- John Joseph Moakley Oral History Project
The Moakley Archive Oral History project seeks to document and preserve valuable information and observations that may not be a part of the paper, photographic, and audiovisual portions of the Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers.
Program History and Collecting Policy
The interviews are used to identify or solicit observations and opinions regarding key events and issues in Congressman Moakley’s life and career. The first oral history interview occurred in 2001 when Professors Robert Allison and Joseph McEttrick interviewed Congressman Moakley.
The project continues to collect recordings of audio- and videotaped interviews with family, friends, staff, colleagues, political opponents, political leaders and his constituents. The master tapes, transcriptions and supporting documentation make up the Moakley Archive Oral History Project Collection.
Interviews done to date
Congressman Moakley and Family/Friends/Staff/Colleague Interviews
| Congressman Joe Moakley, 4/2001 | Stephen LaRose, 4/2003 | Robert & Thomas Moakley, 4/2003 |
| Sean Ryan, 4/2003 | Karen Harraghy, 5/2003 | John Lynch, 5/2003 |
| George Lally, 5/2003 | Congressman James P. McGovern, 8/2003 | William Bulger, 8/2003 |
| Jeanne Hession, 8/2003 | David J. Sargent, 9/2003 | William Shaevel, 10/2003 |
| James E. Kelly, 10/2003 | John & Margaret Hurley, 10/2003 | Fred Clark, 10/2003 |
| Michael Dukakis, 7/2004 | David Carreiro, 9/2004 | Katheleen Teixeira, 9/2004 |
| Deborah Spriggs, 9/2004 | Katherine Sophie Hayford, 9/2004 | Robert Kevin Ryan, 9/2004 |
| David Pomerantz, 9/2004 | Congessman David Dreier, 9/2004 | Dr. John Eisold, 9/2004 |
| Congressman Peter T. King, 9/2004 | Congressman Richard E. Neal, 9/2004 | Charles W. Johnson, 9/2004 |
| George Crawford, 9/2004 | Congressman Marty Meehan, 9/2004 | John Daniel, 9/2004 |
| Leanita Shelby, 10/2004 | Margaret Hurley, 3/2005 | John Weinfurter, 6/2005 |
| Judge Douglas P. Woodlock, 12/2005 | James F. Linnehan, Sr., 11/2006 |
El Salvador Interviews
| Virginia Zanger, 4/2003 | Edmund Crotty, 4/2003 | Fran Price, 5/2003 |
| Carol Pryor, 5/2003 | Anne Wheelock, 5/2003 | Leonel Gomez, 11/2003 |
| Benjamin Cuellar, 11/2004 | Chancellor J. Donald Monan, S.J., 5/2005 |
Garrity Decision Interviews
| Anthony Voto, 2/2005 | Kirsten Alexander, 2/2005 | Eleanor "Penny" McClary, 2/2005 |
| Henry Allen, 2/2005 | Doc. Reid, 3/2005 | Rep. Brian Wallace, 3/2005 |
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Mary Ellen Smith, 3/2005 |
Mark Harvey, 3/2005 | Ruth Walsh, 3/2005 |
| James Feeney, 3/2005 | Lewis Finfer, 3/2005 | Patricia A. Kelly, 3/2005 |
| James Collins, 3/2005 | Joanne Sweeney, 4/2005 | Moe Gillen, 2/2006 |
| John Nucci, 2/2006 | Mary Ann Hardenberg, 2/2006 | Hubie Jones, 2/2006 |
| Barbara Faith, 3/2006 | James Hennigan, Jr., 1/2007 | Patricia Reid, 3/2007 |
| James O’Leary, 3/2007 | Paula Fleming, 3/2007 | John Canty, 4/2007 |
| Richard Lane, 4/2007 |
Historic Preservation Interviews
| Sean Hennessey, 9/2005 | Fred Clark, 10/2005 | Rep. Byron Rushing, 11/2005 |
Interviews with Transcripts
| John Joseph Moakley OH-001 | Steve LaRose OH-002 | Robert and Thomas Moakley OH-003 |
| Sean Ryan OH-004 | Fran Price OH-007 | Carol Pryor OH-008 |
| John Lynch OH-011 | James McGovern OH-013 | William Bulger OH-014 |
| Jeanne Hession OH-015 | David J. Sargent OH-016 | James M. Kelly OH-018 |
| Fred Clark OH-020 | David Carreiro OH-023 | Kathleen Teixeira OH-024 |
| Deborah Spriggs OH-025 | Sophie Hayford OH-026 | Kevin Ryan OH-027 |
| David Pomerantz OH-028 | David Dreier OH-029 | Dr. John Eisold OH-030 |
| Peter T. King OH-031 | Richard Neal OH-032 | Charles Johnson OH-033 |
| George Crawford OH-034 | Marty Meehan OH-035 | John Daniel OH-036 |
| Leanita Shelby OH-037 | Anthony Voto OH-039 | Kirsten Alexander OH-040 |
| Henry Allen OH-042 | Brian Wallace OH-043 |
Ruth Walsh OH-047 |
| Patricia Kelly OH-051 | James Collins OH-052 |