Florida Citrus Oral History Project
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Interviewer
William Mansfield
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Date
July 2005
Abstract
An oral history interview with Ron Edwards who was the Chief Operating Officer for Tropicana. The interview focuses on Edward's national view of the citrus industry and the lawsuit against the Department of Florida Citrus. He discusses the Citrus Tariff Oversight Committee (CTOC) and CTOC organization, decision making processes, coalition building and lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. with Karl Rove, Ken Mehlman (White House Director of Political Affairs), Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman, Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick.
Keywords
Citrus fruit industry, Orange juice industry, Legislation, Tariff on oranges, Lobbying, Karl Rove, Ann Margaret Veneman (1949- ), Donald Louis Evans (1946- ), Robert B. Zoellick, Executives
Extent
01:09:31; 29 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Brazil
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
C56-00005
Recommended Citation
Edwards, Ron, "Ron Edwards Oral History Interview" (2022). Florida Citrus Oral History Project. 4.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_citrus_ohp/4
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