse Conversations" collection, discusses school segregation in Topeka. Chisholm's experiences were remarkably similar to those described in Carolyn Campbell's interview. He also talks about experiencing discrimination at the VA Hospital in Topeka when he was passed over for a job.
Interview of Bill Graves
Interviewed by Michael Smith
Emporia State University Professor Michael Smith interviewed former Governor Bill Graves on the Kansas Wesleyan University campus, Graves’ alma mater, in the fall of 2016 before the November elections. The interview covered events from Graves’ years in office as well as his thoughts on the state of Kansas politics in 2016 and the political changes in the Statehouse. This interview, compared to the 2022 interview by Mike Matson delves a little more deeply into some of the political situations Graves faced, particularly in his second term with challenges from Republicans. Taken together, both interviews form an excellent Show Morepicture of the changing nature of conservatism in Kansas politics and help define the meaning of Traditional Republican. Show Less