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J E N NI N G S R A N D O L P H, W est Vir gi nia, C h ai r m a n

E D M U N D S. M U S KI E, Mai ne 

J O S E P H M. M O N T O Y A, Ne w Me xic o 

MI K E G R A V E L, Ala s ka

L L O Y D M. B E N T S E N, Te x as 

Q U E N T I N N. B U R DI C K, N ort h Da k ota 

J O H N C. C U L V E R, I o w a

R O B E R T M O R G A N, N o rt h Car oli n a 

G A R Y H A R T, C ol o ra d o

J A M E S L. B U C K L E Y, Ne w Y or k 

H O W A R D H. B A K E R, J ., Te n nes see 

R O B E R T T. S T A F F O R D, Ver m o nt 

J A M E S A. Mc C L U R E, I da h o 

P E T E V. D O M E NI CI, Ne w Me xic o

M. B a r r y Me y e r , C hief C o u n sel a n d C hief Clerk

ai l e y Gu a r d , Mi n ority St aff Dir ect o r

e o n G. Bi l l i n g s a n d Ri c h a r d D. Gr u n d y , Se ni o r Pr ofes si o n al St aff Me m bers

o h n W. Ya g o , Jr., As si st a n t C hief Cl er k; h i l i p T. Cu m m i n g s , A ssist a nt C hief C o u nsel

a r o l d H. Br a y m a n , Se ni o r Pr ofe ssi o n al St aff Me m ber ( Mi n o rit y)

Pr ofe ssi o n al a n d rese arc h st aff: a r l R. Br a i t h w a i t e , J a m e s W. Ca s e ( A ssist a nt C o u nsel),

a u l Ch i m e s , Tr e n t o n Cr o w , Ka t h e ri n e Y. Cu d li p p , Pa u l F. Eb e l t o f t , Jr., Ge o r g e F. 

e n t o n , Jr., Ra n d o l p h G. Fl o o d , Ka t h a l e e n R. E. Fo r c u m , Jo h n D. Fr e s h m a n , An n

a r r a b r a n t , Ri c h a r d T. Gr e e r , Ri c h a r d M. Ha r ri s ( A ssist a nt C o u ns el), e s l e y F. 

a y d e n , Ri c h a r d E. He r o d ( A ssist a nt C o u n sel, Mi n ority ), e r o ni c a A. Ho l l a n d , 

o n a l d L. Ka t z , J u d y F. Pa r e n t b , Jo h n B. Pu ri n t o n , Jr., Ja m e s D. Ra n g e , W. Le e

a w l s , Ch a r l e n e A. St u r b i t t s , E. St e v e n s Sw a i n , J r., Sa l l y W. Wa l k e r , a n d Ha v e n

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C O N T E N T S

O P E NI N G S T A T E M E N T S A N D R E M A R K S

Pa ge

Ba ker, H o n. H o war d H. J r., U. S. Se n at or fr o m t he State of Te n nes see----- 2

D o me nici, H o n. Pet e V., U. S. Se n at or fr o m t he State of Ne w Me xic o-------- 3

Ra n d ol p h, H o n. Je n ni n gs, U. S. S e nat or fr o m t he State of West Vir gi nia — 1

Staff or d, H o n. R o bert T., U. S. Se n at or fr o m t he State of V er m o nt----------- 3

LI S T O F WI T N E S S E S

Alle n, H o n. Ja m es B., U. S. Se nat or fr o m t he State of Ala b a ma------------- 1 2

B o wers, J. Wile y, e xec uti ve dire ct or, Te n ne ssee Valle y P u blic P o wer Ass ociati o n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 8

Br o w n, J. D., de p ut y e xec uti ve direct or, A merica n P u blic P o wer Ass oci ati o n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 3

Writte n state m e nt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 6

B uc ha na n, H o n. J o h n, a Re prese ntati ve i n C o n gress fr o m t he State of

Ala ba m a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 0

Dic ki ns o n, H o n. Willia m L., a Re p rese ntati ve i n C o n gress fr o m t he State

of Ala b a ma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 8

E d war ds, H o n. Jac k, a Re prese ntati ve i n C o n gress fr o m t he State of

Ala ba m a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 7

Gi b bs, Dail, e xec uti ve vice pr esi de nt, Ala ba m a R u ral Electric Ass o ciati o n- 7 2

L o n gs h ore, T h o m as L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 7

Partri d ge, R o bert, e xec uti ve vice presi de nt, Nati o n al R ural Electric C oo perati ve Ass o ciati o n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 0

Writte n state m e nt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 3

• S par k ma n, H o n. J o h n J., U. S. Se nat or fr o m t he State of Ala b a ma----------- 4

Wa de, Mrs. Mar y M., presi d e nt, Te n ness ee E n vir o n me ntal C o u ncil _ _ _ _ _ 5 8

A D DI TI O N A L M A T E RI A L

Ea st Te n nessee Res earc h C or p., “ A St u d y of t h e B oar d of Dire ct ors of 

t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y ” _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 2 8

E dit o rials:

H u nts ville Ti me s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8

H u nts ville N e ws _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 1

T he Bir mi n g h a m Ne ws _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2

H o use Bea utif ul ma ga zi ne, a d ve rtise me nt fr o m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 5

J o nes, H o n. R o b ert E., a Re prese ntati ve i n C o n gress fr o m t he State of

Ala ba ma, state m e nt of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 21

L ette rs:

M us kie, H o n. E d m u n d S., U. S. Se n at or fr o m t he State of Mai ne _ _ _ _ _ 1 1 7

A b o urez k, H o n. Ja m es, U. S. Se n at or fr o m t he State of S o ut h Da k ota 1 1 8

H u d dlest o n, H o n. W alt er D., U. S. Se n at or fr o m t h e State of Ke nt u c k y. 1 2 0

I n f a v or of t he n o mi nati o n:

Ric har ds o n. Patri c k W.. att o r ne y-at-la w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6

E d war ds, H o n. Jac k, a Re p rese ntati ve i n C o n gress fr o m t he State

of Ala ba m a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.•_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 8

Dic ki ns o n, H o n. Willia m L., a Re p res e nt ati v e i n C o n gress fr o m

t he State of Ala b a ma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 9

B uc ha na n, H o n. J o h n, a Re prese ntati ve i n C o n gress fr o m t he

State of Ala ba m a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 3

Be vill, H o n. T o m, a Re prese ntati ve i n C o n gre ss fr o m t he State

of Ala ba m a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 4 1

(i n )
Let ters— C o nti n ue d

I n fa v o r of t he n o mi n ati o n — C o nti n u e d

Fl o w ers, H o n. Walter, a Re pre se ntati ve i n C o n gress fr o m t he 

P a g e

State of Ala ba ma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 42

H u b b ar d, H o n. Carr oll, a Re pre se ntati ve i n C o n gress fr o m t he

State of Ke nt uc k y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 43

Nic h ols, H o n. Bill, a Re pre se ntati ve i n C o n gress fr o m t h e State

of Ala b a ma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 44

Beasle y, H o n. Jere, Lie ute na nt G o ver n or, State of Ala b a ma ------ 1 45

Wa g g o ner, H o n. J. T. Re p rese ntati ve, Ala ba m a H o use of Re pr ese ntati ves _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 46

S hel b y, H o n. Ric har d C., Se n at or, Ala ba m a State Se n ate----------- 1 47

Be att y, H o n. Sa m A., As s ociate J u stic e, Ala ba m a S u pre me C o urt — 1 48

Ca m p, E h ne y A. Jr., t he B o ar d of Tr ust ees, U ni v ersit y of Alaba ma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 50

Al bert ville, Ala., M u nici pal Utiliti es B oar d of, J a me s W. J o h ns o n,

ge neral ma n a ger _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 51

Ass ociate d B uil de rs a n d C o ntract ors, I nc., J oe M. R o d gers,

presi de nt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 52

Ba r nett, H o n. Ge or ge M., ma y or, G u nters ville, Ala------------------- 1 53

Bate ma n, Eic hler, Hill Ric har d s, R o bert C. Hill, pre si d e nt-------- 1 54

Beair d, Mrs. Ja me s R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 55

Blac k, Har ol d B., J r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 57

Ca pit ol C he vr olet, Fr a n k E. Mc G o u g h, pre si d e nt ---------------------- 1 58

Clar k, Lei g h M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 59

C o n ner, Tr o y B. J r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 60

C o nce pt Ma na ge m e nt A meric a, I nc., Ji m Ea st o n---------------------- . 1 61

Hairst o n, Willia m B., J r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 66

Mc Call, Willar d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 67

Fl ore nc e, Ala., cit y of, Willia m E. B ats o n, ma y or---------------------- 1 68

Gie ger, Dr. H ollis N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 69

G ulla h or n, Willia m C., J r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 70

Ha rt, Dr. C harles W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 72

H u nts ville Utiliti es, E. E. C o b b, ge neral ma n a ger--------------------- 1 73

J o h n s o n & Ass ociates M ort g a ge C o., A b ner C. J o h n s o n------------- 1 74

Ke n hill C o nstr ucti o n C o., J o h n H. Hill _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 75

Killeffer, Dr. Fre d A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 76

Kitc hi n gs, Atle y A., J r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 77

La v ette, J o h n H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 78

Lee, Alt o V. Ill _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 79

Le gislati ve Re searc h C o m missi o n, P hili p W. C o n n, dir ect or-------- 1 80

L y o n, J o h n A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 82

Mar s hall, Mar gar et B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 83

Mc Nelle y, D o nal d B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 84

Mea d o ws, Dr. Da niel T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 85

M ur p h y, H o n. Willia m S., ma y or, cit y of Pa d u ca h, K y------ - ----- > 1 86

Pitt m a n, Mar g aret A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 87

Reese, S ue _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 89

R ussell ville, Ala., cit y of, H o n. Ral p h C. Bis h o p, ma y or------------- 1 92

R utle d g e, W. E u ge n e--------------------------------------------------------- 1 93

S heffiel d, Ala., cit y of, H o n. F. E. Dra p er, ma y or--------------------- 1 97

S mall w o o d, Mrs. A. Mc D o nal d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 98

S mit h, Dr. Ha m pt o n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 99

Tri g g. Dr. Ja c k W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 0 0

S pri n gfiel d, Te n n., cit y of, H o n. J. Tra vis Price, ma y or-------------- 2 01

U ni o n Ba n k a n d Tr ust C o., M o nt g o mer y, Ala., He nr y A. Leslie,

e xec uti ve vice pre si d e nt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 02

Ut o pia Clea ners a n d D yers, I nc., Ja m es A. Pl y ar, pre si d e nt -------- 2 0 3

W o o d, Ge or ge M. J r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 04

W olte rs d orf, Karl A----------------------------------------------------------- 2 05
Le tters — C o nti n ue d

I n o p p ositi o n t o t he n o mi nati o n :

L ott, H o n. Tre nt, a Re prese ntati ve i n C o n gress fr o m t he State 

P a

K® 

of Missis si p pi _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 0 9

Electric P o wer Ass ociati o n s of Mississi p pi, I nc _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 1 0

M o nt g o mer y, H o n. Gilles pie V., a Re pre se ntati ve i n C o n gress

fr o m t he State of Mississi p pi _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 11

Al u mi n u m W or ker s I nt er n ati o n al U ni o n, L ocal N o. 2 0 0, L. C.

Jeffries, b usi ne ss a g e nt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 1 2

A F L- CI O, A n dre w J. Bie miller, dire ct or, De part me nt of Le gislati o n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ \ 2 1 3

E ner g y P olic y Tas k F orce, Lee C. W hite, c h air ma n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 1 4

East Te n nesse e E ner g y Gr o u p, De n nis Br u ba k er _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 1

Gas kill, S har o n Cl ar k _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 5

Her n d o n, Wallace _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 6

Marti n, H o wa r d D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 7

Mat he ws, Ma mie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 8

Mc Mi n ne ville, Electric S yste m, D o n R. C ollette, ge n eral m a na ger. 2 2 9

Meek, S uza n ne S utt o n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 3 0

M urra y, He nr y F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 31

Nati o nal R ural Ele ctric C o o perati ve Ass oci ati o n, R o bert D.

Partri d g e, e xec uti v e vice pre si d e nt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 3 2

Pee k, Mrs. E va n geli ne _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 33

Ra b bets, J o h n F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 3 6

Ric har d s o n, Cecil N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 3 7

Harris o n R ural Ele ctrificati o n Ass ociati o n, I nc., J o h n A. R o gers,

ge ner al ma na g er _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 3 8

S hel b y C o u nt y Q u art erl y C o urt, C harles R. Per ki n s, c hair m a n — 2 4 0

Ster n, Pet er M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 4 2

Te n nessee Ele ctric C o o perati v e Ass ociati o n, J. C. H u n dle y,

ma na g er _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 4 3

Te n nessee Valle y P u blic P o wer Ass ociati o n, J. Wile y B o wers------ 2 4 4

Walli n g, C. U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 4 6

Wats o n, Da vi d A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 4 7

Willia ms, Ra y A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 4 8

Sierra Cl u b, T e n nes see c ha pt er, Willia m H. S kelt o n, c hair m a n — 2 4 9

L o n gs h ore, T h o mas L., res u me of----------------------------------------------------- 2 5

Te n nes see Valle y P u bli c P o w er Ass ociati o n, res ol uti o ns of------------------- 1 0 0, 1 0 1

N O MI N A TI O N O F T H O M A S L. L O N G S H O R E

E D N E S D A Y, J U L Y 2 1, 1 9 7 6

U. S. S e n a t e

o m mi t t e e o n Pu b li c Wo r k s

W as hi n gt o n, D. C.

T he c o m mittee met at 9: 3 0 a. m., p urs u a nt t o call, i n r o o m 4 20 0, 

Dir kse n Se nate Office B uil di n g, H o n. Je n ni n gs Ra n d ol p h (c hair ma n 

of t h e c o m mittee) presi di n g.

Pres e nt: Se nat ors Ra n d ol p h, B ur dic k, C ul ver, Ha rt, Ba ker, St aff or d, a n d D o me nici.

O P E NI N G S T A T E M E N T O F H O N. J E N N I N G S R A N D O L P H, U. S. 

S E N A T O R F R O M T H E S T A T E O F W E S T VI R GI N I A

Se nat or R a n d o lp h . A pleasa nt g o o d m or ni n g t o all of y o u; o ur witnesses, o ur c ollea g ues of t h e Se nate a n d t he H o use, a n d o ur g uests.

T he C o m mittee o n P u bli c W or ks meets t o da y t o c o nsi der t he n o minati o n of T h o mas L. L o n gs h ore t o be a me m ber of t he B oar d of Direct ors of t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y. T he p ositi o n f or w hic h 

Mr. L o n gs h ore has bee n n o mi nate d has bee n vaca nt f or o ver 1 year.

T he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y is a n i m p orta nt e ntit y wit hi n o ur 

g o ver n me ntal str uct ure. It was gi ve n a missi o n i n t he de vel o p me nt of 

t he Te n nessee Valle y. T he or ga nizati o n was a ut h orize d t o de vel o p pr ogra ms i n t he areas of a gric ult ure, i n d ustrial de vel o p me nt, na vi gati o n 

i m pr o ve me nt, a n d fl o o d c o ntr ol, wit h e m p hasis o n electric p o wer pr od ucti o n. I n rece nt years, T V A has bec o me i n effect t he Nati o n’s l ar g ­

est electric utilit y.

T he size a n d di versit y of T V A ma kes t he p ositi o n of eac h dire ct or 

ver y i m p orta nt. T he B oar d of Direct ors is n ot o nl y a p olic y ma ki n g 

b o d y. T he t hree direct ors are i n fact t he t o p ma na ge me nt of t he A ut h orit y. It is a f ull-ti m e j o b, wit h t he direct ors res p o nsi ble f or t he da yt o- da y o perati o ns, a n d t hese dire ct ors meet m ore t ha n o nce a week.

C o m mittee me m bers realize t hat Mr. L o n gs h ore’s n o mi nati o n has 

create d s o me c o ntr o vers y. T here are wit nesses prese nt w h o will o p p ose 

t he n o minee. T o da y we will disc uss wit h t he n o mi nee a n d wit h ot her 

wit nesses his bac k gr o u n d a n d q ualificati o ns f or t he p ositi o n. I nf o rmati o n will e na ble us t o ma ke a k n o wle d gea ble a n d fair decisi o n o n 

his n o mi nati o n.

T he Se nat ors fr o m t he State of Ala ba ma are wit h us, t o i ntr o d uce 

t he n o mi nee a n d t o gi ve t he me m bers of t he c o m mittee t he a d va nta g e 

of t heir k n o wle d ge of Mr. L o n gs h ore.

Mr. Ba ker, w o ul d y o u li ke t o ma ke a stat e me nt at t his ti me ?

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Se nat or B a k e r . Yes, Mr. C hair ma n.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T he C hair w o ul d welc o me c o m me nts f oll o wi n g 

Se nat or Ba ker’s.

Se nat or Ba ker?

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Se nat or B a k e r . Mr. C hair ma n, i n t he s pri n g of 1 97 5, t he Se nate 

P u blic W or ks C o m mittee hel d a n e xte nsi ve series of o versi g ht hea ri n gs i nt o all p hases of t he p olicies a n d pr o gra m s of t he Te n nessee 

Valle y A ut h orit y.

T h ose heari n gs were ge nerate d b y c o ncer n o ver t he a bilit y of T V A 

t o res p o n d t o t he iss ues p ose d b y e ner g y, e n vir o n me nt a n d ec o no mic 

fact ors i n t he years a hea d.

I a m si ncerel y grat ef ul t o t he c o m mittee f or t he eff ort it has e xpe n de d i n its acti vities relate d t o T V A. T V A is tr ul y a n i m p o rta nt 

Fe deral res o urce a n d o ne w hic h has a n e xcee di n gl y si g nifica nt i m pact 

o n t he pe o ple of m y State —i n dee d, o n t he pe o ple of t he s o ut heast area 

of t he U nite d States a n d t he c o u ntr y as a wh ole.

Se nat or Ra n d ol p h a p pr o priatel y o bser ve d i n o pe ni n g t he o versi g ht 

heari n g t hat T V A n o w faces a c halle n ge si milar t o t he ti mes i n w hic h 

it was create d 4 3 years a g o. If t he T V A is t o res p o n d t o t he c halle n ge 

of t he ne xt deca de, it m ust ha ve vital a n d i ma gi nati ve lea ders hi p.

S o i n welc o mi n g Mr. T o m L o n gs h ore t o t hese heari n gs o n his n o minati o n b y Presi d e nt F or d, I w o ul d ca uti o n hi m i n g o o d c o nscie nce 

t o e x pect caref ul a n d cl ose e xa mi nati o n b y me m bers of t his c o m mittee. 

B ut I ass ure hi m t hat w hile t he q uesti o ni n g ma y bec o me e nt h usiastic, 

as it d oes o n occasio n e ve n bet ween t he c h air ma n a n d I w he n we disc uss t he e ner g y f ut u re of t his c o u ntr y, it will al wa ys be f air a n d o bjecti ve, beca use s uc h are t he tra diti o ns of t his c o m mittee u n der t he 

a ble lea ders hi p of o ur disti n g uis he d c hair m a n.

We will c o me t o t hese heari n gs wit h o pe n mi n ds, deter mi ne d t o 

liste n t o t he n o mi nee a n d t o hear his p ositi o n a n d p oi nt of vie w o n t he 

se veral iss ues t hat affect t he a ge nc y a n d t hi s part of t he c o u ntr y; t o 

hear y o ur vie ws, Mr. L o n gs h ore, y o ur o pi ni o ns, y o ur reacti o ns t o p r op osals f or T V A, y o ur pre dis p ositi o n t o war d it a n d its pr o gra ms, its 

visi o n i n t he f ut ure, a n d its utilit y t o t he State s i n t he Te n nessee V alle y, t o t he re gi o n, a n d t o t he Nati o n.

A n d, of c o urse, t o hear wit nesses late r i n t he m or ni n g w h o 

will te stif y f urt her o n t heir vie w a n d assess me nt of y o ur bac k gr o u n d 

a n d q ualificati o ns —all i n or der t o gai n a s o u n d basis f or e val uati n g t he 

q ualificati o ns of t his n o mi nee a n d his a p pr o priate nes s a n d fit ness t o 

ser ve i n one of t he m ost i m p orta nt p u blic ser vice j o bs i n o ur part of t he 

U nite d States.

Mr. C hair ma n, I t ha n k y o u f or t he o p p ort u nit y t o gi ve m y 

state me nt.

Se nat or R a n d o lp h . T ha n k y o u, Se nat or Ba ker.

Se nat or B ur dic k, d o y o u ha ve a n y c o m me nt ?

Se nat or B u r di c k . N , Mr. C hair ma n.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Se nat or Staff or d ?
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Se nat or S t af f o r d . T ha n k y o u, Mr. C hair ma n. I ha ve n o pre pare d 

state me nt. I ha ve bee n re a di n g Mr. L o n gs h ore’s bi o gra p hical s ketc h. I 

see y o u s ur vi ve d a peri o d of d ut y i n t he Na v y at 9 0 C h urc h Street. S o 

I a m s ure y o u ha ve ma n y q ualificati o ns t hat w o ul d place y o u i n g o o d 

sta n di n g at t he T V A.

I a m dee pl y i m presse d b y seei n g ma n y of m y frie n d s fr o m H o use 

da ys here t his m or ni n g i n s u p p ort of y o ur n o mi nati o n, as well as y o ur 

t w o disti n g uis he d Se nat ors. I s hall l o o k f or war d t o he ari n g w hat y o u 

ha ve t o sa y a n d p ossi bl y so me q uesti o ns later.

T ha n k y o u, Mr. C hair ma n.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T ha n k y o u, Se nat or Staff or d.

Se nat or D o me nici ?

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Se nat or D o m e ni ci . Mr. C hair m a n, I d o n’t ha ve a pre pa re d stateme nt. I d o w a nt t o i nf or m t he C hair a n d t he n o mi nee t h at I a m n ot 

g oi n g t o be a ble t o re mai n i n atte n da nce f or all of t he heari n g. We are 

b ur de ne d wit h t he pr o ble m of ha vi n g c o m mittees meeti n g t hree or 

f o ur at t he sa me ti me. I ha ve t he o ner o us j o b t o da y of meeti n g o n a 

C o m mittee o n C o m mittees. We are tr yi n g t o see w hat we ca n d o t o 

alle viate t he pr o ble m. T o da y is o ur sec o nd f or mal heari n g. I t hi n k 

t hat is a rat her i m p orta nt res p o nsi bilit y.

B ut let me ass ure yo u t h at per ha ps it is bett er t h at s o me o ne li ke m yself sit a n d liste n a n d o bser ve beca use I ha ve o nl y t he i nterest of t he 

U nite d States. I certai nl y s u p p ort T V A w h ole hearte dl y. I d o n’t ha ve 

t o be b ur de ne d b y par oc hial i nterests.

I will d o m y best t o be o bjecti ve. B ut I ge nerall y s hare t he c o m me nts 

of o ur ra n ki n g me m ber, S e nat or Ba ker, t h at as I ha ve see n i n t he last 

2 ^ years of heari n gs s q ua b bles, ar g u me nts, c han ges t hat are occ urri n g, 

it a p pears t o me t he crite ria m ost nee de d is o ne w h o is i ma gi nati ve, 

i n n o vati ve, o pe n- mi n de d, u n der sta n di n g of t he pr o ble m a n d t he pe o ple 

i n t he area, a n d t hat t he c ha n ges w hic h T V A faces i n a n e ner g y 

s h orta ge are m uc h differe nt t ha n t he y were 1 0 or 1 2 years a g o.

It is wit h t h ose c h aracteri stics i n mi n d — o b vi o usl y, t he basic o nes 

of i nte grit y a n d t he li ke m ust be t here — b ut it is t h ose I will l o o k f or. 

If I a m n ot here p ers o nall y t o hear of t he m, I will rea d t he m a n d I 

will certai nl y v ote m y c o nscie nce a n d c o n victi o n base d u p o n t hat.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T ha n k y o u ver y m uc h, S e nat or D o me nici.

Se nat or Hart, d o y o u ha ve a n o pe ni n g state me nt ?

Se nat or H a r t . N , I d o n’t. T ha n k y o u.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T ha n k y o u f or y o ur prese nce. I t h a n k t he me mbers w h o are here t his m or ni n g i n li g ht of t he diffic ult sc he d ules t h at 

all ha ve.

If a greea ble, t he C hair w o ul d li ke t o rec o g nize t he se ni or Se nat or 

fr o m Ala ba ma. Se nat or S par k m a n ?
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Se nat or S p a r k m a n . T ha n k y o u, Mr. C hair ma n. I a m a p peari n g 

here, a n d it ma y see m t hat m y p ositi o n is r at h er a w k war d because I 

ha ve c orres p o n de nce fr o m pe o ple w h o s u p p ort hi m a n d I ha ve c orres p o n de nce fr o m pe o ple wh o o p p ose hi m.

It ma y be t h at t he letters t h at ha ve c o me t o me, t he wit nesses will be 

here i n pers o n. I d o n’t k n o w w h o is o n t he sc he d ule.

Let me sa y t hat I ha ve k n o w n T o m L o n gs h ore a n d his fa mil y f or 

ma n y years. I n fact, I was i n sc h o ol wit h part of his ki nf ol k bac k i n 

la w sc h o ol da ys.

T o m was n ot m y rec o m me n dati o n t o t he Presi de nt of filli n g t his 

place. As a matter of fact, I i nte n de d all al o n g t h at it o u g ht t o be 

s o meo ne fr o m Ala ba ma beca use Ala ba ma a n d Te n nessee are t he t w o 

States t h at are t h e m ost vit all y c o ncer ned wit h t he da y- b y- da y o perati o n of t he T V A.

I rec o m me n de d a n ot h er pers o n. I will be fra n k wit h y o u; I t h o u g ht 

we o u g ht t o ha ve a De m ocrat fr o m Ala ba ma beca use t he B oar d 

alrea d y has a ver y str o n g a n d o uts p o ke n Re p u blica n o n t he B oar d. 

T he c hair ma n, of c o urse, is n o n p olitical a n d has o ver t he years d o ne 

a tre me n d o us j o b of t he o perati o n of t hat vici nit y.

B ut m y first rec o m me n dati o n f or t he place was rejecte d b y t he 

Presi de nt. I t hi n k per ha ps it mi g ht ha ve bee n m ore or less a tec h nical 

o bjecti o n beca use of a n a ge sit uati o n. I ha ve bee n t ol d t hat, b ut n ot 

b y t he Presi de nt or a n y o ne i n t he a d mi nistrati o n.

T he n I rec o m men de d a v er y fi ne ma n, a De m ocrat, w h o was re are d 

ri g ht i n t he heart of t he T V A — M uscle S h oals, Ala. —a ma n w h o has 

d o ne a tre me n d o us j o b as a n ai de t o m y c ollea gue, Se nat or Alle n, 

o ver t he years.

B ut we c o ul d n ot get a c o nse ns us o n t h at e ve n a m o n g t he Ala ba ma 

dele gati o n. S o t w o rec o m me n dati o ns t hat I ma de ha ve g o ne b y t he

b oar d.

I tal ke d wit h t he Presi de nt pers o nall y o ne ti me, a n d I as ke d hi m 

if he was deter mi ne d o n filli n g t he place o n t he T V A B oar d a n d if 

his mi n d was ma de u p. He t ol d me t h at it was. S o me ti me after t h at 

he s u b mitte d t he na me of T o m L o n gs h ore t o t he c o m mittee.

If t hese pers o ns are g oi n g t o testif y, well, I ca n g o o n a n d s u b mit 

t he l etters a n y h o w. First of all, I ha ve a ver y str o n g lett er of rec o mme n dati o n writte n b y a n att or n e y, a ver y fi ne a n d a ble att or ne y. He 

ma y be i n t he a u die nce. I ha v e n’t see n hi m t his m or ni n g. H e was here 

yester da y. I d o n’t k n o w w het her he will t estif y or n ot.

Ne vert heless, he ha d a d dres se d a letter t o t he c hair ma n of t his c o mmittee, u n der t he date of J ul y 1 5, 1 97 6. I s h o ul d li ke t o s u b mit t he 

letter. He str o n gl y rec o m me n ds Mr. L o n gs h ore’s n o mi nati o n.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T he lett er will be i ncl u de d i n t he rec or d.

At t his p oi nt t he c hair ma n w o ul d state t h at we ha ve ha d ma n y 

letters f or war de d t o t he c o m mittee w hic h will be i ncl u de d i n t he 

rec or d of t his heari n g.

Se nat or D o m e ni ci . Mr. C hair m a n, w h o is t he letter fr o m ?

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . T his lett er is fr o m a n att or ne y, P at Ric har ds o n.

Se nat or A l l e n . He is here, Se nat or S par k ma n.
Se nat or p a r k m a n . Ma y be he is g oi n g t o testif y. I d o n’t k n o w if 

he is or n ot. I will s u b mit t he lett er ne vert heless.

Se nat or R a n d o lp h . Mr. Ric har ds o n is n ot liste d as a n act ual witness, b ut we will ha n dle t he letter pr o perl y, a n d it is g o o d t o ha ve i n 

t he rec or d at t his p oi nt t he c o m me nts fr o m Mr. Ric har ds o n.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . Wit h t he letter he i ncl u des a n e dit orial fr o m 

t he H u nts ville Ti mes, m y h o met o w n, pa per, re gar di n g Mr. L o n gs h ore’s a p p oi nt me nt. I will s u b mit t hat.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Wit h o ut o bjecti o n.

[ T he lett er a n d attac h me nts f oll o w:]
P A T RI C K W. RI C H A R D S O N

J A M E S » C L E A R*

J E R R * T U C K E R

F O R E S T O. H E R RI N G T O N

L. T E N N E N T L E E, m

J A M E S M. P O R T E R

J O H N W. E V A N S

S. O A G N A L R O W E

B E L L, RI C H A R D S O N, C L E A R Y & T U C K E R, P. A.

A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W

* O B F R A N K LI N S T R E E T, S. E. R O B E R T R. B E L L

P O S T O F F I C E B O X 2 0 0 8 > B O B -, e e si

H U N T S V I L L E , A L A B A M A 3 B 8 O 4

J ul y 1 5, 1 9 7 6

S e n at o r Je n ni n g s Ra n d ol p h 

U nite d S ta t e s S e n at e 

5 1 2 1 Dir k se n S e n at e O ffic e 

W as hi n gt o n, D. C. 2 0 5 1 0

De ar S ir:

B uil di n g

I w rit e i n s u p p ort o f c o n fi r m ati o n b y y o ur C o m mittee a n d t h e Se nate 

o f t h e n o mi n ati o n o f T h o mas L. L o n g s h or e t o t h e B o ar d o f D ir e ct o rs 

of t h e Te n n es se e V alle y A ut h o ri t y . My c o nc er n a ri s e s fr o m s e l f - 

i n t e r e s t, e nli g hte n e d I t h i n k ; a n d n ot as T o m’s cr o n y. P o liti c a ll y ,

I sta n d a c r o s s t h e fe n c e, b ei n g a li f e -l o n g , l o y al D e m oc rat, de sc e n de d 

fr o m g e n e ra ti o n s o f t h e sa m e, a n d a me m ber o f t h e Ala b a ma S ta te De m oc r a ti c E x ec uti v e C o m mittee b y el e c ti o n. F o r n e a rl y t h i rt y y e ars I 

ha ve p r a cti c e d la w i n H u nts vil le a n d c o ntr i b ute d a ll t h a t I c o ul d t o 

t h e de vel o p m e nt a n d gr o wt h o f my c o m m u nit y a n d S ta te t h r o u g h s e r v ic e 

as p r e si d e nt o f t h e l o c al a n d S ta te b a r a s s o cia ti o n s, p r e si d e nt a n d 

d ir e c t o r o f t h e U ni v ers it y o f Ala b a ma i n H u nts ville F o u n d ati o n, d ir e c ­

t o r o f t h e H u nts ville - M a d is o n C o u nt y I n d u stri al De vel o p me nt A ss o cia ti o n 

a n d n u m er o us ot h e r ci v ic e n d e a v o rs. T h re e g e n e ra ti o n s o f my f o r e ­

b e a r e r s ha ve p ra cti c e d la w h e r e, a n d I ha ve t w o s o ns s o o n t o f o ll o w. 

T his ba c k gr o u n d a tt e s t s, I f e e l, t o t h e g e n ui n e n es s o f my c o n ce r n.

Si n ce 1 9 5 0 t h i s c o m m u nit y h as gr o w n t o be t h e l a r g e st a n d m ost p r o sp er o u s i n t h e Te n n es se e V all e y o f Ala ba ma a n d a m o n g t h e la r g e st of 

t h e e n ti r e V all e y. Wit h t h a t gr o wt h t h e q u ali t y o f li f e h ere ha s 

i m pr o v e d i m m ea s u ra bl y. All t h i s ca n be a ttri b u t e d i n n o s m all de gr ee 

t o t h e Te n n es se e V alle y A ut h o rit y a n d m ost a s s u re dl y it s c o n ti n ua n ce 

de pe n d s i n la r g e me as ur e u p o n T V A. He nce a ll o f us c o nc er ne d wit h t h e 

f u t u r e of o u r c o m m u nit y are n e c e s s a ril y c o nc er ne d als o wit h t h e a p p oi n tme nt y o u ha ve u n de r c o n si d e r ati o n.

Fr o m l o n g, p ers o n al a c q u ai n ta n c e wit h T o m L o n g s h o re a n d his fa mil y I 

k n o w hi m t o be a ma n o f hi g h c h a r a cte r a n d p ri n ci p l e: a ble , d e dic ate d 

a n d d ete r m i n e d. He w il l b ri n g t o t h e T V A b o ar d a t o t a l c o m mit me nt, 

a 3 he ha s t o a ll of h is u n d e rt a ki n g s. He p o ss e ss e s a r a r e a b ilit y t o 

c o m m u nicate. I t h i n k t h i s i 3 i n v al u a ble i n t h e p o siti o n f o r w hic h he 

i s b ei n g c o n si d ere d a n d i t i s a n a re a w he rei n T V A a p p e ars d e fi cie n t at 

p r e s e nt i n it s r el ati o n s w it h t h e l o c al e l e c t ri c a l s y st e m s a n d t h e 

p u bli c i t s e r v e s. S u c h a d e fi cie n c y o b vi o u sl y m u st ste m fr o m it s 

b oa r d o f d ir e c t o r s, t h e i r a ttit u d e s a n d p o li c i e s. T o m's e x p eri e n c e 

w it h Ala b a ma P o wer C o m pa n y h as be e n at le v el s t h at gi v e hi m u ni q ue 

q u a lifi c a ti o n s t o p a rti c i p a t e e f f e cti v el y I n f o r m ula ti o n o f T V A p oli c y 

a n d o v e rs i g ht o f it s o p e r ati o n s. W hile he ca n n ot s a ti s f y e v er y o ne w it h
S e n a t o r J e n n i n g s R a n d o l p h 

J u l y 1 5 , 1 9 7 6 

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e v e r y d e c i s i o n h e m a k e s , h e w i l l s a t i s f y e a c h t h a t a l l v i e w s h a v e b e e n 

f u l l y a n d f a i r l y c o n s i d e r e d .

H a v i n g b e e n a c u t e l y a w a r e t h a t t h e d e s t i n y o f m y c o m m u n i t y a n d m y o w n 

a r e i n t i m a t e l y t i e d t o T V A , I h a v e k e e n l y r e s e n t e d p a s t e f f o r t s t o 

h a m p e r o r u n d e r m i n e i t , a s h a v e m a n y o f m y f r i e n d s a n d n e i g h b o r s l i k e ­

w i s e d e p e n d e n t u p o n i t . S o m e f e w o f t h e m n o w i d e n t i f y T o m L o n g s h o r e 

w i t h t h a t r e s e n t m e n t , a r g u i n g t h a t h i s p r i v a t e u t i l i t y b a c k g r o u n d d i s ­

q u a l i f i e s h i m f r o m a p o l i c y - m a k i n g p o s i t i o n i n p u b l i c p o w e r . W h i l e 

I w e l l u n d e r s t a n d t h e i r f e e l i n g s , I t h i n k t h e i r o b j e c t i o n s t o T o m a r e 

m i s t a k e n . A n i m o s i t i e s a n d c o n f l i c t s s o c l e a r i n t h e i r m e m o r i e s , a n d 

m i n e , a c t u a l l y w e r e s o l o n g a g o t h e y a n t e d a t e T o m L o n g s h o r e ’ s u t i l i t y 

c a r e e r . H e h a d n o p a r t i n t h e m n o r a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h t h o s e w h o d i d . 

F u r t h e r m o r e , t h o u g h m y f r i e n d s a r e d o u b t l e s s c o n v i n c e d o f t h e i r l o g i c , 

i t i s s p e c i o u s i n l i g h t o f a c t u a l e x p e r i e n c e . T h e r e i s h a r d l y a m a n 

w h o h a s s e r v e d w e l l a t m a n a g e r i a l l e v e l s i n p u b l i c p o w e r t h a t d i d 

n o t c o m e f r o m a p r i v a t e u t i l i t y . I n d e e d , t h e r e w a s n o p l a c e e l s e 

t o a c q u i r e t h e e x p e r i e n c e a n d k n o w l e d g e r e q u i r e d .

I l l u s t r a t i v e o f ray l a s t s t a t e m e n t , I p o i n t t o K a r l A . W o l t e r s d o r f 

a n d E . E . C o b b , b o t h o f w h o m c a m e f r o m S o u t h e r n C o m p a n y u t i l i t i e s 

t o t h e C i t y o f H u n t s v i l l e E l e c t r i c S y s t e m a s , r e s p e c t i v e l y , i t s f i r s t 

a n d c u r r e n t ( a n d o n l y ) m a n a g e r s . T h e i r d e d i c a t e d a n d c a p a b l e s e r v i c e 

i s a t t e s t e d b y t h e i r r e p e a t e d r e c o g n i t i o n a n d e l e c t i o n t o o f f i c e i n 

t h e v e r y o r g a n i z a t i o n s w h i c h n o w c o n t e n d t h a t a m a n o f s u c h b a c k g r o u n d 

i s , t h e r e b y , i n c a p a b l e o f s u c h s e r v i c e . F o r e x a m p l e , p l e a s e n o t e t h e 

e n c l o s e d c o p y o f a c l i p p i n g f r o m t h e H u n t s v i l l e T i m e s c o n c e r n i n g M r . 

C o b b . S i g n i f i c a n t l y , b o t h o f t h e s e a c c l a i m e d p u b l i c p o w e r o f f i c i a l s 

h a v e e n d o r s e d T o m L o n g s h o r e ’ s a p p o i n t m e n t , p o i n t i n g t o a c r i t i c a l 

n e e d f o r h i s e x p e r i e n c e a n d t a l e n t o n t h e T V A b o a r d .

S t r o n g l o c a l s u p p o r t f o r M r . L o n g s h o r e ’ s c o n f i r m a t i o n i s e v i d e n c e d 

b y t h e e n c l o s e d c o p y o f a n e d i t o r i a l f r o m t h e H u n t s v i l l e T i m e s , w h i c h 

I s b y f a r t h e l a r g e s t d a i l y n e w s p a p e r p u b l i s h e d i n t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y 

o f A l a b a m a .

I r e s p e c t f u l l y a s k t h a t t h i s e x p r e s s i o n o f v i e w s b e c o n s i d e r e d a n d 

m a d e a p a r t o f t h e r e c o r d i n y o u r p r o c e e d i n g s o n t h e n o m i n a t i o n o f 

M r . L o n g s h o r e t o t h e T V A b o a r d o f d i r e c t o r s a n d t h a t h i s n o m i n a t i o n 

h a v e t h e f a v o r a b l e a c t i o n i t d e s e r v e s .

R e s p e c t f u l l y s u b m i t t e d ,

P a t r i c k W . R i c h a r d s o n

P W R :J sr a

E n c l o s u r e s
T H E E DI T O RI A L P A G E O F

0 h e I f i i n t o i l l e ® i n u s

F or Tr ut h, Pr o gress a n d I n d e pe n d e n ce

L e r o y A. Si m m s, E dit o r a n d P u blis her

P at ri c k M c C a ul e y, Exe c utive E dit or

R. J. W ar d, M a n a gi n g E dit o r

D o n C h a pi n, E dit o ri al Write r

C h as. B. O' Rei Uy, A d vertisi n g Dir ect or

H u bert H a w ki ns, Cir c ul ati o n M a n a ger

D o n C o x, Ne ws E dit o r

H U N T S VI L L E, A L A B A M A________________________ F RI D A Y, J U N E 1 8, 1 9 7 6

Ri g ht Ste p f or T V A

N O MI N A TI O N of T h o m a s L. L o n gs h or e, a n Al a b a m a P o w er C o. e x e c uti v e, t o t h e b o ar d of dir e ct or s' of t h e 

T e n n e s s e e V all e y A ut h o rit y b y Pr e sid e nt F o r d i s t h e ri g ht st e p t o w ar d 

pr o vi di n g t h e T V A a f ull b o ar d t h at 

c a n a ct o n e n er g y pr o bl e m s f a ci n g t h e 

a g e n c y.

W hil e t h er e ar e b o u n d t o b e s o m e 

w h o will o p p o s e t h e n o mi n ati o n of a 

pri v at e p o w er c o m p a n y offi ci al t o s u c h 

a p o siti o n o n a p u bli c e n er g y b o ar d, 

t h o s e o bj e ct or s s h o ul d r e ali z e t h at i n 

n o mi n ati n g L o n g s h or e t h e Pr e si d e nt 

h a s c h o s e n a m a n wit h wi d e e x p eri e n c e 

i n t h e e n er g y fi el d a n d w h o s e cr e d e nti al s w a rr a nt t h e tr u st pl a c e d i n hi m.

A s a n e x e c uti v e of Al a b a m a P o w er, 

L o n g s h or e h a s g ai n e d v a st e x p eri e n c e 

i n d e ali n g wit h t h e b a si c pr o bl e m s of 

s u p pl yi n g el e ctri cit y t o a v ari et y of 

u s er s. A n d a s h e n ot e d i n a n i nt er vi e w 

i n T h e Ti m e s e arli er t hi s y e ar, n o 

offi ci al of a n y p o w er c o m p a ny,- p u bli c 

or pri v at e, i s u n a w ar e of t h e c o st, 

e s p e ci all y t o t h o s e i n l o w er e c o n o mi c 

br a c k et s, of t o d a y’ s el e ctri cit y.

T h er e ar e pr o bl e m s f a ci n g t h e T V A 

b o ar d t h at m u st b e d e alt wit h, a n d it i s 

i m p er ati v e t h at L o n g s h or e’ s c o nfi r m ati o n h e ari n g b e gi v e n q ui c k att e nti o n. 

T h e b o ar d h a s b e e n di vi d e d o n t h e 

i s s u e of n u cl e ar p o w er a n d h o w t h e 

f e d e r al e n er g y a g e n c y s h o ul d a p pr o a c h 

it s f ut ur e n e e d s.

T V A i s at a cr o s sr o a d s. It h a s it s 

criti c s, a n d c ert ai nl y criti ci s m s ar e t o 

b e e x p e ct e d. A n y a g e n c y i n v ol v e d i n 

t h e m aj or d e ci si o n s t h at T V A m u st 

f a c e c a n n ot h o p e t o pl e a s e all si d e s. 

S o o n it m u st m a k e s o m e h a r d d e ci si o n s 

o n f ut ur e p o w er- g e n er ati n g f a ciliit e s.

L o n g s h or e i s a c a p a bl e a d mi ni str at o r 

w h o c a n a d d e x p eri e n c e a n d t e c h ni c al 

t al e nt t o t h e b o ar d at a cr u ci al ti m e. It 

w o ul d b e i n a p pr o pri at e f o r t h e Pr e sid e nt t o pi c k a m a n f o r t h e j o b w h o h a s 

n o e x p eri e n c e i n t h e p o w er fi el d. I n 

c h o o si n g L o n g s h or e, t h e Pr e si d e nt h as 

o pt e d f o r a n e x e c uti v e wit h e x p eri e n c e 

r at h er t h a n f o r a n o n-t h e-j o b tr ai ni n g 

pr o gr a m f o r s o m e o n e u nf a mili a r wit h 

t h e r e aliti e s of t h e p o w er i n d u str y.

L o n g s h or e’ s S e n at e h e ari n g s h o ul d 

b e e x p e dit e d a n d hi s n o mi n ati o n a ppr o v e d s o t h at T V A c a n g o f or w ar d 

u n d er e x p ert l e a d er s hi p t o s e e k s ol uti o n s t o t h e pr o bl e m s t h e a g e n c y 

f a c e s.
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C o b b Recei ves

Nati o nal A war d

H u nt s vill e Utiliti e s g e n er al m a n a g er E.

E. C o b b t o d a y r e c ei v e d t h e A m eri c a n

P u bli c P o w er A s s o ci ati o n' s di sti n g ui s h e d 

s er vi c e a w ar d d uri n g t h e gr o u p' s a n n u al 

c o nf er e n c e i n A n a h ei m,. C alif.

T h e a w ar d, t h e hi g h e st r e c o g niti o n 

a c c or d e d b y t h e A P P A. “ i s a s m u c h 

tri b ut e t o t h e e m pl o y e s, c u st o m er s, a n d 

citi z e n s of H u nt s vill e a n d H u nt s vill e Utiliti e s as it i s t o m e," s ai d C o b b.

C o b b ; s a f or m er pr e si d e nt of t h e A P P A, 

w h o s e m e m b er s i n cl u d e m or e t h a n 1.4 00 

l o c al p u bli cl y- o w n e d el e ctri c utiliti e s i n 4 7 

st at e s, P u ert o Ri c o, t h e Vir gi n I sl a n d s, 

G u a m a n d A m eri c a n S a mo a.

G e n er al m a n a g er of H u nt s vill e Utiliti e s 

si n c e 1 96 4, C o b b r e c ei v e d t h e A P P A’ s 

p er s o n al a c hi e v e m e nt a w ar d i n 1 9 73 f or 

hi s l e a d er s hi p of t h e l o c al utilit y d uri n g a 

p eri o d of r a pi d l o c al gr o wt h a n d hi s 

p arti ci p ati o n i n st at e, r e gi o n al a n d n ati o nal utilit y a cti viti e s.

H e i s al s o pr e si d e nt of t h e A m eri c a n 

P u bli c G a s A s s o ci ati o n, s e cr et ar y-tr e a s urer a n d . p a st pr e si d e nt of t h e T e nn e ss e e 

V all e y P u bli c P o w er A s s o ci ati o n a n d a 

p a st c h air m a n of t h e Al a b a m a- Mi s si s si p pi 

s e cti o n of t h e A m eri c a n W at er w or k s 

A s s o ci ati o n.

T h e a w ar d w a s pr e s e nte d t o d a y d uri n g 

t h e c o n cl u di n g l u n c h e o n of t h e A P P A 

c o nf er e n c e.
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Se nat or B a k e r . Yo u mea n H u nts ville, Ala.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . We ha ve g ot a stal wart bac ker fr o m Te n nessee, 

als o.

Se nat or B a k e r . T here is a H u nts ville, Ala. b ut, H u nts ville, Te n n., 

is ol der.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . Yo u ma y be i ntereste d i n k n o wi n g t hat m y 

mater nal gra n d p are nt s ca me fr o m ri g ht i n t hat area.

Se nat or B a k e r . T he y were Re p u blica ns, t o o.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . T he y were Re p u blica ns. M y m ot her li ve d a n d 

die d as a Re p u blica n, b ut s he v ote d f or me f or C o n gress.

Se nat or B a k e r . T hat a ma n al wa y s fi n ds t o be a gre at c o mf ort.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . I ma y a d d t o t hat m y f at h er’s pe o ple li ke wise 

ca me fr o m Te n nessee, b ut t he y were o ver fr o m mi d dle Te n nessee, 

ar o u n d S parta. He was j ust as str o n g a De m ocrat as t he ot her o ne was 

Re p u blica n. S o I ca n pla y b ot h si des.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Se nat or D o me nici. d o y o u ha ve a n y affi nit y f or 

t he area?

Se nat or D o m e ni ci . N , sir, Mr. C hair ma n. B ut I a m s ure i ntereste d.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . I als o ha ve a letter of Mr. Dail Gi b bs. Mr. Gi b bs 

is t he hea d of t he Ala ba ma R ur al Electric Ass ociati o n. I i ma gi ne 

Mr. Gi b bs is here.

Se nat or R a n d o lp h . He is testif yi n g.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . I w o ul d s u b mit t he state me nt, alt h o u g h it ma y 

be t he state me nt t hat he will gi ve t o t he c o m mittee.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Se n at or, we will use it i n t he pr o pe r wa y, t hi n ki n g i n ter ms of his prese nce.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . Ver y well. Mr. Gi b bs a n d his or ga nizati o n 

o p p ose t he n o mi nati o n.

I ha ve o ne fr o m Mr. R o b ert D. Partri d g e, e xec uti ve vice presi de nt 

a n d ge neral ma na ger of t he Nati o nal R ural Electric C o o perati ve 

Ass ociati o n. I will ha n d t h at t o y o u.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Se nat or, he is als o a wit ness.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . Ver y well.

I ha ve a l etter fr o m Mr. Barrett S helt o n w h o is a p u blis h er of t he 

Decat ur Dail y. I referre d pre vi o usl y t o a n e dit orial his p a per ha d r u n.

Ba rrett S helt o n is a n o utst a n di n g p u blis her ri g ht i n t he heart of 

t he T V A area, a n d n o o ne I s u p p ose has bee n m ore ar de nt a s u p p orter 

of t he T V A’s acti vities t ha n Mr. S helt o n.

I belie ve I w o ul d li ke t o rea d his letter. Si nce he c o ul d n ot be here 

i n pers o n, I belie ve t h at he w o ul d wa nt t o me t o rea d t he letter. If I 

ma y d o so, I will rea d t he letter. It is n ot le n gt h y.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Wit h o ut o bjecti o n.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . It is a d dresse d t o me. It sa ys:

Dea r J o h n. T he S u bc o m mittee of t he P u blic W or ks C o m mittee, wit h Se nat or 

Je n ni n gs Ra n d ol p h as c hair ma n, ha s alr ea d y sa ve d t his Nati o n fr o m o ne di saster 

i n t he a p p oi nt me nt t o t he B oar d of Dir ect ors of t he Te n nesse e Valle y A ut h orit y. 

N o w a sec o n d dis aste r t hr eat e ns si nc e Pre si de nt F or d has se nt u p a na me of a 

p urel y p olitical c h oice.

T his ma n, Mr. T h o mas L o n gs h ore, has ca m pai g ne d l o n g a n d ha r d f or a p p oi nt ­

me nt t o t he T V A B oar d, b ut he d oes n ot ha ve t he u n q ualifie d s u p p ort of a n y of 

t he De m ocratic me m bers of C o n gr ess of Ala ba ma. He d oes n ot ha v e t he s u p p o rt 

of t he A merica n P u blic P o wer Ass ociati o n, t he Nati o nal R ural Electric C o o pera ­

ti ve Ass ociati o n, t he Te n ness ee P u blic P o wer Ass ociati o n, t he Te n ness ee Ri ver 

Valle y Ass ociati o n, a n d t he Ala b a ma R u ral Ele ctric Ass ociati o n.
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He h as o nl y l u ke w ar m a p pr o val of Se n at or s Willia m Br oc k a n d H o w ar d B a ke r 

of Te n nessee.

Se nat or B a k e r . W hat was t hat ?

Se nat or D o m e ni ci . He sai d y o u were l u ke war m.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . I wa nt y o u t o k n o w I a m bei n g n o n p olitic al i n 

prese nti n g b ot h si des of t his q uesti o n.

A n a p p oi nt me nt t o t he T V A B oar d ha s bee n pe n di n g f o r 1 4 m o nt hs. S o w h y n o w, 

Se nat or S par k ma n, s h o ul d t he re be a. r us h t o w ar d c o nfir mati o n he ari n gs ? Aft er 

all, t he re li kel y will n ot be a Re p u bli ca n Pre si de nt i n Ja n u ar y 1 9 77.

T hat is his pre dicti o n. I a m n ot i n d ul gi n g i n p olitics.

Will y o u pleas e as k Se nat or Ra n d ol p h t o p ut off t he se hea ri n gs f or a n ot her 2 

wee ks? As k hi m t o d o t his f or t he pe o ple of t he Te n nessee Valle y s o t he ca n didac y of Mr. L o n gs h ore ma y be m ore f ull y st u die d. T he q uesti o n of c o nflict of i nter est is bei n g care f ull y c o nsi dere d, a n d we nee d ti me f or t hat.

Si ncerel y,

a b b e t t C. Sh e l t o n

I ha ve c o m plie d wit h his re q uest b y rea di n g t he letter a n d stati n g t he 

o p p ositi o n a n d, at t he sa me ti me, sa yi n g t hat t here are pe o ple i n t he 

State t hat d o e n d orse hi m wit h o ut a n y q uesti o n w hats oe ver.

Ma y I sa y t he pri nci pal o bjecti o n t o Mr. L o n gs h ore b y t h ose w h o d o 

o bject is t h e fact t hat he ha s bee n c o n necte d wit h t he Ala ba ma P o wer 

C o., f o r a b o ut 1 5 years. It is m y u n d ersta n di n g t hat his w or k wit h t he 

p o wer c o m pa n y has necessitate d his h a vi n g a l ot of deali n gs wit h t he 

T V A itself a n d t hat he d oes u n d ersta n d t he w or ki n gs of t he T V A.

I d o wa nt t o sa y t his wit h refere nce t o bri n gi n g u p t he Ala ba ma 

P o wer C o.: B ac k 3 0, 3 5 years a g o w he n t he c hair m a n a n d I were b ot h 

i n t he H o use of Re prese ntati ves, t here was a ver y har d str u g gle bet wee n t he T V A a n d t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o.

H o we ver, t hat was settle d, a n d t here has n ot bee n t hi s c o nflict bet wee n t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o., a n d t he T V A t hat ma n y pe o ple still 

t hi n k of as e xisti n g.

I was i n t he H o use of Re pr ese ntati ves a n d I was o n t he Militar y A ffair s C o m mittee w hic h, at t hat ti me, ha d j uris dicti o n o ver t he T V A 

si nce it was set u p as a militar y o perati o n, t he ori gi n of it, w he n Wils o n 

Da m was b uilt a n d t he ol d pla nts were p ut u p d o w n at M uscle S h oals.

B ut t he ma n at t h at ti me w h o hea de d u p t he pri v ate p o wer c o m pa n y 

o perati o ns i n t his part of t he c o u ntr y was We n dell Wil kie. We n dell 

Wil kie was us uall y t h o u g ht of as bei n g a nti p u blic p o wer a n d f or pri ­

vate p o wer. B ut I was o n t h e c o m mittee w he n We n dell Wil kie testifie d bef ore o ur c o m mittee o n t hi s ver y q uesti o n, a n d he is t he o ne t hat 

reall y w or ke d o ut a c o m pr o mise d settle me nt bet wee n t he p o wer c o mpa n y a n d t he T V A w here b y t he T V A w o ul d c o nti n ue t o o perate i n t he 

territ or y w hic h it was o p erati n g at t hat ti me, b ut w o ul d n ot e xte n d 

i nt o a n y ot her area. T he p o wer c o m pa n y was left t o carr y o n its 

affairs.

I wa nt t o sa y t h at t hat tacit a gree me nt ma de u p o n a s u g g esti o n of 

We n dell Wil kie has ne ver bee n vi olate d i n a n y res pect. T he T V A 

o perates t o da y i n t he sa me territ or y t hat it o perate d at t hat ti me a n d, 

of c o urse, t he pri vate p o wer c o m pa n y has carrie d o n its b usi ness as 

us ual i n t he rest of t he area of t he State.

I ha ve trie d t o state t his j ust as o bjecti vel y as I ca n. I a m n ot here 

plea di n g f or T o m L o n gs h ore’s c o nfir mati o n. I ha ve st ate p u blicl y, as

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has m y c oll ea g ue fr o m Al a b a m a, t h at if t his c o m mittee rec o m me n ds 

his a p p oi nt m e nt, we will v ote f or his c o nfir mati o n.

T hat is t h e attit u d e t h at I ha v e ta k e n i n t his a n d Se nat or Alle n has 

ta k e n. I h a v e s u p p orte d t h e r ur al el ectrifi cati o n t h r o u g h o ut practic all y 

its w h ole e sta blis h m e nt. I belie ve it was set u p pr o b a bl y i n 1 9 3 5. 1 ca me 

t o t he C o n gr ess i n J a n ua r y of 1 9 3 7. 1 ha v e s u p p orte d t he pri v at e p o wer 

c o m pa nies.

B y t he w a y. I ha ve als o ha d a mess a ge, l et me sa y, o ver t he tele p h o ne. 

He di d n ot tal k wit h me pers o nall y beca us e I was n ot i n t h e office at 

t he ti me. W ile y B o w ers, w h o is c hair m a n —I d o n’t k n o w j ust w h at his 

title is — C hair m a n of t he P u blic P o we r i n t h e Te n n essee ar ea, is o pp ose d t o t h e n o mi nat o n.

T hat is j u st a b o ut all. I realize t h at d oes n’t p ut me i n a n y p ositi ve 

p ositi o n, e x ce pt t h at if t he c o m mittee rec o m me n ds his c o n fir m ati o n, 

I will v ote f or his c o nfir m ati o n i n t h e Se n ate. I belie ve t h at i s a b o ut all 

I car e t o sa y.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . S e n at o r S p ar k m a n, we ar e a p pr eciati ve of y o ur 

pres e nce a n d t he pre se ntati o n of y o ur p ositi o n a n d t h e lette rs t h at 

y o u ha v e me nti o ne d as reflecti n g attit u d es o n b ot h si de s, f o r a n d 

a g ai n st, t he n o mi n ee.

Se nat or S p a r k m a n . Mr. C h air m a n, m a y I s a y t h at I h a v e t o presi de 

o n t he F o rei g n Relati o ns C o m mittee. O ur c o m mittee ha s per mis si o n 

of t he Se nate, b y t he wa y, t o sit at 1 0 o’cl oc k. I will sta y here briefl y 

a n d t h e n I will g o o n d o w n t h e h all t o t h at meeti n g.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . W e a re ve r y g ratifie d t h at S e n at o r J a m es Alle n 

is here. W o ul d y o u a d d res s y o u r re m ar k s re ga r di n g t he n o mi n ee?

S T A T E M E N T O F H O N. J A M E S B. A L L E N, U. S. S E N A T O R F R O M T H E 

S T A T E O F A L A B A M A

Se nat or A l l e n . T h a n k y o u, Mr. C h air m a n a n d me m b ers of t h e c o m ­

mittee. I ha d t he plea s ur e ea rli er t hi s m o r ni n g o f sitti n g a t t h e c h airma n’s feet as he ga ve a s pirit u al u plifti n g messa g e t o o u r Se n ate 

pr a y er br ea kf ast. I a m deli g hte d t o ha v e t his o p p o rt u nit y t o a p pe ar 

bef o re t h e c o m mittee hea de d b y t h e sa me disti n g uis h e d Se nat or, Mr. 

Ra n d ol p h.

I ha ve wit h me t hre e m e m b ers o f t he Al a b a m a d el e g ati o n: C o n gre ssma n Ja c k E d w ar ds fr o m M o bile, C o n gre ss m a n Bill Di c ki ns o n of 

M o nt g o m er y, a n d C o n gre ss m a n J o h n B u c h a n a n of Bi r mi n g ha m.

I d o n ot belie v e a n y ot he r of o u r Al a b a m a Re pr ese ntati v es are here. 

I a m a d vis e d t h at se v eral ot he r Re pre se ntati ve s fr o m Ala ba m a, 

na m el y, Mr. Be vill, Mr. Nic h ol s, a n d Mr. Fl o we rs, are i n s u p p ort of 

t h e n o mi nee.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . We d o ha ve letter s, Se nat or Alle n, fr o m t he 

me m bers y o u ha v e me nti o n e d.

Se nat or A l l e n . Yes. T h e me m b er of t he del e gati o n w h o d oes n ot 

s u p p ort Mr. L o n gs h or e is C o n gres s m a n B o b J o n es. He ha s a stateme nt o n file wit h t he c o m mittee i n o p p o siti o n t o t he c o n fir m ati o n of 

Mr. L o n g s h o re. [ C o n gr ess ma n J o ne s’ state m e nt ma y be f o u n d at 

p. 1 2 1.]

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T h at is c orr ect.

Se nat or A l l e n . I a m i n a si mila r sit u ati o n t o m y disti n g uis h e d se ni or c oll ea g ue, Mr. S p ar k ma n, i n t h at ma n y of m y fri e n ds s u p p o rt t he
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c o nfir mati o n of Mr. L o n gs h ore t o t he T VA B o ar d. O n t he ot her ha n d, 

ma n y ot her of m y frie n d s are i n o p p ositi o n t o t he c o nfir mati o n of his 

a p p oi nt me nt. T h us, it is n ot s o easy t o sa y t h at I s u p p ort m y fri e n ds 

i n t his matter beca use I feel t hat I m ust c o me d o w n f or t he be nefit 

of t he c o m mittee o ne wa y or t he ot her.

Ala ba ma, e ve n t h o u g h it is t he sec on d State i n t he use of T V A 

p o wer, has ne ver ha d a me m bers hi p o n t he T V A B oar d i n t he 4 3 years 

of t h e e xiste nce of T V A. Mr. L o n gs h ore w o ul d t he n be t he first me mber t o t he B oar d a p p oi nte d fr o m Ala ba ma, a cc or di n g t o m y rec ollecti o n a n d u n dersta n di n g.

Se nat or S par k ma n has p oi nte d o ut t h at Mr. L o n gs h ore was n ot o ur 

c h oice f or t hi s a p p oi nt me nt. I was n ot as ke d t o s u b mit a rec o m me n dati o n t o t he Presi de nt, a n d I d o n ot believe t hat Se nat or S par k m a n was 

eit her.

B ut we di d b ot h ma ke rec o m me n dati o ns of ot her s u g geste d n o minees. We dre w o ur selecti o ns fr o m t he De m ocratic p hil os o p hical gr o u p.

Als o, Se nat or S p ar k m a n a n d I felt t hat s o meo ne wit h a p u blic p o wer 

bac k gr o u n d or a bac k gr o u n d of a d v ocac y of p u blic p o wer s h o ul d be 

t he n o mi nee t o t he T V A B oar d of Direct ors.

B ut t he Presi de nt ha vi n g acte d i n t he matter, it see ms t hat it is a 

re q uisite t hat we ta ke a p ositi o n o n t he n o mi nati o n. I d o n ot feel, a n d 

I mi g ht state t hat I ma de t his state me nt t o a c o n ve nti o n of R E A 

me m bers fr o m Ala ba ma s o me weeks a g o, t hat I d o n ot feel t hat a 

bac k gr o u n d of ser vice i n t he pri vat e p o wer area dis q ualifies a pers o n 

per se fr o m ser vi n g i n t he area of p u blic p o wer.

I st ate d t o t he m t he n, a n d I state t o t he c o m mittee n o w, t hat a n o minati o n se nt t o t he Se nate b y t he Pre si de nt w o ul d re q uire me t o c o nsi der 

w het her t he n o mi nee is a ma n of h o n or, w het her he is a ma n of c h aracter, w het her he is a ma n of h o nest y a n d i nte g rit y, w het her he is a 

ma n of a bilit y, w het her he is a ma n of e x perie nce, w het her he is a ma n 

of de dicati o n.

If I reac h t he c o ncl usi o n t hat he fills t he re q uisites t h at I ha ve o utli ne d, he s h o ul d recei ve m y s u p p ort f or c o nfir mati o n f or t his p ositi o n.

If we ta ke t he p ositi o n t hat n o pers o n ser vi n g i n t h e area of p u blic 

p o wer ca n m o ve o ver t o pri v ate p o wer a n d t hat n o o ne ser vi n g i n t he 

area of pri vate p o wer ca n m o ve t o p u blic p o wer, it w o ul d see m t o me 

t hat we place a n u nreas o na ble li mitati o n u p o n t he a vaila bilit y of me n 

of a bilit y a n d e x pertise i n t h ose res pecti ve fiel ds.

Se nat or S par k ma n rea d fr o m Mr. B arr ett S helt o n’s lett er t hat Mr. 

L o n gs h ore has s o u g ht t his p ositi o n f or a year or m ore, a n d p ossi bl y 

t hat is tr ue. B ut d uri n g t hat e ntire ti me, I ha ve ne ver hear d a si n gle 

c o m plai nt a gai nst Mr. L o n gs h ore o n t he matt er of his a bilit y, his 

e x perie nce, a n d his bac k gr o u n d, his c h aracter, his h o n or, his i nte grit y. 

T he o nl y criticis m t hat has bee n raise d t o me of Mr. L o n gs h ore is 

t he fact t hat he has f or s o me 15 years I belie ve bee n a n e xec uti ve 

of t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. P ri o r t o t hat he was a n att or n e y i n pri vate 

practice.

W o ul d Mr. L o n gs h ore re n der a ble a n d de dicate d ser vice as a me mber of t he T V A B oar d? I feel t h at he w o ul d. If I di d n ot feel t h at 

wa y, I w o ul d o p p ose his c o nfir mati o n.

N o w, i n t he m o vi n g of a ma n i n a n official ca pacit y wit h a pri vate 

p o wer c o m pa n y bac k gr o u n d o ver t o t he area of p u blic p o wer, w o ul d
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it be t he attit u de of t hat pers o n t o sa b ota ge t he w or k of his ne w 

e m pl o yer? I d o n ot believe it w o ul d. I d o n ot belie ve he w o ul d tr y t o 

sa b ota ge t he vital missi o n of t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y. I belie ve 

t hat he w’o ul d re n der efficient a n d h o n ora ble a n d de dicate d ser vice.

I call y o ur atte nti o n as a parallel or a nal o g y t hat we see fr o m ti me 

t o ti me i n t he s p orts w orl d w here stars o n a f o ot ball tea m or t he baseball tea m are tra de d t o a n ot her tea m. We d o n't see t h ose pla yers 

see ki n g t o sa b ota ge t he ne w tea m. We see t he m ma ki n g e ver y eff ort t o 

defeat t hei r ol d tea m mates.

I belie ve i n t his area we w o ul d fi n d Mr. L o n gs h ore tr yi n g t o o ut d o 

t he rec or d a n d perf or ma nce of his f or mer e m pl o yer.

W hat is t he rec or d of his f or mer or prese nt e m pl o yer, s o o n p ossi bl y 

t o be his f or mer e m pl o yer ? Carri e d i n t h e c urre nt iss ues of ma n y of 

t he ma gazi nes I sa w t his a d, w hic h was i n m y wife’s c o p y of “ H o use 

Bea utif ul. ” It is a n a d b y P hilc o C o. t hat sa ys, “ P hilc o C ol d G uar d 

Refri gerat ors.” T he y hea d t he a d, “ See H o w M uc h A P hilc o C ol d 

G uar d Refri gerat or Ca n Sa ve Y o u O n Electricit y.”

T he n t he y ha ve 3 6 cities t hr o u g h o ut t he c o u ntr y i n s o me 2 0, 2 5 

States; n o ne, h o we ver, fr o m t he T V A territ or y. I n Ne w Y or k Cit y, i n 

1 5 years, t his a d sa ys b y use of t heir re fri gerat ors, t he sa vi n gs w o ul d 

be $ 1, 3 13. 64. G oi n g d o w n, t he l o wer t he rate, t he l o wer t he sa vi n gs, 

y o u fi n d M o bile, Ala., ser vice d b y t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o., 3 5t h i n 

or der. I n ot her w or ds, t heir r ates are sec o n d l o west of all of t he cities 

re prese nte d.

T he price of t heir p o wer per kil o watt h o ur, 3 0 mils, 3 ce nts, n o 

mills. C he ye n ne, W y o., s h o ws a c ost of 2 ce nts a n d 9 mils per kil o watt 

h o ur, 2 9 mils.

S o i f Mr. L o n gs h ore’s pa st e x perie nce has bee n wit h t he Ala ba ma 

P o wer C o., it w o ul d see m t o me t h at his a p pre ntices hi p pri or t o ser vice o n t he T V A B oar d has bee n wit h a n e m pl o yer t hat h as s o u g ht t o 

ha ve l o w’ electric rates.

I mi g ht sa y a n asteris k p oi nts o ut t hat t hese c osts were base d o n 

c osts i n effect d uri n g Oct o ber 1 97 5, w hic h is of c o urse l o n g after t he 

Ara b b o yc ott a n d t he ra pi d escalati o n of price of e ner g y.

[ T he a d vertise me nt r eferre d t o f oll o ws: J
S E E H O W M U C H M O N E Y

A P HIL C O C OL D G U A R D R E F RI G E R A T O R

C A N S A V E Y O U O N EL E C T RI CI T Y

f or e x a m pl e, o v er t h e a v er o g e lif e of a r efri g er at or ( 1 5 y e ar s) y o u c o n s o v e u p t o...

$ 1 3 1 3 . 6 4 i n N e w Y or k, N Y.

5 7 9 7 . 0 4 i n P hil a d el p hi a. P o.

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$ 7 6 7 . 5 2 i n S p ri n gfi el d, M a s s.

5 7 3 8 . 0 0 i n N e w H a v e n, C o n n. 

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5 6 4 9 . 4 4 m T ol e d o, O hi o 

5 6 3 4 . 6 8 m D etr oit, Mi c h.

5 6 3 4 . 6 8 i n K a n s a s Cit y, M o.

5 6 3 4 . 6 8 i n W a s hi n gt o n, D C.

5 6 1 9 . 9 2 m W at erl o o, I o w a 

5 6 0 5 . 1 6 i n J a c k s o n vill e, Fl a.

5 6 0 5 . 1 6 i n Si o u x f oil s, S. D.

5 5 9 0 . 4 0 i n E v a n s vill e, I n d.

5 5 9 0 . 4 0 m P ortl a n d, M ai n e

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5 5 9 0 . 4 0 m R o c h e st er, N Y.

5 5 9 0 . 4 0 m Y o u n g st o w n. O hi o 

5 5 7 5 . 6 4 m B uff al o. N Y 

5 5 7 5 . 6 4 i n G r e e n vill e, N. C.

5 5 7 5 . 6 4 m H u nti n gt o n. W V.

5 5 7 5 . 6 4 i n O rl a n d o, Fl o ri d a 

5 5 6 0 . 8 8 i n H o u st o n, T e x a s 

5 5 6 0 . 8 8 m L o s A n g el e s. C alif. 

5 5 4 6 . 1 2 m Bi s m a r c k, N D.

5 5 4 6 . 1 2 i n Littl e R o c k, A r k.

5 5 3 1 . 3 6 i n St. L o ui s, M o.

5 5 1 6 . 6 0 m S alt L a k e Cit y, Ut a h 

S 5 0 1 . 8 4 i n Ci n ci n n ati, O hi o 

$ 5 0 1 . 8 4 m R al ei g h, N. C.

S 4 8 7 . 0 8 m Atl a nt a, G a.

S 4 7 2 . 3 2 i n S o ut h B e n d, I n d.

$ 4 4 2 . 8 0 i n M o bil e, Al a 

S 4 2 8 . 0 4 m S h e ri d a n, W y o.

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It s o u n d s t o o g o o d t o b e tr u e, b ut it i s tr u e. E v er y 

P hil c o C ol d G u a r d R efri g er at or u s e s l e s s el e ctri cit y 

t h a n c o m p a r a bl e m o d el s fr o m a n y m a n uf a ct ur er 

li st e d i n t h e S e pt. 1 9 7 5 A H A M Di r e ct or y, wit h t h eir 

el e ctri c a nti- c o n d e n s ati o n h e at er s o n a t l e a st 5 0 % 

of t h e ti m e. S o y o u'll s a v e 

m o n e y. T h at' s b e c a u s e o nl y 

P hil c o r efri g e r at or s w e r e 

a c t uall y r e- e n gi n e er e d t o 

gi v e y o u all t h r e e of t h e s e 

i m p o rt a nt e n e r g y s a vS o vi n g s b a s e d o n c o st s i n eff e ct d uri n g O ct o b er 1 9 75. r e pr e s e nt 

c o <> s. m a xi m u m e c o n o mi e s a v ail a bl e o n c urr e nt p erf or m a n c e of C ol d 

G u ar d M o d el R 0 1 9 F 8 C o d e 1 2 0 c o m p ar e d wit h t h e e n er g y 

' | c o n s u m pti o n of c o m p ar a bl e si z e a n d t y p e m o d el s of t hr e e l e a di n g

br a n d s a s li st e d m t h e S e pt 1 9 7 5 Or e ct or y

of C ertifi e d R efri g er at or s a n d Fr e e zer s

p u bli s h e d b y t h e A s s o ci ati o n of H o m e A p pl o n c e 

* j \ M a n uf a ct ur er s ( A H A M) C o m p ari s o n s S h o w t h at

( p at e nt e d pr o c e s s), pr e ci si o n M b d ef R D 1 9 F 8 u se s 31 % t o 4 5 % l e s s el e ctri cit y 

pl a c e m e nt of i n s ul ati o n, c o m - - «x npor «ons i « c o m p etiti v e m o d el s wt h o n n - 

pl et el y n o n- el e ctri c a nti-

• ip A- n i v j iii cii vi ^ y v

i n g f e at ur e s: d o u bl e ; { Good H o uj et oo pi n g”'.

c a vit y U ni- W all Li n er x s z 5., 7 X > « * S ^

wit h n o s e a m s o r j oi nt s

c o n d e n s ati o n s y st e m.

A ct u al s a vi n g s m a y v ar y d e p e n di n g u p o n

cli m ati c c o n diti o n s, i n di vi d u al u s a g e a n d el e ctri c 

r at e c h a n g e s. S a vi n g s s h o w n a r e b a s e d o n e sti ­

m at e d r e si d e nti al el e ctri cit y c o st s a n d c o n s u m pti o n.

F or a fr e e b o o kl et t h at will l et y o u fi g ur e o ut j u st h o w 

m u c h y o u c a n s a v e i n y o ur ar e a w rit e: A e r o n utr o ni c 

F or d C o r p or ati o n , M S 8 4, Bl u e B ell, Ft a. 1 9 4 2 2

c o n d e n s ati o n h o ot er s or e b a s e d o n a v er o g e 

m a xi m u m/ mi ni m u m e n er g y c o n s u m pti o n.

T H E R E F RI G E R A T O R T H A T H E L P S P A Y F O R I T S E L F
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Se nat or l l e n . S I feel t hat Mr. L o n gs h ore w o ul d c arr y o n t his 

sa me tra diti o n of see ki n g t o see t hat p o wer is s ol d t o t he c ust o mers 

of T V A at t he l o west p ossi ble rate. T h at has bee n t he f u ncti o n a n d 

r ole of t he Ala ba ma P o w er C o., t he rec or d will s h o w.

Se nat or S par k ma n me nti o ne d t h at he ha d a tele p h o ne c o m m u nicati o n fr o m Mr. Wile y B o wers, presi de nt of t h e Te n nessee Valle y P u blic 

P o wer Ass ociati o n, i n o p p ositi o n to Mr. L o n gs h ore.

I u n dersta n d Mr. E d C o bb of H u nts ville, Ala., is prese nt i n t his 

heari n g r o o m t o da y a n d t hat he has gi ve n t he c o m mittee a state me nt 

i n s u p p ort of Mr. L o n gs h ore. He is a f or mer presi de nt of Te n nessee 

Valle y P u bli c P o wer Ass ociati o n.

A si g nifica nt fact of Mr. C o b b's e n d orse me nt of Mr. L o n gs h ore is 

t hat he n ot o nl y is t he f or mer pr esi de nt of t h e Te n nessee Valle y P u b ­

lic P o wer Ass ociati o n, b ut he is prese ntl y ge neral ma na ger of t he 

H u nts ville, Ala., Utilitie s B oar d, w hic h is t he lar gest Ala ba m a c ust o mer of T V A.

Mr. C o b b e n d orses Mr. L o n gs h ore a n d rec o m me n ds his c o nfir mati o n.

( Mr. C o b b’s letter a p pears at p. 1 7 3.)

Mr. C hair ma n, m y rec or d a n d certai nl y Se nat or S par k ma n’s rec or d 

has bee n o ne of u nif or m s u p p ort of T V A a n d u nif or m s u p p ort of 

R E A s yste ms t hr o u g h o ut t he Stat e of Ala ba ma a n d else w here.

If I t h o u g ht t h at t his n o mi nati o n a n d c o nfir mati o n of t hi s n o mi nati o n w o ul d w or k t o t he detri me nt of eit her T V A or t h e R E A s yste ms 

i n t he State of Ala ba ma or else w here, I w o ul d be a str o n g o p p o ne nt 

of t hi s n o mi nati o n.

I feel, as a Se nat or fr o m Ala ba ma, re prese nti n g all of t he pe o ple 

of Ala ba ma, t hat it is i nc u m be nt u p o n me t o g o o ne ste p f u rt h er t ha n 

Se nat or S par k m a n has g o ne i n stati n g t hat if t he c o m mittee rec o mme n ds Mr. L o n gs h ore, t hat I will s u p p ort t he c o nfir mati o n of t he 

n o mi nati o n.

I feel t hat t he c o m mittee is e ntitle d t o recei ve fr o m me a rec o m me ndati o n of m y vie ws wit h res pect t o t he n o mi nati o n. F or t he reas o ns 

t hat I ha ve o utli ne d, I d o rec o m me n d t o t his c o m mittee t hat it rec o mme n d t o t he Se nate t he c o nfir mati o n of Mr. L o n gs h ore f or me m bers hi p o n t he T V A B oar d of Direct ors.

I f urt her rec o m me n d, Mr. C hair m a n, t hat t he c o m mittee act, as I 

k n o w it will, wit h d ue s peed i n rec o g niti o n t h at t h e da ys of t his seas on 

of C o n gress are li mite d; a n d t hat u nless c o nfir mati o n is ma de bef ore 

t he 1st of Oct o ber, p ossi bl y we will be i n a dj o ur n me nt.

S o I a m h o pef ul t hat at a n e arl y date —a n d I w o ul d certai nl y n ot be 

pres u m pti o ns e n o u g h t o state w he n t hat earl y date w o ul d be — b ut I 

a m h o pef ul at a n earl y date t he c o m mittee will ma ke its rec o m me n dati o n t o t he S e nate wit h res pect t o t hi s n o mi nati o n.

I t ha n k y o u, Mr. C hair ma n, a n d me m bers of t he c o m mittee, f or 

gi vi n g me t his o p p ort u nit y of a p pe ari n g bef ore t his c o m mittee a n d 

gi vi n g y o u t he be nefit of m y vie ws i n t his m ost i m p orta nt matter 

t hat is i m p o rta nt t o T V A, it is i m p o rta nt t o t he pe o ple of Ala ba ma, 

it is i m p orta nt t o t he Nati o n, a n d certai nl y it is i m p orta nt t o t he 

n o mi nee a n d hi s fa mil y.

T ha n k y o u.

Se nat or R a n d o lp h . T ha n k y o u, Se n at or Alle n.

Se nat or A l l e n . I w o ul d cail o n o ur me m bers of t he dele gati o n i n a 

ver y s h ort s pace of ti me t o ma ke t h eir vie ws k n o w n.
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Se na t o r Ra n d o l p h . Se nat or, we are pre pa re d t o h ea r f r o m t he H o u se 

me m bers, t h ree i n n u m ber, t h at sit at t h e wit ne ss ta ble.

I h o pe m y or der of calli n g is c orr ect. Re pr es e ntati v e E d wa r d s 

w o ul d s pe a k first.

S T A T E M E N T O F H O N. J A C K E D W A R D S, A R E P R E S E N T A TI V E I N 

C O N G R ES S F R O M T H E S T A T E O F A L A B A M A

Mr. E d w a r d s . T ha n k y o u, Mr. C h air ma n. M y di stri ct is s o ut h we st 

Al a b a m a o n t he g ulf c oast. M y mai n h o me t o w n is M o bil e. T hat is 

j u st li k e g oi n g a cr oss Te xas t o get t o t he T V A. It is a l o n g wa y off.

W h y t h e n m y gr eat i ntere st ? Well, beca use of t he gr eat w or k of 

t his c o m mitte e a n d s o me of t he H o use c o m mittee s, Te n ness ee- T o m bi gbee is g oi n g t o be a realit y. We will ha v e dir ect c o m merc e wit h t he 

Te n ness ee Ri v er, t he Te n n essee Valle y are a.

M a n y of m y pe o pl e are e q uall y as c o n cer n e d wit h w hat g oes o n i n 

t h at gr eat ri v er s yste m as we are i n o ur o w n. I gre w u p i n Bi r mi n gha m, Al a. I ha ve k n o w n T o m L o n gs h ore a n d his fa mil y si nce c hil d ­

h o o d. T h e y are a fi ne fa mil y. H e is a fi ne y o u n g m a n. I t hi n k he will 

be a c re dit t o t he T V A B o ar d.

It see ms t o me fr o m w hat I ha v e he ar d t o da y a n d fr o m w h at I 

ha ve see n o ver t he last ye ar or s o t he re are o nl y t w o real p oi nt s 

t h at ha ve bee n br o u g ht o ut. O ne is pe r h a p s a n o b vi o us p oi nt, a n d 

t h at is he is a Re p u bli ca n a n d o u r t w o Se nat or s are De m ocrat.

I t hi n k it is e ntir el y pr o p er —as f or o u r C o n gr ess ma n B o b J o n es 

fr o m t h at are a —it is e ntir el y pr o p er f or t he m t o s u p p ort at t he earl y 

sta ges t h ei r D e m ocr at c h oice s f or a p o siti o n s uc h as t his. T h e P re si d e nt 

i n his wis d o m has m a de t he sele cti o n. I t hi n k t h at we s h o ul d n o w s u pp ort t h at selecti o n.

I c o m me n d t he Se nat or s f o r t h ei r p ositi o n o n t hi s, f o r t h eir willi n g ­

ness t o v ote f or Mr. L o n g s h ore. I c o m m e n d Se nat or Alle n f or his 

affir mati ve rec o m m e n d ati o n.

T h e ot h er are a is t h e p ri v at e p o w er q u esti o n. Ye ars a g o it mi g ht ha v e 

bee n t h at it w o ul d be u nt hi n ka bl e f or a pri vate p o we r ma n wit h t h at 

ki n d of bac k gr o u n d t o be s electe d f o r a p u blic p o w er b oa r d of direct ors.

T h at da y has g o ne. T h e c o o per ati o n, t he i nt erc ha n g e, t he d oi n g of 

b usi ne ss bac k a n d f o rt h bet w ee n t he p u bli c a n d pri v at e p o w er c o mpa nie s is a t hi n g t h at we h a v e all c o me t o acce pt i n t his da y a n d ti me.

It see ms t o me t h at 1 5 ye ar s of e x p erie nce i n t h e p o we r fiel d i n 

a c o m p a n y t h at is i ntert w i n e d i nti m atel y wit h t h e acti viti es o f T V A, 

b u yi n g a n d selli n g p o w er, a n d d oi n g b usi ness bac k a n d f o rt h, w o ul d 

be a re al asset t o t h e T V A B oa r d.

S o rat h er t h a n fi n di n g a c o nflict, I fi n d a n o p p o rt u nit y f or t hi s 

c o m mittee t o c o n si de r a n o mi nee w h o i n fact ma y be t he best q ualifie d 

n o mi n ee t his c o m mitt ee ha s e ve r c o n si dere d f o r t he b oa r d of dir ect ors 

of a p u blic p o w er or ga ni zati o n, beca us e he d oes ha ve t h e e x perie nce. 

I fi n d t ha t a n a sset r at he r t h a n a d etri m e nt.

We he ar d B ar rett S h elt o n’s lette r calli n g hi m a dis ast er. I dea rl y 

l o ve B ar rett S helt o n, b ut e ve r y b o d y k n o ws he is pr o b a bl y t he bi g ­

gest De m o crat we ha v e i n t h e St at e of Ala b a m a. N o o ne w m ul d e x p ect 

B ar rett S helt o n, if t he y k ne w hi m, t o sa y a n yt hi n g else b ut t he fa ct 

T o m is a dis ast er. I a m s ur e B ar rett belie ve s t h at wit h all his he art.
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B ut he is wr o n g. He will ne ver a d mit it, b ut I ha ve t ol d hi m he is 

wr o n g.

He p oi nte d o ut t hat he d oes n’t ha ve t he s u p p ort of vari o us gr o u ps. 

Well, t h at is pr o ba bl y tr ue. I t hi n k y o u ear n s u p p ort i n d oi n g a g o o d 

j o b.

It has bee n p oi nte d o ut o n t he o ne ha n d he d oes n’t ha ve t he s u p p ort, 

a n d yet, Mr. S helt o n p oi nts o ut o n t he ot her si de he ha s bee n tra v eli n g ar o u n d t he c o u ntr y see ki n g t his j o b.

Let me p oi nt o ut t his fact t o t he c o m mittee: I a m pr o ba bl y o ne of t he 

first t o rec o m me n d Mr. L o n gs h ore t o t he Presi de nt. I t ol d hi m at t h at 

ti me i n m y vie w t here w o ul d be t h ose w’h o w’o ul d ar g ue t hat a pri vate 

p o wer bac k gr o u n d w o ul d n ot be i n or der f or t his j o b, a n d t h at it was 

m y vie w t hat he m ust of necessit y tr y t o c o n vi nce t h ose w h o w o ul d 

be i n a p ositi o n t o rec o m me nd or n ot rec o m me n d of his c o m pete nce i n 

t his fiel d.

I e nc o ura ge d hi m t o see ke y pe o ple i n v ol ve d i n t his n o mi nati o n. I 

t hi n k he h as d o ne a g o o d j o b o n t hat. He has c o me a wa y wit h a great 

b o d y of s u p p ort, a n d e ve n t h ose w h o d o n’t s u p p ort hi m beca use of 

t heir o w n p artic ular reas o ns ha ve f o u n d hi m t o be a pers o n of great 

i nte g rit y a n d gr eat h o nest y. I t hi n k he w o ul d d o t his c o m mittee pr o u d 

t o be selecte d. I w o ul d ur ge t he c o m mittee t o c o nfir m his n o mi nati o n 

a n d t o d o it at a n earl y date.

T ha n k y o u, Mr. C hair ma n.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T ha n k y o u, Re prese ntati ve E d war d s. Y o u ha ve 

gi ve n y o ur state me nt f or t he rec or d a n d I will als o i ncl u de i n t he 

rec or d a n earlier letter w hic h we ha ve recei ve d i n s u p p ort of t he 

n o mi nati o n.

[ T he lette r referre d t o f oll o ws:]

o n g r es s o f t h e Uni t e d St a t e s

o u s e o f Re p r e s e n t a ti v e s , 

W as hi n gt o n, D. C., J uly 2 0, 1 97 6.

H o n. e n ni n g s Ra n d o l p h

C h air m a n, Se n ate P u blic W ork s C o m mittee,

Dir k se n Se n at e Office B uil di n g, W as hi n gt o n, D. C.

e a r M . Ch ai r m a n : I u n der sta n d t h at t o m orr o w y o u will ha v e heari n gs o n 

t he c o nfir m ati o n of T h o mas L. L o n g s h ore of Bir mi n g ha m f or a p ositi o n o n t he 

B oar d of Dire ct ors of t he Te n n essee Valle y A ut h orit y.

It wa s o ver a y ear a g o t h at I ha d t he h o n or of rec o m me n di n g Mr. L o n gs h ore t o 

t he Pre si d e nt f or t his p ositi o n. I ha v e k n o w n hi m si nce c hil d h o o d a n d I k n o w hi m 

t o be a t h or o u g hl y c o m pete nt i n di vi d ual wit h s o me fiftee n yea rs e x perie nc e i n 

t he ele ctri c p o wer fiel d. He is a n h o n ora ble ma n a n d I t hi n k his i nte grit y is 

wit h o ut q uesti o n.

I ur g e y o u a n d y o ur c ollea g u es t o c o nfir m t hi s a p p oi nt me nt at t he earliest 

p ossi ble ti me.

Si ncerel y,

a c k Ed w a r d s

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Re prese ntati v e Dic ki ns o n, will y o u be a 

wit ness ?

S T A T E M E N T O F H O N. W I L L I A M L. DI C KI N S O N, A R E P R E S E N T A TI V E 

I N C O N G R ES S F R O M T H E S T A T E O F A L A B A M A

Mr. D i c ki n s o n. T h a n k y o u ver y m uc h, Mr. C hair ma n. I certai nl y 

a p preciate t he o p p ort u nit y of bei n g here t o testif y f or m y frie n d T o m 

L o n gs h ore. I t hi n k t h at m ost of t he re mar ks t h at ha ve bee n ma de here 

t o da y ha ve prett y well c o vere d a n y gr o u n d t h at I ha d i nte n de d t o 

a d dress.
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I a gree wit h Se nat or Alle n t hat w hat we s h o ul d l o o k f or i n t he 

filli n g of t his p ositi o n is t o l o o k at t he n o mi nee a n d wei g h hi m i ns ofar 

as his si ncerit y a n d i nte g rit y a n d de dicati o n t o his j o b a n d his ca p abilities.

I t hi n k t hat he will meet eac h of t hese re q uire me nts 1 00 perce nt.

As has been p oi nte d o ut, t he o nl y t w o areas of disa gree me nt ar e: 

p olitical affiliati o n a n d pri or ass ociati o n wit h t he pri vate p o wer 

i n d ustr y.

I ca n’t hel p b ut a gree w h ole hearte dl y wit h t he state me nts t hat ha ve 

bee n ma de re gar di n g Mr. L o n gs h ore’s a bilit y t o d o a n o ut sta n di n g j o b, 

re gar dless of w hic h si de of t he ta ble he is o n. W het her we are i n a 

s p orts are na, as Se nat or Alle n has p oi nte d o ut, or w het her we are 

acti n g as a la w yer, y o u ca n sit o n eit her si de of t he ta ble, w het her y o u 

are f or i ns ura nce c o m pa nies or a gai nst t he m, or w het her y o u are a 

plai ntiff’s att or ne y or d efe n da nt’s att or ne y, a n d act wit h all t h e ca pabilit y a n d i nte grit y y o ur pr ofessi o n dictates.

I a m s ure t hat Mr . L o n gs h ore will bri n g t o T V A all of t he attri b ut es 

t hat a n y of us w o ul d e x pect. I ur ge t he s pee d y a p pr o val b y t he c o mmittee of his n o mi nati o n beca use of t he ti me c o ntrai nt s t hat ha ve bee n 

p oi nte d o ut.

I a m si ncerel y c o n vi nce d t h at Mr. L o n gs h ore will be a real cre dit t o 

t he T V A B oar d. It was a pre vile ge t o ha ve rec o m me n de d hi m t o t h e 

W hite H o use, a n d I a m ver y please d t o be here t o da y t o partici pate 

i n t he heari n g on his n o mi nati o n.

I a m ver y please d t o be here a n d t o parti ci pate i n t he n o mi nati n g 

pr ocess.

I mi g ht sa y, Mr. C hair m a n, j ust b y wa y of e x pla nati o n, t hat t he 

H o use g oes i nt o sessio n at 1 0 t his m or ni n g als o, a n d I w o n’t be a ble 

t o sta y t hr o u g h o ut t he e ntire heari n g. I ass u me t h at C o n gress ma n 

E d w ar ds a n d C o n gress ma n B uc ha na n will ha ve t o lea ve s o on, als o.

Wit h t hat e x pla nati o n a n d a p ol o g y, we will wit h dra w at t he pr o per 

ti me. I d o a p preciate t he o p p ort u nit y of bei n g here a n d g oi n g o n t he 

rec or d f or a n o utsta n di n g ma n, T o m L o n gs h ore. T ha n k y o u, Mr. 

C hair ma n.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T h a n k y o u, Re prese ntati ve Dic ki ns o n.

[ A letter fr o m C o n gress ma n Dic ki ns o n f oll o ws:]

o n g r es s o f t h e Uni t e d St a t e s

o u s e o f Re p r e s e n t a ti v e s , 

W as hi n gt o n, D. C., J ul y 2 0, 1 97 6.

H o n. e n ni n g s Ra n d o l p h

C h air ma n, C o m mittee o n P u blic W orks,

U.S. Se n ate, W as hi n gt on, D. C.

e a r M . Ch ai r m a n : It is m y u n d erst a n di n g t hat y o u ha v e sc he d ule d a he ari n g f or t o m orr o w m or ni n g o n t he c o nfir mati o n of m y g o o d frie n d, Mr. T h o mas 

L. L o n gs h ore, w h o has bee n n o mi nate d b y t he Pre si d e nt t o be a me m ber of t he 

B oar d of Direct ors of t he Te n ne ssee Valle y A ut h orit y.

I ha v e k n o w n Mr. L o n gs h ore a n d his fa mil y f or a g o o d n u m ber of y ears. Si nce 

y o ur files c o ntai n s ufficie nt i nf o r mati o n o n Mr. L o n gs h ore’s bac k gr o u n d, it is 

u n ne cess ar y f or me t o e n u merate his n u mer o us ac hie ve me nts. I wa nt it t o be 

k n o w n t h at I c o nsi der hi m t o be well q ualifie d f or t he T V A a p p oi nt me nt, a n d 

I tr u st t h at he will be c o nfir me d wit h o ut diffic ult y. T he ki n d n ess s h o w n t o 

Mr. L o n gs h ore b y y o ur c o m mittee is dee pl y a p preci ate d b y all t he me m bers of 

t he Ala b a ma C o n gressi o n al Dele gati o n.

T h a n k y o u a n d m y best p ers o nal re gar d s.

Si ncerel y y o urs,

. L. Di c ki n s o n
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Se na t or Ra n d o l p h . No w Re pre se ntati ve B u c h a n a n.

S T A T E M E N T O F H O N. J O H N B U C H A N A N, A R E P R E S E N T A TI V E I N 

C O N G R E S S F R O M T H E S T A T E O F A L A B A M A

Mr. B u c h a n a n . T ha n k y o u, M r. C h air m a n. I w o ul d li ke t o j oi n m y 

c olle a g ues i n str o n gl y rec o m m e n di n g t h e c o n fir m ati o n of m y di sti n ­

g ui s he d c o nstit ue nt a n d l o n g ti m e frie n d, T o m L o n gs h ore, at t h e 

earlie st p ossi ble dat e.

I ha v e k n o w n T o m L o n gs h ore well bef ore I ca me t o re p re se nt t he 

cit y of Bi r mi n g h a m i n t he C o n gress, a n d his fa mil y. T h e y are i n d ee d 

a disti n g uis h e d Re p u bli ca n fa mil y. T h e y were Re p u bli ca ns i n Ala ­

ba m a fr o m t he ti m e t here were ver y fe w of us w h o w o ul d st a n d u p 

a n d be c o u nte d as Re p u blica n s.

B ut t he y were m ore t h a n t hat. T hr o u g h t h e yea rs, T o m L o n g s h ore 

a n d ot he r me m bers of his disti n g uis h e d fa m il y ha v e bee n lea di n g 

citiz e ns, c h urc h lea der s, ci vic lea d ers, a n d c o m m u nit y s pirite d, p u blic 

s pirite d pe o ple.

I w o ul d sa y t h at T o m L o n gs h ore ' bri n g s t o t his office all t h os e q u alitie s of pe rs o nalit y a n d of c h ar acter w hi c h c o m pris e t he q u alitie s of 

stre n gt h t h at m ar k t h e A m eric a n p e o ple t he m sel ve s.

I t hi n k I ca n s pe a k f or all of m y c o n g res si o nal di strict, e ve r y p olit ­

ical per s ua si o n, i n dicati n g o u r s u p p ort f o r t his disti n g uis h e d citi ze n 

of Bir mi n g h a m.

I f t h e c o m mittee l o o ks c are f ull y a t hi s e d uc ati o n al ba c k gr o u n d, a n d 

at his pr o fes si o nal bac k gr o u n d, it see ms t o me he c o mes be f ore y o u 

e mi ne ntl y q ualifi e d f or t his p o siti o n. J u st as h e o nce ser ve d hi s c o u ntr y 

i n wa r a n d set asi d e ot her c o nsi de rati o n s t o de v ote hi m sel f e ntir el y 

t o t h at, I a m c o n vi nce d he c o mes bef ore y o u t o d a y pr e p ar e d t o 

de dicate hi ms elf t o t he ser vice of t h e c o u ntr y a n d t o t h e res p o nsi bilitie s of t h e T V A, t o gi ve hi m sel f t otall y t o t h at tas k wit h all t he 

a bilit y a n d de dicati o n w hic h I k n o w he p ossesses.

As t o t h e br ea dt h of his s u p p ort, y o u will ha v e a n e m p hasis, I a m 

af rai d, t o o m uc h o n t he ne gati v e, beca u se t h er e are v oices of o p p osi ­

ti o n. B ut I w o ul d u n derli n e, Mr. C hair m a n, T h o pe t h e c o m mittee ha s 

c o pies of t h e ma n y letter s of s u p p o rt a n d state m e nts of s u p p ort t h at 

ha v e c o me t o t he Pr esi d e nt a n d t o us i n t he dele g ati o n f o r T o m 

L o n g s h o re.

F or e xa m ple, I ha ve here a ve r y str o n g e n d ors e m e nt e dit o rial fr o m 

t h e H u nts ville Ne ws, o ne of o u r lar g er dail y pa pers. T h e H u ntsville Ti me s ha s e n d orse d hi m. Bir m i n g h a m Ne ws h as str o n gl y e n d orse d 

hi m.

If it w o ul d be i n or de r f o r t h e H u nt s vill e Ti m es state m e nt t o be 

i ncl u d e d i n t he rec o r d, I w o ul d a p pr eciat e it v er y m uc h.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Y es; it will be. 

[ T he e dit o rials fr o m t he H u nts ville Ne ws a n d t h e Bir mi n g ha m 

Ne w s f oll o w. T h e e dit o rial fr o m t he H u nt s vill e Ti m es was pre vi o u sl y 

s u b mitt e d f o r t he rec or d b y Se nat o r S p ar k m a n a n d ma y be f o u n d at 

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b e st f o r T V A

T h o m as L. L o n g s h or e of

Ala ba m a P o w er C o. is t he o nl y 

feasi ble a n d acc e pta ble ca n ­

di dat e Ala b a ma ca n offe r as 

n o mi nee f or a p p oi nt m e nt t o t he 

b oar d of t he Te n ness ee Valle y 

A ut h orit y. If he is n ot a p ­

p oi nte d, we ar e g oi n g t o wi n d 

u p wit h n o v oice o n t h at b o d y s o 

cr ucial t o H u nts ville.

T his is a Re p u blica n a d ­

mi nistr ati o n a n d t h er ef ore 

s u b mitti n g na m es of a n y o ne 

ot he r t ha n a me m b er of t he 

G O P w o ul d be a n e x ercise i n 

f utilit y.

P oliti cs asi d e. L o n gs h o re is 

e m i n e ntl y s u it a b le a n d 

q ualifie d t o s er v e o n t he b oa r d. 

He h ol ds a m aste r’s de g ree 

fr o m t he U ni ve rsit y of 

Ala ba ma, has w or k e d as a 

Na val c o m m u nicati o ns offic er, 

a n d att or ne y, a tea c h er, a n d i n 

ba n ki n g.

His br oa d a n d dee p e x ­

perie nce i n cr uici al s yste m s 

a n d s u b s yste ms w hic h s u p p ort 

b ot h ur ba n a n d r ural lifest yle s 

t o da y ha ve q ualifie d hi m f or t he 

p ost he pres e ntl y h ol ds i n t he 

Bir mi n g ha m e xec uti v e offices 

of Ala ba ma P o w er C o. He is i n 

t he fir m’s e xe c uti v e de pa rt ­

me nt as he a d of s p ecial 

pr ojects.

Si nce he j oi ne d Ala ba m a 

P o wer i n 1961, h e has s er v e d i n 

a n u m ber of diff ere nt ar ea s 

w hic h ha ve m a d e hi m 

t h or o u g hl y c o n ve rsa nt wit h t he 

br oa d sc o p e of t he T V A r e gi o n’s 

ca pa biliti es a n d pr o ble ms, wit h 

pri v ate a n d p u blic p o w er fir m s 

a n d t heir e xec uti ve staffs, b ot h 

i n t he re gi o n a n d o ve r t he 

nati o n, a n d wit h t he 

Was hi n gt o n sce ne.

T here ca n be n o d o u bt a b o ut 

his pr of essi o nal a bilit y a n d 

pers o nal re p utati o n. B ot h ar e 

s oli d. He is a ma n of m o derat e 

vie ws, o ne w h o belie v es i n

reas o na ble ne g otiati o ns i n g o o d 

fait h a n d mi d dl e pat h s ol uti o ns 

t o c o m ple x pr o bl e ms.

M ost cr uciall y, he is a nati ve 

Ala b a mia n a n d t h or o u g hl y 

fa milia r wit h o ur pa rti c ular 

nee ds. At a ti m e w he n s uc h 

T V A-r elate d matte rs as rate s 

w hic h ar e reflecte d i n e ve r y 

H u nts villia n’s m o nt hl y utilit y 

bill ar e bec o mi n g a m atte r of 

dee p a n d c o nti n ui n g c o n cer n 

f or e ve r y b usi nes s ma n a n d 

h o me o w ner he re a n d o ver t he 

state, Ala ba m a si m pl y ca n n ot 

aff or d t o ha v e n o v oice o n t he 

b oar d of T V A.

Des pite t he fact t hat he is a 

me m b er of t he G O P, l o yal 

De m ocrats i n Ala ba ma ar e 

be hi n d hi m al m ost t o a ma n i n 

t he cas e of t his pa rti c ular 

a p p oi nt m e nt. He has t he ac ­

ce pta n ce of G o v. Ge or ge W. 

Wallac e, U. S. Se n. J o h n S p ar k ­

ma n of H u nts ville a n d Se n. Ji m 

Alle n, a n d Ala. U. S. Re ps. T o m 

Be vill, J o h n B uc h a na n, Bill 

Dic ki ns o n, Ja c k E d war ds, a n d 

Walter Fl o w ers.

He has t he f ull bac ki n g of at 

le ast 13 Ala ba m a m a y or s, 

i ncl u di n g o ur o w n Ma y or J o e 

Da vis, a n d n u m ber o us lea der s 

i n t h e H u nts ville c o m m u nit y — 

D e m oc rat, R e p u blic a n, a n d 

i n de p e n de nt ali ke.

T he y k n o w t hat t here is a 

critical nee d t o m a ke o ur v oice 

hea r d l o u d a n d cl ea r o n -t h e 

T V A b oa r d. L o n gs h ore is t he 

o nl y feasi ble a n d acc e pta ble 

c h oice, c o n si deri n g t he c o m ­

p ositi o n of t he pre se nt fe d eral 

a d mi nistrati o n. He des er v es 

t he n o mi n ati o n, a n d we t hi n k 

t hat y o u o u g ht t o let o ur 

re pres e nt ati ves i n Was hi n gt o n 

k n o w t hat he has H u nts ville’s 

s u p p ort.

L o n gs h ore is t h e ma n f or t he 

j o b. Let’s r oll u p o ur slee ves 

a n d get hi m a p p oi nte d.
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( She Bir mi n g ha m Ne ws

Cl ar e n c e B. H a n s o n, J r., P u bli s h er

Vi ct or H. H a n s o n, II,

Vi c e Pr e si d e nt, G e n er al M a n a g er

J o h n W. Bl o o m e r, 

E dit o r

J a m e s E. J a c o b s o n, J a m e s R. M c A d or y, Jr.,

M a n a gi n g E dit o r E dit o ri al P a g e E dit o r

Vi ct or H. H a n s o n, P u bli s h er 19 10-1 94 5

T u e s d a y, M ar c h 2, 1 9 7 6

L o n gs h ore F or T V A P ost

Of all t h o s e n o w u n d e r c o n si d er ati o n 

f o r a p p oi nt m e nt t o t h e b o a r d of dir e ct or s of t h e T e n n e s s e e V all e y A ut h o rit y, 

T h o m a s L. L o n g s h or e of Bir mi n g h a m 

i s pr o b a bl y t h e m o st hi g hl y q u alifi e d.

A lif el o n g R e p u bli c a n a n d m e m b e r of 

a f a mil y wit h G O P ti c s t h at g o b a c k t o 

t h e 1 9t h C e nt ur y. L o n g s h or e i s t h e t o p 

c h oi c e of offi ci al s of t h e R e p u bli c a n 

P a rt y i n Al a b a m a a n d i s s u p p ort e d b y 

all t hr e e of t h e st at e’ s G O P m e m b er s of 

C o n gr e s s.

A g r a d u at e of t h e U ni v e r sit y of Al a ­

b a m a wit h a b a c h el or of s ci e n c e d e gr e e 

i n c o m m er c e a n d b u si n e s s a d mi ni str ati o n a n d a b a c h el or of l a w d e gr e e, L o n g ­

s h or e pr a cti c e d l a w i n Bir mi n g h a m 

u ntil h e j oi n e d t h e. Al a b a m a P o w er C o. 

i n 1 9( 51.

H e h a s h el d a n u m b e r of diff e r e nt a ssi g n m e nt s wit h t h e p o w er c o m p a n y, i ncl u di n g a s si st a nt t o t h e e x e c uti v e vi c e 

pr e si d e nt a n d a s si st a nt t o t h e pr e si d e nt 

a n d c hi ef e x e c uti v e offi c e r a n d i s h o w 

h e a d of t h e c o m p a n y’ s s p e ci al pr oj e ct s 

d e p art m e nt w hi c h h e or g a ni z e d.

M a rri e d t o t h e f o r m e r B ett y All e n j 

H u r st, a n d f at h er of t hr e e c hil dr e n, t h e I 

4 4- y e ar- ol d att o r n e y a n d p o w er c o m p an y e x e c uti v e i s p er s o n a bl e, i nt elli g e nt 

a n d a p er s o n of hi g h i nt e grit y a n d 

pri n ci pl e.

D u ri n g a p art of hi s ti m e wit h Al a ­

b a m a P o w er. L o n g s h or e h a s w or k e d dir e ctl y i n c o o p er ati o n wit h T V A a s w ell 

a s ot h er g o v e r n m e nt a g e n ci e s s u c h a s 

t h e F e d e r al P o w e r C o m mi s si o n, t h e 

At o mi c E n er g y C o m mi s si o n a n d t h e S ec urit y a n d E x c h a n g e C o m mi s si o n.

Fr o m t h e st a n d p oi nt s of e d u c ati o n, 

tr ai ni n g a n d e x p e ri e n c e, L o n g s h or e 

s h o ul d b e a v al u a bl e a d diti o n t o t h e 

T V A b o ar d.

Si n c e it s cr e ati o n i n t h e ’ 3 0 s, a r e si ­

d e nt or n a ti v e Al a b a mi a n h a s n e v e r 

b e e n a p p oi nt e d I o s er v e o n t h e b o ar d of 

dir e ct or s. It i s t o b e h o p e d t h at P r e si ­

d e nt F o r d will t a k e t hi s o p p ort u nit y t o 

p ut m att er s i nt o a b ett er b al a n c e b y a pp oi nti n g t h e fir st Al a b a mi a n — s p e cific all y T h o m a s L. L o n g s h or e — t o t h e 

p o st.
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Mr. B u c h a n a n . He als o has recei ve d t he e n d orse me nt of ma n y disti n g uis he d lea ders of o ur Stat e, s uc h as t he ma y ors of H u nts ville, Birmi n g ha m, F o rt Pa y ne, B oaz, T u n nel S pri n g s, R o gers ville, Fi ve 

P oi nts, Cr oss ville, a n d ot hers.

He has t h e e n d orse me nt a n d s u p p ort of ma n y ot her p olitical lea ders 

i n Ala ba ma a n d ot her States of b ot h p olitical parties. He t heref ore 

c o mes t o y o u wit h br oa d s u p p ort, es peciall y of t he State of w hic h he is 

t he first n o mi nee, a Stat e w hic h I t hi n k ma y well merit a B oar d 

me m ber of T V A.

I d o n’t c o me bef ore y o u t o as k y o u t o n o mi nate hi m beca use he is 

fr o m Ala ba ma, b ut pri m aril y beca use I belie ve wit h m y c ollea g ue, 

Jac k E d war d s, he ma y be o ne of t he best q ualifie d n o mi nees y o u ma y 

ha ve ha d bef ore t his c o m mittee.

I k n o w he will s pea k f or hi mself. I belie ve t hat i n s o d oi n g he will 

pers ua de y o u he is a ma n of a bilit y, of i nte grit y, a n d t he Pr esi d e nt has 

c h ose n well i n n o mi n ati n g hi m f or t his hi g h office.

Mr. C hair m a n, it has bee n m y pri vile g e t o s u p p ort o ur disti n g uis he d 

De m ocrat fr o m Ala ba ma, Da vi d Mat he ws, a n d ot her Ala ba mia ns 

of t he De m ocratic Part y wit h pri de f or office as n o mi nees of t his 

Re p u blica n Presi d e nt.

B ut I w o ul d sa y as a n Ala ba mi a n a n d A merica n I ca n wit h e q ual 

pri de a n d great fer v or ur ge y o ur a p pr o val of t his n o mi nati o n of 

Presi de nt F or d of T o m L o n gs h ore.

T ha n k y o u.

[ Aletter fr o m C o n gress ma n B uc ha na n f oll o ws:]

o n g r e s s o f t h e Uni t e d St a t e s

o u s e o f Re p r e s e n t a ti v e s , 

W as hi n gt o n, D. C., J uly 1 9, 1 9 7 6.

H o n. J e n ni n g s Ra n d o l p h

C h air m a n, Se n ate P u blic W or ks C o m mittee, Dir kse n Se n ate Office B uil di n g,

W as hi n gt o n, D. C.

e a r M . Ch ai r m a n : It is m y u n de rst a n di n g t ha t heari n g s o n Mr. T o m L o n gs h or e’s n o mi n ati o n as Dire ct or of t he Te n ne ssee Valle y A ut h orit y ar e t o be hel d 

t hi s wee k. T his lette r is t o a d d m y w h ole he arte d e n d orse me nt t o t he ot h er e nd orse me nt s y o u ha v e n o d o u bt recei ve d i n s u p p ort of Mr. L o n gs h ore.

T he Te n nesse e Valle y A ut h orit y is e xtr e mel y i m p ort a nt t o t he State of Alaba ma as it s u p pli es p o wer t o m uc h of t he n ort her n pa rt of o ur state a n d i s basic 

t o its ec o n o m y i n ma n y ot h er wa ys. Si nce its i nce pti o n, o nl y o ne Ala ba mia n has 

ser ve d o n t he T V A B oar d of Direct ors. I belie ve it is ti me f or a n Ala ba mia n 

o nce a gai n t o se r ve o n t h e B oar d.

Mr. L o n gs h or e is hi g hl y q ualifie d t o ser ve T V A as a Direct or. He ha s f o u rte e n 

years of relate d e x perie nce a n d his k n o wle d ge of t he i n d ustr y a n d t he a d mi nistrati ve a bilit y as e vi de nce d b y his s uccess i n his pre se nt p ositi o n s h o ul d ma ke 

hi m a n e x celle nt a d diti o n t o t h e B oar d.

Mr. L o n gs h ore has t he s u p p o rt of ma n y hi g hl y res pecte d Ala b a mia ns. I ha v e 

k n o w n T o m a n d his wife, Bett y Alle n, pers o nall y f or ma n y years a n d I ca n 

atte st t o T o m’s i nte grit y a n d pr o ve n a bilit y.

Se nat or Ra n d ol p h, I a m c o nfi de nt t h at T o m L o n gs h ore will ma ke a n o utst a n di n g c o ntri b uti o n t o t h e Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y a n d t o t he States w hic h it 

ser ves i f t he S e nat e c o nfir ms his n o mi n ati o n.

Si ncerel y,

o h n H. Bu c h a n a n , Jr.,

Me m be r of C o n gress.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T h a n k y o u ver y m uc h.

F or t he rec or d, let it be s h o w n t hat Se nat or Alle n a n d Re pre se ntati ves B uc ha na n, E d war ds, Dic ki ns o n, Fl o wers, Nic h ols, a n d Be vill 

s u p p ort t he n o mi nee. Se nat or S par k ma n has a p ositi o n n ot of a d v o-
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cac y t o da y b ut s u p p ort f or t he n o mi nee if t his c o m mittee re p orts his 

na me fa v ora bl y t o t he Se nate.

O ne Me m ber of t he H o use dele gati o n b y state me nt, Re prese ntati ve 

J o nes, o p p oses t he n o mi nee.

I t hi n k t he C hair has t he o bli gati o n t o prese nt t he e xact pi ct ure as 

reflected b y oral state me nts a n d b y letters a n d state me nts s u b mitte d.

If t here is n o f urt her c o m me nt-----

Se nat or A l l e n . E xc use me, Mr. C hair ma n. I as k u na ni m o us c o nse nt t hat t he a d vertise me nt t o w hic h I all u de d be i nserte d i n t he 

rec or d of t he heari n gs.

Se nat or R a n d o lp h . Yes. We will i ncl u de t hat material. [ See p. 1 5.]

Se nat or B a k e r . Mr. C hair ma n, I u n dersta n d fr o m w hat y o u ha ve 

alrea d y sai d t hat all of t he c orres p o n de nce we ha ve, i nsi de a n d o utsi de of C o n gress, res p o nsi ble c orres p o n de nce relati n g directl y t o t he 

n o mi nati o n, will be i ncl u de d i n s o me a p pr o priate place i n t he rec or d.

Se nat or R a n d o lp h . Yes, Se nat or Ba ker. Y o u are c orrect. T here has 

bee n a c o nsi dera ble v ol u me of mail. A maj or p orti o n c o mes fr o m 

Ala ba ma, u n d ersta n da bl y s o, b ut als o fr o m ot her secti o ns of t he c o u ntr y as well.

Wit h o ut o bjecti o n, I will i nsert at t his p oi nt i n t he rec or d, Mr. 

L o n gs h ore’s res u me.

[ T he res u me f oll o ws:]
P e rs o n al a n d P r o f e s si o n al Res u me 

T h o ma s L. L o n g s h ore

1 m arrie d t h e f o r m er B ett y All e n H urst o f O p p, Al a b a m a, i n 1 9 5 b. S he 

was e d u c ate d i n t h e p u bli c s c h o ols o f O p p a n d re c ei v e d a n u n d e r g ra d u ate de gr ee 

i n H o me Ec o n o mic s E d u ca ti o n a n d a m a st e r's d e g re e i n Cl o t h i n g a n d T e x ti le s fr o m 

t h e U ni v e r sit y o f Al a b a m a, a f t e r h a vi n g att e n d e d St e p he ns C oll e g e i n M is s o uri 

f o r o n e y e a r. S he ha s ta u g ht s c h o ol o n t h e c oll e g e l e v e l a n d i n ki n d e r g a rte n, 

h as w o r ke d i n b a n ki n g a n d a s a h o me e c o n o mist. S he i s p r e s e n tl y d e p art m e n t 

he a d o f t h e se c o n d gra de S u n da y Sc h o ol d e p art m e n t a t M o u nt ai n Br o o k B a pti st 

C h u rc h. We a re b ot h a cti v e me m bers o f M o u ntai n Br o o k B a ptis t C h u rc h. We ha ve 

t h r e e c h il d r e n, T o m, J r. ( 1 2 ), J o h n A ll e n ( 1 1 ), a n d P a ula ( 8 ).

I a m b b y e a rs o f a g e a n d was e d u ca te d i n t h e p u bli c s c h o ols o f 

Bi r mi n g ha m, Al a b a m a. I n J a n u a r y o f 1 9 5 0, I e nte re d t h e C o m merce Sc h o ol o f t h e 

U ni v e r sit y o f Ala ba m a a n d re c ei v e d a d e g re e i n G e n er al B u si n e ss fr o m t h a t 

s c h o ol i n Ja n u ar y o f 1 9 5 5. Fr o m 1 9 5 5 t o 1 9 5 7, I was a Li n e O ffi c e r i n 

C o m m u nicati o ns i n t h e U nit e d S t at e s Na v y, h a v i n g se r v e d at 9 0 C h ur c h S tr e et i n 

Ne w Y or k C it y i n t h e C o m m u nic ati o ns O ff ic e; a n d a ft e r si x m o nt h s, I was 

a ss i g n e d t o Sa n J u a n, P u e rt o R ic o, w h ere I s er v e d o n t h e A d m ir al' s s t a f f i n 

C o m m u nicati o ns f o r a y e a r a n d a h a l f, at w hi c h ti m e I was h o n o ra bl y dis c h ar g e d 

i n 1 9 5 7 a n d e nte re d t h e U ni v e r sit y o f Ala ba m a Sc h o ol o f La w. I n J a n u ar y o f 

I 9 6 0, I re c ei v e d a n L L B fr o m t h e U ni v e rs it y o f Ala ba m a a n d p r a cti c e d la w wit h 

my b r o t h e r, W. L. L o n gs h o re, J r ., i n t h e fi r m o f L o n g s h or e a n d L o n g s h or e d u ri n g 

I 9 6 0 a n d 6 l. O ur fi r m was e n ga ge d i n t h e g e n e ra l p r a cti c e o f la w. T he b a sis 

o f o u r p r a cti c e was r e a l e st a t e tr a n s a c ti o n s; h o w e v er, we r e p r e s e nte d s e v e ra l 

c o r p o r ate c li e n t s o uts i d e o f t h e r e a l e st a t e f i e l d , s u c h as St o c k ha m V al ve s & 

F itti n g s i n t h e W or k m e n's C o m pe ns ati o n a r e a. S o me o f o ur p r a c ti c e d e alt wit h 

p l a i n ti f f c a se s a n d t o a li m it e d e xte nt we a re i n v ol v e d i n c ri m i n al p r a c ti c e.

I n 1 9 6l, I a gre e d t o e m pl o y m e nt w it h Ala ba m a P o w er C o m pa n y i n it s 

g e n e r al o f fi c e i n Bir mi n g ha m, Al a b a m a, a n d my f i r s t j o b w it h t h i s o r g a niz ati o n 

was s t a f f a s si st a n t i n t h e p o we r s u p pl y d e p ar t m e nt. T hi s was a n d s t i l l i s t h e 

l a r g e st de p art m e n t w it hi n t h e c o m pa n y; a n d t h r o u g h t h i s e x p e rie n c e, I was 

e x p o se d t o a ll pr o ble m s r e l a t e d t o t h e p r o d u cti o n a n d d i s t ri b u ti o n o f e n er g y.

I w o r k e d w it h t h e d e p art m e n t h ea d a n d p la n t s u p e ri n te n d e nts i n h a n dli n g a ll 

n o n -te c h nic al m att e r s, i n cl u di n g b ut n ot li m it e d t o t h e la b o r c o n tr a c t, p u rc h a si n g, p ers o n n el m att e r s, t r a i n i n g , e t c . A ft e r s e r vi n g o n e a n d a h a lf y e ars 

i n t h a t c a p a cit y, I was pr o m ot e d t o st o c k tr a n s f e r a g e nt i n t h e e x e c uti v e 

d e p art m e nt o f t h e c o m pa n y, w h er e I h a n dle d a ll m att e rs r e l a ti n g t o st o c k s a n d 

b o n d s. T his w or k i n cl u d e d m e eti n g a ll re q uir e m e nts w it h t h e S e c u riti e s a n d 

E x c h a n ge C o m missi o n a n d p e r s o n all y s e r vi n g a s st o c k t r a n s f e r a g e n t, a s t h e 

c o m p a n y h a n dl e d it s o w n st o c k t r a n s f e r s as o p p o se d t o a s si g ni n g t h e s e d uti e s 

t o a b a n k. I was l a t e r pr o m ot e d t o a s si st a n t s e c r eta r y o f t h e c o m pa n y, be c o m i n g 

i n v ol v e d i n a ll m att e rs w hic h r e q uir e d b o ar d a cti o n.

I n 1 9 6 7, I was pr o m ot e d t o a s si st a n t t o t h e e x e c uti v e vic e p r e si d e nt 

o f t h e c o m pa n y, w h ere I re m ai n e d i n t h e e x e c uti v e d e p art m e nt b ut i n a ne w 

c a p a cit y. T he e x e c uti v e vic e p r e si d e n t was d i r e c tl y re s p o n si b le f o r a n a re a 

o f t h e c o m pa n y w hic h d e alt w it h a d m i n is tr ati v e a g e n cie s, b ot h s t a t e a n d l o c a l; 

c o n g re s si o n al a n d l e g i s l a ti v e m att e r s a f f e cti n g t h e c o m pa n y; t h e la n d de pa rt m e n t 

( o ne o f t h e la r g e st d e p ar t m e nts i n t h e c o m p a n y); t h e cla i m s d e p art m e nt; a n d t h e 

m a r k eti n g d e p ar t m e nt. I n my c a p a cit y as a s s i s t a n t t o t h e e x e c uti v e vic e 

p r e si d e n t, I beca me i n v ol v e d i n a l l o f t h e s e a re a s a n d ha d d i r e c t r e s p o n si b ilit y
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o r rec o m me n di n g a n d i m pl e m e nti n g ma n y pr o gra m s. I n 1 9 6 9, I was pr o m ot e d a g ai n 

t o a s si st a n t t o t h e p r e si d e nt a n d c h ie f e x e c uti v e o f fi c e r o f t h e c o m pa n y a n d f o r 

a p e ri o d o f t w o y e a r s was e x p o se d t o t h e t o t a l o p e r ati o n, i n a s t a f f a n d d e ci si o n ­

ma ki n g p o siti o n, o f t h e la r g e st e l e c t ri c u t i l i t y i n t h e st a t e o f Ala ba m a.

Be ca us e o f t h e i n c re a s e d r e s p o n si b ilit y a n d p r e s s o f b u si n e s s w hic h was pla c e d 

o n t h e p r e si d e nt a n d c h ie f e x e c uti v e o f f i c e r, I was as k e d t o o r g a niz e a ne w 

de p art m e n t w it h i n t h e e x e c uti v e d e p art m e n t c all e d s p e cia l p r o j e c t s. T he p ri n c i ­

p al a ssi g n m e n t i n t h i s a re a fr o m 1 9 7 1 t o t h e p r e s e nt a g ai n ha s i n v ol v e d me 

p e rs o n all y i n m att e r s w hic h a f f e c t t h e t o t a l o p e ra ti o n o f Ala b a ma P o w er C o m pa n y. 

Wit h t h e a n n o u n ce me nt o f t h e F a rl e y N u cle ar Pla nt i n S o ut h Al a b a m a, I d e v el o p e d 

a n e n er g y i n f o r m ati o n pr o g ra m w hic h i s re s p o n si v e t o t h e p u bli c i n p r o vi d i n g a 

c o nti n ui n g s o u rc e o f i n f o r m ati o n c o n c er n i n g t h e c o m pa n y's p re s e nt a n d f u t u r e 

e n er g y pla n s. I n r e p o rti n g t o t h e e x e c uti v e d e p art m e nt, t h i s s e cti o n r e c ei v e s 

a c c u ra te a n d ti m el y i n f o r m ati o n w hic h i s i m m e diatel y dis p e n s e d t o a ll p u bli c 

gr o u p s. Ot h er c o nti n ui n g a ssi g n m e n ts i n v ol v e st u die s o f a n i n t e r n a l o r e x te r n al 

n at u r e, h el p i n g t o d ete r m i n e t h e b e st c o u rs e o f a cti o n f o r t h e c o m pa n y o n a 

v a ri et y o f d if f e r e n t s u bje cts w hic h a f f e c t t h e t o t a l o p e r ati o n s. My t o t a l p r o ­

f e s si o n al c a r e e r h as s p a n ne d a t o t a l o f 1 5 y e a r s a n d ha s p r o vi d e d i n - d e pt h 

t r a i n i n g i n ma n y a re a s a n d a n e x p os ure t o a l l e l e c t ri c u t ilit y pr o ble m s.

I a m o r ha ve be e n p e r s o n all y i n v ol v e d i n c h urc h, c o m m u nit y, p r o f e s ­

si o n al, a n d b u si n e s s o r g a niz ati o n s a s ca n be dis c e r n e d b y t h e f o ll o w i n g l i s t : 

M o u ntai n Br o o k B a pti st C h urc h a s a s s o cia t e d ea c o n; S u n da y Sc h o ol te a c h e r; 

s e c r eta r y o f a S u n da y Sc h o ol c l a s s, e t c .; U nit e d A p p eal; M ulti p le S cle r o sis 

S o cie t y B o ar d o f D ir e ct o r s; f u n d c h ai r m a n f o r Marc h o f Di m es; p r e si d e n t a n d 

b o ar d me m ber o f M o u ntai n Br o o k E xc ha n ge Cl u b; o n t h e E x e c uti v e C o m mitte e 

J e f f e r s o n C o u nt y U ni v e rs it y o f Ala b a ma Al u m ni A s s o cia ti o n; U ni v e rs it y o f 

Ala b a ma E x e c uti v e S o cie t y ; Bir mi n g ha m B ar A s s o cia ti o n; Ala ba m a Ba r A s s o cia ti o n; 

A m eri ca n Har A s s o cia ti o n; E d is o n E l e c tri c I n s tit u t e S e cti o n o f Are a D e v el o p m e nt; 

At o mic I n d u st ri a l F or u m me m ber; f o r m er b o a r d me m ber C o u ncil o f S o ut h er n M o u nt ai ns. 

I n a d dit i o n t o m y c o nti n ui n g a s s o cia ti o n w it h y o u n g p e o ple t h r o u g h m y c h urc h a n d 

b u si n e s s a c ti v iti e s , I ha ve als o m ai n ta i n e d a str o n g i n t e r e s t i n y o ut h gr o u ps b y 

my s e r vic e a s p r e si d e nt o f T h eta C h a pte r, Si g m a N u Al u m ni A s s o cia ti o n. T his i s 

a c oll e g e f r a t e r n it y o r g a niz ati o n.

T he L o n g s h or es ha ve be e n i n v ol v e d g e n e r all y i n p u bli c s e r vic e w o r k 

fr o m ti m e t o ti m e f o r w ell o v er 1 0 0 y e a r s i n t h e st a t e o f Ala ba m a, My gra n d ­

f at h e r s e r v e d f o r t w e n t y y e ars a s p r o b ate J u d g e i n S h el b y C o u nt y, Ala ba m a, a n d 

t h e r e s t o f h i s c a r e e r a s a n att o r n e y a t la w. My f a t h e r, W illi a m L. L o n gs h o re, 

S r., s er v e d as U nite d Sta te s A tt o r n e y, c i r c u it j u d g e; a n d as att o r n e y a t la w 

d u ri n g h i s c a r e e r. B ot h a re n o w d e c e a s e d. My b r o t h e r, Willia m L. L o n gs h o re,

J r ., i s i n t h e g e n e ra l p r a cti c e o f la w i n Bir mi n g ha m. A ll me m bers o f m y fa mil y 

ha ve d e v ote d t h e m se l v e s t o c h u rc h, fa m il y, c o u ntr y, p r o f e s si o n, a n d g o ve r n m e nt 

a n d ci v i c i n t e r e s t s. T h es e i n t e r e s t s a r e a de e p a n d a bi d i n g fa m il y h e rit a g e 

w hic h I ha ve t ri e d t o m ai n ta i n t h r o u g h o ut my a d ult li f e .
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Se nat or a n d o l p h . We n o w h a ve t he o p p ort u nit y of liste ni n g t o 

T h o mas L. L o n gs h ore. He has bee n n o mi nate d b y t he Pre si de nt of 

t he U nite d States f or t he p ositi o n of me m ber of t he B oar d of Direct ors of t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h o rit y.

Mr. L o n gs h ore, we are rea d y n o w t o recei ve w hate ver state m e nt 

y o u wis h t o ma ke.

S T A T E M E N T O F T H O M A S L. L O N G S H O R E

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T ha n k y o u, Mr. C hair ma n.

T he me m bers of t his c o m mittee, Me m bers of t he Se nate, Me m bers 

of t he H o use of Re prese ntati ves, a n d t he pe o ple ser ve d b y T V A 

are i nti matel y fa miliar wit h t he c o ntri b uti o ns ma de b y T V A t o t he 

de vel o p me nt o,f t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y re gi o n t hr o u g h f ulfilli n g t he ma n dates of t he act w hic h br o u g ht it i nt o e xiste nce.

Pe o ple t hr o u g h o ut t his c o u ntr y a n d t he w orl d are a ware of T V A’s 

r ole i n bri n gi n g a b o ut a better life f or t he pe o ple of t he re gi o n it 

ser ves t hr o u g h c o nser vati o n a n d de vel o p me nt.

Beca use of T V A, fl oo ds n o l o n ger p ose t he great t h reat t o life a n d 

pr o pert y t he y o nce di d. T V A br o u g ht l o w’-c ost p o wer t o pe o ple w h o 

ot her wise w o ul d ha ve been de pri ve d of t he g o o d life it hel ps t o bri n g 

a b o ut.

T hr o u g h its eff orts it has hel pe d t o ma ke t he A merica n far m er t he 

m ost pr o d ucti ve i n t he hist or y of t he w orl d. T here ha ve bee n ma n y 

ot her acc o m plis h me nts t o w hic h T V A ca n p oi nt wit h pri de. As a 

m ulti p ur p ose a g nec y, it has a rec or d of o utsta n di n g a cc o m plis h me nt 

i n c o nser vati o n, ref orestati o n, tri b utar y de vel o p me nt, a n d researc h 

a n d de vel o p me nt i n t he field of a gric ult ure a n d er osi o n c o ntr ol.

T o da y t his Nati o n a n d T V A sta n d at a cr ossr oa d. We are li vi n g i n 

a n era of ra pi d tec h n ol o gical de vel o p me nt a n d of accelerati n g ec on o mic a n d s ocial c ha n ge. T he decisi o ns t hat are bei n g ma de n o w a n d 

t h ose t hat will be ma de i n t he near f ut ur e will i n lar ge meas ure d eter ­

mi ne t he desti n y of t he Te n nessee Valle y a n d t his Nati o n f or g e nera ­

ti o ns t o c o me.

As t his c o m mittee k n o ws, o ne of t he gre at pr o ble ms faci n g t his 

Nati o n is t he pr o ble m of meeti n g its basic e ner g y nee ds. E ner g y i n 

a de q uate s u p pl y i n all f or ms, a n d partic ularl y electric e ner g y, is 

a bs ol utel y esse ntial t o t he c o nti n ue d pr o gress a n d de vel o p me nt of 

t he Te n nessee Vall e y a n d t his c o u ntr y.

I n a real se nse, t his Nati o n’s ver y sec urit y de pe n ds o n its a bilit y 

t o meet its basic e ner g y de ma n ds. N o nati o n ca n be str o n ger t ha n 

its ec o no m y a n d n o i n d ustrial tec h n ol o gical nati o n ca n c o nti n ue 

t o be ec o n o micall y str o n g wit h o ut a de q uate e ner g y.

It is m y vie w t h at T V A m ust n ot o nl y c o nti n ue t o meet its c o m mitme nt t o t he pe o ple it ser ves, it m ust als o c o nti n ue t o set a n e xa m ple 

of e xcelle nce i n all areas of its e n dea v or. It m ust be t he yar d stic k 

b y w hic h all ot hers are meas ure d.

As y o u k n o w, t h ere are ma n y pr o ble ms n o w, a n d T V A will face 

ma n y a d diti o n al pr o ble ms a n d c halle n ges i n t he years a hea d. F o r 

e xa m ple, o ur e ner g y pr o ble ms are e xtre mel y c o m plex. T he y ha ve 

ma n y faces —ec o n o mic, e n vir o n me ntal, a n d s ocial.

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ut as c o m ple x as t he y are, t he y ar e n ot wit h o ut s ol uti o n s. T h e y 

m u st be s ol v e d, a n d t he y ca n be s ol v e d t h r o u g h de dic ate d eff o rt 

dir ect e d b y k n o wle d ge of t h e pr o ble ms. Dr ea m s a n d as pirati o ns ca n 

o nl y be tr a n sl at e d i nt o realit y b y w or ker s.

T h e basi c electric e n er g y pr o bl e m i s t h at ce rtai n of o u r f uel s u p pli es 

f or g e n er ati n g p o w er are d wi n dli n g, a n d t h e d e m a n d f o r p o wer t h re ate ns t o e xcee d o ur a bilit y t o pr o d u ce it.

T h e de ma n d f o r all f or m s of e n er g y will a p pr o xi m atel y d o u ble 

wit hi n t he n e xt 2 0 years. A b o ut 7 5 p er ce nt of t he . Nati o n’s t ot al e ner g y 

nee ds is pr es e ntl y s u p pli e d b y petr ole u m, a n d pet r ol e u m is t h e f ocal 

p oi nt o f o u r e n er g y dile m ma. We a re si m pl y r u n ni n g o ut of d o m estic 

petr ol e u m.

T h e de ma n d f o r electric e ne r g y is d o u bli n g a b o ut e ver y 1 0 years. 

T h e o nl y wa y t his d e ma n d ca n b e m et is f o r a d diti o n al g e n er ati n g capa cit y t o be b uilt a n d o n li ne i n ti m e t o meet t he de m a n d.

El ectri cit y is a ver satile e ne r g y f or m, a n d it ca n be pr o d uc e d b y 

utili zi n g all f uels a vaila ble t o us — oil, gas, a n d n uclear.

Wit h oil a n d gas s u p plies d wi n dli n g, we m u st rel y o n t h e f uels t h at 

are a v ail a bl e t o us t o f u rt he r a u g m e nt t he e xi sti n g h y dr o c a p acit y. W e 

m u st ce rtai nl y rel y o n c oal, o u r m o st a b u n da nt f ossil f uel, a n d we 

m u st rel y o n n u cle ar f uel, t h e o ne alte r n ati v e t o oil a n d gas pr ese ntl y 

a vaila ble, if t h e Nati o n’s a n d T V A ’s pe o ple are t o ha v e a n a de q uate 

s u p pl y of ele ctricit y. A n d let me e m p h asi ze t h at I d o n ot feel it is a 

q ue sti o n o f n uclea r or c oal. W e n ee d b ot h.

Pr o vi di n g a n a de q uate ele ctri c e n er g y s u p pl y f o r t h e f ut u re will 

als o re q uir e va st ca pit al o utla y. T h er e m u st be a rec o g niti o n of t he 

fa ct t h at all e ne r g y de v el o p m e nt a n d pa rti c ula rl y ele ctri c e n er g y devel o p m e nt m ust de m a n d its s h are ot t h e ca pit al res o urc es of t hi s 

Nati o n n o w a n d i n t he yea rs a hea d.

P art o f t his r es o u rce m u st be de v ote d t o fi na nci n g a c o nti n u e d c o mmit m e nt t o res ear c h a n d de v el o p me nt. I a m re fe rri n g t o s uc h t hi n g s 

as fi n di n g bette r uses of c oal a n d t o de v el o pi n g a d diti o nal e ner g y 

alt er nati v es s uc h as s olar e ne r g y. I n t his res ear c h a n d de v el o p m e nt 

eff o rt, we ca n n ot a ff or d t o plac e all o u r e g gs i n o ne bas ket. T h ere f ore, 

we m u st p u rs u e all via ble alter n ati v es wit h o ut bias.

I n i m pr o vi n g o ur pr ese nt uses of f uels a n d i n de vel o pi n g ne w 

s o urce s, t h er e m u st be a c o nti n ui n g nee d t o ma ke e ver y via ble eff ort 

t o lesse n t h e i m pa ct of p o w er ge ne rati o n o n t h e e n vir o n m e nt.

T h e de v el o p m e nt o f t hes e f ut u re e ne r g y s o urce s will pr o b a bl y pr ovi de s o me relie f fr o m t he c o nti n u e d es cal ati n g c osts of e n er g y t o t he 

c o ns u mer. H o we ver, if T V A is t o c o nti n u e me eti n g it s res p o nsi bilitie s 

t o pe o ple n o w, bette r s ol uti o n s t o t he hi g h c ost of e n er g y m u st be 

f o u n d, si n ce it t ra gi call y affe cts t he l o w er i n c o me pe o ple w h o are e xisti n g o n fi xe d a n d li mite d i nc o mes.

T his is n ot o nl y a re gi o n al pr o ble m ; it is a nati o nal pr o ble m. T V A 

ca n a n d s h o ul d c o nti n u e t o pr o vi de lea ders hi p dir ecte d t o wa r d relief 

f o r t h e l o w-i nc o m e gr o u p a n d t h e el d erl y i n t he ne ar f ut u re a n d a 

w or ka ble l o n g-r a n g e acc o m m o dati o n.

Be f or e t h e e ne r g y pr o ble ms ca n be s ol ve d, t h e y m u st be br o u g ht 

i nt o f oc us. T hi s will re q uir e o p e n- mi n de d ca n d or a n d c o m m u nic ati o n 

wit h t h o se w h o are ser ve d.
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T he m u nici palit y, t he c o- o p, t he i n d ustrial a n d g o ver n me nt c ust o mer, a n d all ot hers w h o are ser ve d m ust t he msel ves ma ke l o n g-ra n ge 

pla ns f or fi na nci n g a n d de vel o pi n g ot her pr o gra m s of i m p orta nce 

u ni q ue t o t heir partic ul ar sit uati o n.

T heref or e, t hese c ust o mers m ust be a ware of f ut u re c ost pr ojecti o ns — g o o d or ba d —s o t hat pr o per pla n ni n g ca n e ns ue. It d oes n o o ne 

a n y g o o d n ot t o rela y t he facts, e ve n i f t he y are n ot pleasa nt. I nt ellige nt a n d se nsiti ve pe o ple a n d gr o u ps t he y ma ke u p will hel p t o bec o me a part of t he pr o ble m-s ol vi n g pr ocess if t he y are o nl y gi ve n t he 

facts a n d o p p ort u nit y t o partici pate.

A w or ka ble arra n ge me nt or acc o m m o dati o n geare d t o war d s ol uti o ns i n electric e ner g y pr o d ucti o n a n d s u p pl y will all o w t he f oc us t o 

be place d o n fertilizer a n d f o o d pr o d ucti o n, c o nser vati o n, recreati o n, 

water wa ys, a n d h u ma n a n d nat ural res o urce de vel o p me nt, t here b y 

ma ki n g a better life f or all of t he pe o ple of t he valle y of t he Te nnessee a n d de m o nstrati n g via ble a p pr oac hes f or t he Nati o n as a w h ole.

Ge ntle me n, I ha ve sa dl y hear d m ore t ha n o ne hi g h G o ver n me nt 

official after lea vi n g his p ost of res p o nsi bilit y ma ke state me nt s t o t he 

effect t h at o n e nteri n g t he p ost, he felt t hat he c o ul d tr ul y c ha n ge t he 

t hi n ki n g of t he di ver ge nt gr o u ps wit hi n t he partic ular fiel d of his 

i nterest. O n lea vi n g t he p ost, t his was n ot acc o m plis he d, a n d he felt 

t he ti me waste d s h o ul d ha ve bee n de v ote d t o pr o ble ms t hat di d n ot 

recei ve pr o per atte nti o n a n d ti me.

I ca n n ot hel p b ut belie ve t hat o n e nteri n g a hi g h G o ver n me nt p ositi o n o ne ca n fall i nt o a n al m ost self-setti n g, mec ha nicall y o perati n g 

tra p t h at wit h t he hi g h G o ver n me nt p ositi o n o ne ca n c ha n ge pe o ple 

or gr o u ps of pe o ple.

T he w h ole o bjecti ve is t o ser ve pe o ple. T his o bser vati o n has g ot 

t o ha ve e ve n dee per a n d per h a ps m ore c o m pelli n g m erit as it relates 

t o t h e p ositi o n of b oar d me m ber of T V A i n t hat s o me of t he ge neral 

ma n dates of t he res p o nsi bilities, s uc h as c o nser vati o n a n d de vel o pme nt, are at ti mes t he msel ves c o m petiti ve f orces re q uiri n g t he m ost 

delicate of alter nati ve bala n ci n g i n r eac hi n g s o u n d, lasti n g, a n d mea ni n gf ul j u d g me nt.

S o, per ha ps t he ke y or less o n t o t his o bser vati o n is t hat o ne m ust 

liste n caref ull y t o i ns ure i nte Uect ual h o nest y b y p utti n g t hese vie ws 

i nt o t he f or m ula of t he decisi o n ma ki n g pr ocess. Of c o urse, har d decisi o ns re q uire k n o wle d ge a n d h u milit y a n d ca n n ot al wa ys be e g o satisf yi n g, because s o me will tr ul y belie ve a n ot her c o urse was better.

I a m a ware, a n d t he me m bers of t his c o m mittee are a ware, t h at n o 

o ne pers o n ca n k n o w t he s ol uti o ns t o all t he pr o ble ms t hat will c halle n ge T V A i n t he years a hea d.

I a m c o nfi de nt t hat if a p pr o ve d b v t his c o m mittee a n d c o nfir me d b y 

t he Se nate of t he U nite d State s t o fill t he p ositi o n of B oar d Direct or, 

I ca n hel p T V A t o m o ve f or war d i n its eff orts t o f ulfill t he ma n dates 

of t he e nli g hte ne d le gislati o n w hic h ga ve it life.

M y t h o u g hts a n d m v acti o ns will be directe d t o war d d oi n g w hat is 

i n t he best i nterest of t hi s c o u ntr y a n d T V A a n d t he pe o ple it ser ves.

T his is m v ple d ge. T his will be m y co m mit me nt.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T ha n k y o u. T he C hair a n n o u nces t hat we will 

f oll o w t he r ule 1 0 mi n utes t o a me m ber f or q uesti o ns a n d a ns wers, 

a n d t he n pr ocee d t o a n ot her me m ber.
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We d o n ot ha ve ma n y me m bers here at t he prese nt ti me. H o pef ull y 

t he y will c o me i n.

Mr. L o n gs h ore, will y o u descri be y o ur d uties at t he Ala ba ma P o wer 

C o.?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve s u b mitte d a res u me f or t he rec or d al o n g 

wit h t his writte n state me nt, Mr. C hair ma n. J u st briefl y t o o utli ne m y 

15 year career, I ca me fr o m t he practice of la w wit h L o n gs h ore & 

L o n gs h ore o ver i n Bir mi n g ha m, Ala., a n d t he basis of o ur practice was 

real estate w or k. We di d ha ve o ne or t w o c or p orate clie nts. We p ractice d o n t he plai ntiff’s si de as well as o n t he defe n da nt’s si de.

Afte r lea vi n g t he la w practice, afte r se veral years I ca me t o t he 

Ala ba ma P o wer C o. as a n e m pl oyee of t he or ga nizati o n, n ot as a n 

att or ne y.

I first ca me i nt o t he pr o d ucti o n de part m e nt, w hic h is t he lar gest 

de part m e nt wit hi n t he or ga nizati o n, as a staff assista nt. I n t hat ca pacit y I g ot a g o o d, br oa d o ver vie w of t he p o wer de vel o p me nt of t he 

Ala ba ma P o wer C o.

At t hat ti me I t hi n k we ha d f o ur c oal-fire d stea m- o perati n g pla nts. 

I belie ve w he n I ca me we ha d 1 0 h y dr o pla nts.

It was m y res p o nsi bilit y i n t hat de part me nt t o ha n dle all t he a dmi nistrati ve d uties of a n o ntec h nical nat ure. B ut m y e x p os ure i n t hat 

de part me nt ga ve me a br oa d base of k n o wle d ge i n p o wer de vel o p me nt 

i n pla nts.

Fr o m t here I we nt i nt o t he secretar y de part me nt a n d starte d tr a ns ­

fer w or k a n d w or ke d as ass ociate secretar y of t he c o m pa n y, i n v ol vi n g 

all t h e b oar d matter s t h at ca me bef ore t he b o ar d of direct ors a n d prepari n g pa pers t h at were necessary f or b oar d acti o n.

Fr o m t here I was assista nt t o t he e xec uti ve vice presi de nt of t he 

or ga nizati o n, a n d he ha d res p o nsi bilit y f o r t he m ar keti n g de part m e nt, 

t he clai ms de part m e nt, a n d t he a d mi nistrati ve a ge ncies w hic h t he 

c o m pa n y is relate d t o.

Fr o m t here I we nt t o assista nt t o t he presi de nt a n d c hi ef e xec uti ve 

officer of t he or ga nizati o n w h o, of c o urse, ha d t otal res p o nsi bilit y f or 

t he o perati o n of t h e or ga nizati o n.

Fr o m t here I we nt t o t he de part me nt calle d s pecial pr ojects. O ne 

part of it i n v ol ves a n e ner g y i nf or mati o n pr o gra m w hic h was de velo pe d se veral years bac k u n der my s u per visi o n a n d dir ecti o n; a n d ma n y 

ot her relate d d uties t hat I ha d as assi sta nt t o t he presi de nt a n d c hief 

e xec uti ve officer of t he c o m pa n y.

Briefl y t hat has bee n m y bac k gr o u n d o ver t he past 1 5 years, Mr. 

C hair ma n.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Yo u me nti o n s pecial pr ojects, please descri be 

w hat were t he d uties of t hat p ositi o n. I a m n ot s ure w het her it was 

basicall y p u blic affairs, a p u blic relati o ns re s p o nsi bilit y, or d uties r elate d t o t he p olic y of t he c o m pa ny.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Mr. C h air ma n, w o ul d it be hel pf ul t o tell y o u h o w 

it ca me a b o ut, t he s pecial pr ojects de part me nt wit hi n t he e xec uti ve 

de part me nt?

W he n o ne of o ur se ni or officers a n d f or mer c hief e xec uti ve officer 

retire d fr o m t he or ga nizati o n, it place d a d o u ble d ut y t he n o n t he 

presi de nt of t he or ga nizati o n. I was his assista nt at t hat ti me.

C o nse q ue ntl y, I t o o k ma n y of t he t hi n g s I was w or ki n g wit h directl y at t he t o p wit h t he c hief e xec uti ve officer t o t his ne w d e pa rtme nt. O ne, we were j ust getti n g rea d y t o get i nt o t he n uclear field.
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We felt we ha d a n o bli gati o n t o let t he pe o ple k n o w w hat we were 

d oi n g as we were d oi n g it.

I ha ve ke pt u p wit h le gislati o n at p oi nts i n m y career. I ha ve de velo pe d ot her t y pes of pr o gra ms wit hi n t he c o m pa n y t hr o u g h t his s pecial pr ojects u nit.

A l ot of it d oes i n v ol ve p u blic c o m m u nicati o n, a n d per ha ps t hr o u g h 

t hat e x perie nce a n d t hr o u g h m y t otal e x perie nce it has gi ve n me a 

bac k gr o u n d of bei n g a ble t o c o m m u nicate t h e ur ge nc y of t he utilit y 

b usi ness t o t he p u blic.

T h at i ncl u des all, w het her it be m u nici pals or w het her it be j ust 

pe o ple i n t he le gislat ures. I a m n ot a l o b b yist, b ut I ha ve w or ke d wit h 

le gislati o n. I a m fa miliar wit h it.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Yo u u n der sta n d, Mr. L o n gs h ore, t h at t he c hairma n is n ot i nte n di n g at t hi s p oi nt t o sa y t hat a n y p ositi o n y o u hel d 

wit hi n t he c o m pa n y is ri g ht or wr o n g.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T he c hair ma n is o nl y tr yi n g t o defi ne t he d uties 

t hat y o u h a d a n d deter mi ne w het her y o u i n fact were a p olic y ma ker 

wit hi n t he c o m pa n y str uct ure.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Mr. C hair ma n, i n certai n areas of m y res p o nsi bilit y 

I ha ve been. I n de vel o pi n g a t otal e ner g y pr o gra m, f or e xa m ple. I 

ha d w or ke d u n der t he directi o n a n d s u per visi o n of a n y of t he t o p 

fi ve officers of t he c o m pa n y, de pe n di n g o n w hat I a m i n v ol ve d i n at 

t hat partic ular ti me.

As we all k n o w, a n assist a nt t o a p ositi o n is o nl y as i m p orta nt as 

t he pri nci p al ma kes it. I n o ur parti c ular or g a nizati o n, t otal res p o nsibilit y i n ma n y areas has bee n t ur ne d o ver t o f oll o w t hr o u g h, wit h 

ver y va g ue a n d ge neral directi o n a n d a g oal t h at nee ds t o be 

acc o m plis he d.

T h at is ki n d of t he best I ca n d o wit h it beca use it de pe n ds o n 

w h o y o ur pri nci pal is. T he pri nci pals I w or ke d f or ha ve t ot all y t ur ne d 

o ver ma n y of t he res p o nsi bilities of t heir o perati o n t o me i n t he p ur ­

s uit of m y d uties. It is a pr o ble m I e x perie nce d i n t h e field.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Mr. L o n gs h ore, t hi s is n ot t he ti me f or Se nat or 

Ba ker a n d I t o disc uss t he use of c oal f or t h e de vel o p me nt of electric 

p o wer. We do t hat at differe nt ti mes.

B ut I di d n ote t hat y o u referr e d t o t he nee d f or de vel o p me nt of 

n uclear p o wer s o t hat t he electric s u p pl y of t he Te n nessee Valle y 

A ut h orit y c o ul d c o nti n ue. U n dersta n d, t hat is ver y pr o per.

B ut o nl y t hat t he rec or d ma y s o i n dicate, y o u di d sa y t hat all f or ms 

are necessar y, i ncl u di n g c oal, n uclear, a n d s o f ort h.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I t h at a c orrect assess me nt o f y o ur p ositi o n? 

_ Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir, it is. I mi g ht a d d t his: T he de vel o p me nt 

of t he n uclear i nf or mati o n pr o gra m, w hat br o u g ht it a b o ut was o ur 

nee d t o c o m m u nicate o n a dail y basis wit h t he p u blic t o let t he m k n o w 

w hat we were d oi n g as we were d oi n g it. H o we ver, t he pr o gra m n o w 

has de vel o pe d a n d t otal e ner g y i nf or mati o n is n ot n uclear orie nte d 

at t his ti me. It is orie nte d t o war d e ner g y.

Se nat or R a n d o lp h . Fr o m caref ul rea di n g of y o ur bi o gra p h y, a m I 

c orrect i n sa yi n g t hat y o u ha ve ha d 1 5 years of e x perie nce wit h t he 

c o m pa n y.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Were y o u or are y o u a n officer of t he c o m pa n y?
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Mr. o n g s h o r e . N o. I di d wa nt t o c orr ect Se nat or Alle n. I a m n ot 

a n officer of t he c o m pa n y, n or a m I o n t he b oar d.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . F urt h er, ha ve y o u bee n a st oc k h ol der or are 

y o u a st oc k h ol der i n t he c o m pa n y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir. I d o n ot o w n a n y st oc k i n t he Ala ba ma 

P o wer C o., or t he S o ut her n C o., s yste m. I mi g ht a d d, m y wife d oes 

n ot, eit her.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . D y o u ha ve relati o ns hi ps wit h t he c o m pa n y 

w hic h c o ul d s urface i n t he f ut ure s o as t o raise a q uesti o n t h at a c o nflict of i nterest mi g ht e xist ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . A re y o u tal ki n g a b o ut st oc k n o w, Se nat or?

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Yes; or as I ha ve sai d, a n y reati o ns hi ps.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N . T her e is n o relati o n w hate ver t hat w o ul d 

pre ve nt i n a n y ma n ner m y acce pti n g t his p ositi o n a n d m o vi n g f or war d 

wit h it.

O n c o nfir mati o n b y t hi s c o m mittee a n d t he f ull Se nate, m y ties wit h 

Ala ba ma P o wer C o., will be br o ke n e ntirel y a n d t otall y, a n d I will 

be t otall y de dicate d t o t his p ositi o n.

I ha ve s u b mitte d a fi na ncial state me nt t o t he c o m mittee, Mr. 

C hair ma n.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Yes; t h at is c orrect.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . M y wife d oes o w n s o me m ut ual f u n d st oc k. I ha ve 

a n affi da vit here t hat I ha ve t ur ne d o ver t o t he c o m mittee. T he a m o u nts 

are n ot i m p orta nt. B ut s he e xec ute d t he affi da vit sa yi n g t hat t he 

m ut ual f u n d will at s o me p oi nt i n vest i n a pri v ate utilit y pr o gra m.

S o t o re m ove e ve n a hi nt of a c o nflict of i nterest, s he has e xec ute d 

a state m e nt t h at it will be s ol d a n d p ut i nt o G o v er n me nt f u n d s, b o n ds 

or s o met hi n g t hat will n ot i n a n y wa y i n v ol ve a c o nflict of i nterest.

W he n I a p plie d f or t he p ositi o n, j ust t o ki n d of f oll o w t hr o u g h, if 

t h at is pr o per — d o y o u wa nt me t o g o a hea d a n d f oll o w t hr o u g h wit h 

t hat a ns wer?

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Yes.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . W he n I a p plie d f or t his p ositi o n, w hic h was s o me 

ti me bac k, as has bee n c o m me nte d o n t his m or ni n g, I di d n ot ha ve a 

veste d i nterest i n t he pe nsi o n ri g hts of Ala ba ma P o wer C o., e m pl oyees 

wit h m y le n gt h of ser vice.

S u bse q ue nt t o m y a p plicati o n, t he la w was c ha n ge d a n d it was 

passe d, a n d o ur c o m pa n y t o o k t he p ositi o n of vesti n g after 1 5 years. 

S o i n dee d I di d ha ve a veste d ri g ht i n t he pe nsi o n of Ala b a ma P o wer 

C o., at t he a ge of 6 5 f or pa st ser vices re ndere d.

T h ose f u n ds are wit h a tr u st c o m pa n y a n d w o ul d be pai d fr o m a 

tr u st c o m pa n y t o me. We file d a s h ort brief wit h Mr. Harris of t he 

c o m mittee.

A gai n, i n or d er t o re m o ve e ve n t he hi nt of, or t he p ossi bilit y of, or 

t he q uesti o n bei n g raise d or as ke d: T hat t here w o ul d be a c o nflict of 

i nterest i n t his area ? M y br ot her Bill a n d c o usi n Ge or ge L o n gs h ore — 

b ot h of w h o m are att or ne ys —l o o ked i nt o t he q uesti o n a n d wr ote t o 

t he att or ne ys of Ala ba ma P o wer C o. t elli n g t he m t hat t he y felt t hat 

I c o ul d get a n a n n uit y n o w w hic h w o ul d be e ve n re m o ve d fr o m t he 

tr ustee of Ala ba ma P o wer C o. a n d t he a n n uit y place d wit h a n i n s ura nce c o m pan y w h o w o ul d pa y me t hese s mall f u n ds. T here is n ot m uc h
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m o n e y i n v ol ve d, as t he r ec o r d t h at y o u h a ve will s h o w — b ut pa y t h o se 

f u n d s t o me w h e n I a m 6 5 ye ar s ol d.

I h a v e a d oc u me nt here t h at t h e c o m mittee als o ha s w he re b y t h e att or ne ys o n t he retir e m e nt b oa r d of Ala ba m a P o we r C o. a gr ee d wit h m y 

c o u si n Ge o r ge a n d br ot he r Bill, a n d t he y pas se d a res ol uti o n t otall y 

re m o vi n g me fr o m a n y c o n necti o n w h ate ver o n Se nate c o nfir m ati o n. 

Si n ce I file d t hi s, we ha ve recei ve d, I a m t ol d b y Ge o r ge, a s uccess- 

* f ul bi d o n t h at a n n uit y fr o m t h e A et n a I ns ur a n ce C o.

Se nat o r R a n d o l p h . J u st a fi nal q ue sti o n a n d we will m o ve t o t he 

q u esti o ni n g of Se nat or B a k er. Are y o u e n ga ge d i n w hat we mi g ht call 

ot he r b usi ne sses, ot he r t h a n t h e p o siti o n y o u ha v e i n dic ate d t h at y o u 

ha v e hel d w it h Al a b a m a P o w er C o. ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I a m i n t he utilit y b usi nes s f ull-ti m e a n d I w or k 

t h ere f ull-ti me.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T h a n k y o u.

Se nat or B a k er ?

Se nat or B a k e r . Mr. C h air m a n, t h a n k y o u ve r y m uc h.

Mr. L o n gs h or e, I ha ve i n dicate d i n m y o p e ni n g state m e nt t h at t he 

q u esti o ni n g w o ul d be ca ref ul a n d cl ose. I ha ste n t o ass ure y o u t h at if 

t h er e is p oi nte d ne ss t o q uesti o n s, it has n ot hi n g t o d o wit h t he fra m e 

of mi n d b ut, rat h er, wit h t he tec h ni q ue of tr yi n g t o test y o ur beliefs 

a n d vie ws o n i m p o rta nt s u bje cts bef ore t h e c o m mittee.

I g ues s I o u g ht t o als o sa y t o p ut t hi n gs i n pei-s p ecti ve, t h at I ha v e 

n o prej u dice a g ai nst t his n o mi ne e. H e was n ot rec o m m e n d e d b y me 

t o t h e P re si d e nt o f t h e U nite d States.

It is n o secr et, I t hi n k, t o me m bers of t h e c o m mittee a n d t o s o me 

ot he rs t h at I di d n ot rec o m m e n d a n y b o d y t o t h e Pr esi d e nt of t h e 

U nite d State s f o r t his p ositi o n.

I di d n ot o p p o se hi m w he n his na m e was s u b mitt e d b y o u r di sti n ­

g uis h e d c olle a g ue s a n d ot he rs i n a rec o m me n dati o n. I ha v e e x press e d 

t o Mr. L o n gs h or e a n d t o t he Pr esi d e nt t he c o n cer n t h at we w o ul d reo pe n t he w o u n d s t h at I h o pe d h a d bee n he ale d i n t h e cla ssical c o nfr o ntati o n b et wee n p u blic a n d pri v at e p o wer.

I ver y m uc h h o p e t h at m y ma ki n g t his state m e nt t o p u t t hi n gs i n 

per s pe cti v e d oe s n’t it self re o p e n t h os e w o u n ds. B ut it is i m p o rta nt, I 

t hi n k, b eca use t his is t he first n o mi nati o n t h at we ha v e e ver ha d t o t he 

T V A B o ar d t h at ca m e fr o m t he pri v at e p o we r sect o r. T ha t ma y be a 

ver y g o o d t hi n g, as s o me o f o u r c ollea g ues fr o m t h e H o us e ha v e p oi nt e d 

r o ut. It ma y m ar k t h e e n d o f a n e p oc h or er a of s us pici o n a n d d istr ust

bet w ee n p u blic a n d pri v at e p o we r; or it ma y be a ver y ba d t hi n g, depe n di n g o n h o w it w or k s o ut.

Y o u see, Mr. L o n g s h ore, t h ere is a n a w f ul l ot ri di n g o n t his he ari n g. 

*• Ha ve we i n fact e n d e d t he w arfare b et we e n p u blic a n d pri vate p o w er,

T V A a n d t he pri v at e p o w er c o m pa nies, t o t h e p oi nt w her e t he Pre si ­

de nt ca n s u b mit a n d t he S e nate will c o nfir m a n o mi nee fr o m o ne of t h e 

m aj o r pri v at e p o we r c o m pa nies; or is t h er e i n fa ct da n g er still t h at 

t he o bje cti ve s of T V A a n d t he act t h at cre ate d it i n t he t hirti es is 

i n je o par d y ?

L et ’s st art at t h at p oi nt j ust t o b e gi n wit h. Y o u were a n d are a p u b ­

lic i nf or mati o n officer or i n t h at c ate g or y of u n d erta ki n g f or Ala ba m a 

P o w er.
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Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Ma n y of m y acti vities are i n t hat area, yes, sir.

Se nat or B a k e r . Yo u are fa miliar als o, I believe, wit h t he E dis o n 

Electric I n stit ute.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or B a k e r . W o ul d y o u tell us w h at t h e E dis o n Electric I nstit ute is?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Se nat or, y o u pr o ba bl y pic ke d t h at fr o m m y bi ogra p hical s ketc h. I ha ve n ot bee n relate d t o or a me m ber of, a co m pa n y 

me m ber of, E E I f o r a n u m ber of years. A b o ut ma y be 8 years a g o I was 

a me m ber of t he area de vel o p me nt c o m mittee of E EI, a n d we ha d regi o nal meeti n gs f or t he p ur p ose of area de vel o p me nt; w hat was best 

t o i m ple me nt area de vel o p me nt a n d w hat it mea nt. T he y ga ve us 

pr o gra m s t h at t he y st u die d o n a nati o nal basis t hat h a d bee n s uccessf ul f or ot her utilitie s a n d t hat t y pe of t hi n g.

Se nat or B a k e r . Is it als o a l o b b yi n g eff ort fr o m ti me t o ti me, pri vate 

p o wer a gai nst p u blic p o wer?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . It is als o a l o b b yi n g eff ort fr o m ti me t o ti me, pri ­

vate p o wer a gai nst p u blic p o wer ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . M y o bser vati o n i n t h at area —t o a ns wer y o ur q uesti o n, yes, it has bee n fr o m ti me t o ti me. T he t otal E E I eff ort i n t hat 

area I a m s ure is e n ga ge d t o s o me e xte nt. H o we ver, I ha ve f o u n d t hat 

ge nerall y s pea ki n g, as a utilit y pers o n, 8 0 perce nt of t he g oals a n d 

o bjecti ves of pri v ate a n d p u blic p o wer are si milar. If t he y m ust fi g ht, 

a n d if I a m c o nfir me d f or t he c o m mittee, I will fi g ht f or p u blic p o wer.

Se nat or B a k e r . I a m s ure y o u will, Mr. L o n gs h ore. T he reas o n it 

ca me t o mi n d, fra n kl y, was, as y o u sa y, I sa w t he refere nce t o t he 

E dis o n Electric I nstit ute i n y o ur bi o gra p h y.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes.

Se nat or B a k e r . M y rec ollecti o n is t he c o nsi dera ble eff ort t hat t he 

E dis o n Electric I nstit ute has ma de a gai nst T V A le gislati o n.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve n’t bee n i n v ol ve d i n t hat.

Se nat or B a k e r . I a m t hi n ki n g partic ularl y of t he T V A E n vir o nme ntal Cre dits Bill passe d b y t he H o use a n d Se nate t o gi ve cre dits 

a gai n st T V A pa y me nts t o t he Treas ur y f or t he c ost of e n vir o n me ntal 

i m pr o ve me nt i n vest me nt.

We g ot t hat passe d, a n d Presi de nt F o r d vet oe d it. W e di d n ot o verri de t he vet o. B ut E EI was i nstr u me ntal, as I recall, i n t he vet o of t hat 

bill. Di d y o u ha ve a n y p art i n t hat ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . A bs ol utel y n ot. I d o n ot k n o w w het her E E I i n 

Was hi n gt o n, D. C., di d. I ha ve ne ver bee n i n v ol ve d i n l o b b yi n g le gislati o n a gai n st p u blic p o wer.

Se nat or B a k e r . Ha ve y o u e ver tal ke d t o a n y officer or direct or at 

a n y ti m e a b o ut y o ur as pirati o ns t o ser ve o n t he T V A B oar d?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve t ol d J o e F all e y.

Se nat or B a k e r . W h o is he ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T he presi d e nt of Ala ba ma P o wer C o. I t ol d hi m 

w hat I was g oi n g t o d o; t h at t here were pe o ple t hat were rec o m men di n g me f or t his p ositi o n a n d t h at I w o ul d ta ke vacati o n ti me i n p urs ui n g m y o w n i nterest i n it, a n d I ha ve n ot tal ke d t o hi m a gai n.

Se nat or B a k e r . W hat di d Mr. Farle y sa y? Di d he e nc o ura ge y o u t o 

d o t h at ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I di d n ’t as k hi m w hat I s h o ul d d o or c o ul d d o. I 

t ol d hi m I was g oi n g t o d o it.
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Se nat o r Ba k e r . W h at was his reacti o n t o it ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T hat he k ne w I w o ul d ha n dle m yself a n d I w o ul d d o 

t he h o n ora ble a n d ri g ht t hi n g. He was n’t w orrie d a b o ut m y calli n g o n 

a n y o ne wit hi n t he pri v ate p o wer fiel d or his or ga niz ati o n beca use he 

k ne w I w o ul d d o t he ri g ht t hi n g.

T h at is t he last ti me I disc usse d it wit h hi m, peri o d. I t ol d hi m 

w hat I i nte n de d t o d o, a n d I di d w hat I i nte n de d t o d o, a n d I di d it 

o n m y o w n ti me. I ha ve ne ver calle d o n a n y b o d y i n t h e pri vate p o wer 

sect or f or s u p p ort i n a n y wa y, fas hi o n, or f or m. I ne ver calle d o n a n y 

of t he b oar d of direct ors of Ala ba ma P o wer C o., n or a n y officer of t he 

c o m pa n y, n or ha ve I disc usse d it wit h t he m.

Y o u d o n’t li ve i n a va c u u m i n t his w orl d. A fe w pe o ple ha ve me nti o ne d it t o me. I n o d a n d sa y t ha n k y o u a n d g o o n m y b usi ness.

Se nat or B a k e r . Di d Mr. Farle y sa y, “It is a g o o d i dea,” or “It is a 

ba d i dea,” or “ Yes; y o u mi g ht get ca u g ht wit h s o me pr o ble ms a b o ut 

p u blic vers us pri vate c o m pa nies,” or “ G os h, we s ure w o ul d li ke t o ha ve 

s o me b od y o n t hat b oar d w h o k ne w w hat t he y were d oi n g; t here are 

s o me c ha n ges I w o ul d li ke t o ma ke ?”

S urel y t he presi de nt of Ala ba ma P o wer C o. ha d s o met hi n g t o sa y 

a b o ut t hat.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T t h e best of m y k n o wle d ge, rec ollecti o n, a n d belief, he sai d precisel y a b o ut w hat I ha ve alr ea d y sai d. I t ol d hi m w hat 

I was g oi n g t o d o. I t ol d hi m I was g oi n g t o ta ke vacati o n ti me t o 

p urs ue t hat i nterest, beca use pe o ple ha d rec o m me n de d it.

We were frie n ds bef ore eit her o ne of us were wit h Ala ba ma P o wer 

C o. He sai d, “ T o m, I k n o w y o u will d o t he ri g ht t hi n g.”

Se nat or B a k e r . W h o first s u g geste d, or di d y o u t hi n k of it y o urself, w h o first s u g geste d t h at y o u mi g ht ser ve o n t he T V A B oar d?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I t hi n k pr o ba bl y t hese t hree ge ntle me n sitti n g h ere: 

Mr. E d war ds, Mr. B uc ha na n, a n d Mr. Dic ki ns o n.

Se nat or B a k e r . Yo u ca me u n der g o o d patr o na ge. B ut t he y s u ggeste d it t o y o u ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or B a k e r . Yo u di d n ot s u g gest it t o t he m ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . M y na me ha d bee n me nti o ne d a n u m ber of ti mes b y 

pe o ple i n Ala ba ma a n d a fe w’ i n Te n nessee.

Se nat or B a k e r . B y w h o m ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Dic k Be n nett a n d-----

Se nat or B a k e r . W h o is t hat ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . He was f or merl y t he Re p u blica n P art y c hair ma n i n 

Ala ba ma.

Se nat or B a k e r . A n y b o d y else?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . A n u m ber of frie n ds of mi ne. H ar ol d Osterl y.

Se nat or B a k e r . Yo u u n der sta n d w h y I a m a s ki n g t his. It is a ce ntral, ke y t he me i n t hese heari n gs, as we e xa mi ne t he m a n d t he p u blic 

o bser ves t he m, t o fi n d o ut w het her or n ot y o u are a ri n ge r — w het her 

or n ot s o me b o dy fr o m pri vate p o w’er is tr yi n g t o p ut y o u o n t he T V A 

B oar d. As we sa y i n Te n nessee, if y o u c o me clear o n t hat, y o u are h o me 

free.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Ri g ht.

Se nat or B a k e r . S d o n’t t hi n k I a m bei n g a nta g o nistic. T hat is 

reall y t he n u b of t he matter, a n d I ha ve t o as k t hese t hi n gs.
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Mr. o n g s h o r e . Let me sa v t hi s: N o ne of t he m were i n pri vate 

p o wer. A g ai n, I ha ve ne ver tal ke d, t o a n y b o d y i n pri vate p o wer a b o ut 

t his, e ver.

Se nat or B a k e r . Let me get off t hat j ust f or 1 sec on d, n ot beca use 

necessaril y we ha ve e x ha uste d it b ut beca use I w o ul d li ke t o tr y s o met hi n g else f or a w hile.

Y o u k n o w t here are a l ot of ot her reati o ns hi ps bet wee n pri vate 

p o wer a n d T V A t hat ha ve gr o w n u p b y prece de nt —s o me b y stat ute, 

s o me j ust li ke T o ps y, t he y j ust gre w. Let’s tal k a b o ut t he m f or a 

sec on d.

F or i nsta nce, t here was a pr o visi o n i n t he a me n d me nts t o t he T V A 

Act w hic h pr o vi des, as I recall, f or t he iss ua nce of T V A self-fi na nci n g 

b o n ds esta blis hi n g b o u n d aries of T V A. T her e were n o b o u n daries set 

i n tiie first act, w hic h was a re mar ka ble o missi o n.

Fra n kl y, i n st u d yi n g t he le gislati ve hist or y of t he act, I ha ve ne ver 

f o u n d o ut w h y t here were n’t a n y b o u n daries set, b ut t here were n’t. 

T V A’s self-fi na nci n g act set t he m. T he y were prett y c aref ull y dra w n.

T here is o ne s mall area i n Te n nessee i n pri vate p o wer. Ot her wise t he 

w h ole State is p u blic p o wer a n d is ser ve d b y T V A. B ut t h at is n ot s o i n 

t he ot her a dj oi ni n g States.

I n Ke nt uc k y, f or i nsta nce, t here is a s us bta ntial pri vate p o wer i nv ol ve ment ; as i n Ala ba ma, Mississi p pi, a n d Ge or gia.

W hat are y o ur vie ws o n t he a de q uac y o r i na de q uac y, t he a p pr o priate ness, of t h ose b o u na daries ? D o y o u ha ve a n y feeli n g t hat t he y o u g ht 

t o be c ha n ge d ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir, I d o n ot.

Se nat or B a k e r . Ha ve y ou e ver e xa mi ne d t he s u bject?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I a m a ware t hat t here are b o u n daries a n d w here 

t he y are.

Se nat or B a k e r . B ut y o u d o n’t feel a n y press ure o ne wa y or t he ot her 

t o c ha n ge t he m? T h at is n ot mea nt t o be a rec o m me n dati o n. Y o u ha ve 

n o prese nt deter mi nati o n o n t hat p oi nt ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N

Se nat or B a k e r . Fr o m ti me t o ti me we ha ve ha d electric c o m pa nies 

sa y, “ L o o k, w h y d o n’t y o u a d d t w o m ore ca n di dates beca use we ca n’t 

bi d.” Or t he y sa y, “ We ca n’t bi d at t he m ost fa v ora ble rates or u n der 

a p pr o priate circ u msta nces f or t he l oa d re q uire me nts t h at we ha ve. S o 

w h y d o n’t y o u c ha n ge t h ose b o u n darie s j u st a little tee n y- wee ny bit? ”

H o w d o y o u feel a b o ut t hat ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve n o pres u p p ose d o pi ni o n o n it. I k n o w t here 

m ust be hist or y. T h ere m ust be le gislati o n. T here m ust be a bac k gr o u n d 

i n t h e file o n t he met h o d of ha n dli n g t hese pr o ble ms. I k n o w t he y d o 

e xist.

Se nat or B a k e r . T he met h o d of ha n dli n g t his b y m y fat h er i n t he 

H o use a n d Se nat or S par k ma n i n t he Se nate was j ust t o dra w t he 

li nes.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes. It w o ul d be i n t he best i nterest of t he or ga niz ati o n. M y p ur s uit of t hat decisio n w o ul d be base d o n t he facts t hat 

are prese nte d t o me, a n d t he fi nal a ns wer t o a n y of t h ose pr o ble ms 

w o ul d be base d o n w hat I belie ve t o be i n t he best i nter est of t he 

Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y, afte r c o u nsel a n d a d vice fr o m all t he 

parties i n v ol ve d.
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Se nat or a k e r . Mr. C hair ma n, j ust o ne m ore w or d. T hat is reall y 

w hat I was reac hi n g f or. I t ha n k y o u f or t hat a ns wer w hic h y o u j ust 

v ol u nteere d, beca use t he esse nce of t hat q uesti o n is if y o u d o get a 

c o nflict a n d it is a p ure q uesti o n of w h o ser ves a n area — Ala ba ma 

P o wer or T V A, Ke nt uc k y Utiliti es or T V A — w hic h wa y are y o u 

g oi n g t o fall, w hic h wa y are y o u g oi n g t o g o, if y o u are i n fact c o nfir me d t o t he B oar d.

Let’s ass u me f or a m o me nt y o u d o ha ve t w o ca n di dates, sa y i n 

Ke nt uc k y, t o ma ke it a littl e easier. K U is g oi n g t o sa y, ‘‘ L o o k, y o u 

w or ke d f or Ala ba ma P o wer f or 1 5 years. Y o u k n o w t he t hreats we 

ha ve bee n u n der fr o m t he e ncr oac h me nt of t his great gr o wt h of p u blic 

s ocialis m d o w n t here. W h y d o n’t y o u j ust deci de we are n ot g oi n g 

t o d o t h at f ol ks a n d j ust write t he m a letter a n d tell t he m y o u are n’t? ’ 

T h at w o ul d be o ne wa y t o act.

A n ot her w o ul d be t o sa y, “ L o o k, let’s fi n d o ut w h o best ca n ser ve 

t h at m ost ec o n o micall v i n t he best i nterests of t h e pe o ple of t hat area 

a n d of T V A.”

T hat is t he cr ucial q uesti o n.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . L et’s ma ke t he q uesti o n a little har der a n d place it 

bac k i n Ala ba ma. M y res p o nsi bilit y w o ul d be t o d o w hat I sai d. I 

w o ul d be t here t o fi g ht f or t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y or ga nizati o n, wit h all t he fer v or at m y c o m ma n d, wit h all t he tale nt at m y 

c o m ma n d, wit h all t he i ntellect at m y c o m ma n d, a n d wit h all t he 

a d vice I ca n get fr o m res p o nsi ble pe o ple. T hat w o ul d be m y c o m mitme nt t o y o u.

Se nat or B a k e r . A l o n g as I a m here, I will watc h t o see t hat y o u do.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . J u st all o w me t o sa y t hat, H o war d, y o u ha ve 

ta ke n 1 2 mi n utes. B ut I wa nt y o u t o c o nti n ue, a n d I will m o dif y m y 

earli er c o m me nt, a n d s u g gest t hat y o u use u p t o 2 0 mi n utes. A n d if 

Se nat or B ur dic k desires t o use 2 0 mi n utes, t he n we will c o me bac k t o 

t he c hair ma n.

Se nat or B a k e r . Mr. C hair ma n, I w o ul d rat he r st o p. I di d n’t k n o w 

I ha d g o ne 1 2 mi n utes.

Se nat or R a n d o lp h . I w o ul d wa nt y o u t o c o nti n ue.

Se nat or B a k e r . N , Mr. C hair ma n, I yiel d at t his p oi nt. I t ha n k y o u 

ver y m uc h.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I w o ul d n’t wa nt y o u t o d o t h at. B ut si nce t h e 

p oi nt was raise d a b o ut t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y a n d its be gi nni n g, I v ote d f or t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y i n 1 93 3. T here is n o 

ot her Me m ber of t he C o n gress ser vi n g t o da y w h o was i n office t he n.

D uri n g t he ye ars t hat f oll o we d, t here were s o me w h o felt t hat o ur 

f or mer c olleag ue fr o m Ke nt uc k y, t h e n o w A m bassa d or t o East Germa n y, J o h n S her ma n C o o per, trie d t o bri n g p o wer ge nerate d b y 

t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y i nt o areas of Ke nt uc k y.

T h at was c o nsta ntl y disc usse d, a n d he w o ul d u n d ersta n d if he were 

here a n d j oi n i n w hat I a m sa yi n g. I re me m ber at t h at ti me ma ki n g 

refere nce t o t h e Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y as a yar dstic k.

T here are t h ose w h o w o n der if n o w it has bec o me a wal ki n g stic k.

I a m n ot atte m pti n g t o dra w a n y c or ollar y wit h w hat y o u are sa yi n g. C o nsta ntl y t here has bee n a wi de ni n g of t he circ u mfere nce of t he 

Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y. T hat is n ot wr o n g. B ut I a m o nl y s a yi n g
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it is a matter of rec or d t h at t his has bee n a disc ussi on a n d e ve n a 

de vel o p me nt t hr o u g h o ut t he years.

Se nat or B a k e r . I mi g ht sa y, Mr. C hair ma n, j ust f or t he rec or d —I 

d o w a nt t o st o p a n d yiel d — b ut I belie ve t he last c ha n ge i n t he b o u ndar y was i n 1 95 9. We ha v e h a d a l ot of a p plicati o ns si nce t hat ti me. 

I belie ve e ve n o ur g o o d frie n d, Se nat or J o h n S her ma n C o o per at o ne 

ti me trie d t o a d d a little area i n s o ut heast Ke nt uc k y. I d o n’t belie ve 

t here ha s been a n y a me n d me nt as t o t he k n o w n ser vice b o u ndaries si nce 

t he act was passe d i n 1 9 5 9. B ut n o d o u bt t here will be ot her c halle n ges.

I use t h at o nl y as a ve hicle t o treat t he n o mi nee o n w hat his predis p ositi o n w o ul d be i n a c o nflict bet wee n his f or m er e m pl o yer or p rivate p o wer a n d T V A t o see w here his pre di s p ositi o n w o ul d be.

Mr. C hair ma n, I a p ol o gize f or t a ki n g t his l o n g, a n d I will yiel d. 

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . S e nat o r B ur dic k ?

Se nat or B u r di c k . T ha n k y o u, Mr. C hair ma n.

Mr. L o n gs h ore, I ha ve g o ne o ver y o ur res u me a n d I w o ul d sa y t hat 

it is ver y i m pressi ve.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T ha n k y o u, sir.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u ha ve a g o od e d ucati o nal bac k gr o u n d. Y o u 

ha ve g ot a fi ne fa mil y hist or y; militar y rec or d. It is ver y n ote w ort h y.

I n otice y o u gra d uate d fr o m la w sc h o ol, t he L O B, i n 1 96 0. I n 1 9 61 

y o u e n ga ge d i n e m pl o y me nt wit h t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. I n ot her 

w or ds, after y o ur gra d uati o n i n 1 96 0, y o u m ust ha ve ha d a year of 

ge neral practice wit h y o ur br ot her.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir, a year a n d a half, cl ose t o 2 years.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he n o utsi de of y o ur e d ucati o n a n d ser vice i n, I 

belie ve it was t he Na v y, was it ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Y o ur a d ult life has bee n s pe nt i n t he e m pl o yme nt of t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T h at is c orrect.

Se nat or B u r di c k . A has bee n state d here b y ot hers, t here is o nl y 

o ne q uesti o n t hat I wa nt t o k n o w: w het her or n ot y o u carr y wit h y o u 

c o nscio usl y or u nc o nsci o usl y a n y feeli n g a gai nst p u blic p o wer p olicies 

of T V A or ha ve a n y i ncli nati o n of a n y ki n d t h at w o ul d pre v e nt y o u 

fr o m bei n g a fair me m ber of t his b oar d here.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n dee d I d o n ot. I w o ul d ne ver ha ve let m y na me 

be rec o m me n de d f or t he p ositi o n. I a m a pers o n of 4 4 years of a ge a n d 

pla n t o f urt her m y career n ot b y ne gati vis m b ut b y p ositi vis m a n d t o 

de v ote m y f ull ti me, e ner g y a n d t ale nt a n d de dicati o n a n d k n o wle d ge 

t o t he p urs uit of t he g oal of T V A.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Acc or di n g t o t he H u nts ville Ti mes of S u n da y, 

Marc h 2 1 of t his year —I pres u me, Mr. C hair m a n, t his will be ma de a 

pa rt of t he rec or d, or has bee n; t his ne ws pa per article ?

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Yes. We will i ncl u de perti ne nt material.

Se nat or B u r di c k . It para p hrases a little bit of w hat has bee n sai d 

b y t he wit nesses. It sa ys:

F ort y year s a g o it w o ul d ha v e bee n pre p oster o us f or a n Ala ba ma P o wer C o mpa n y ma n t o be n o mi nate d f or t he T V A p ost at all. T he C o m m o n wealt h S o ut her n 

C or p orati o n, of w hic h Ala ba ma P o wer was a me m ber, f o u g ht t he esta blis h m e nt 

of T V A t hr o u g h t h e c o urts, b ut e ve nt uall y l ost t he battle.

T he pri m ar y st oc k h ol d er i n t he C o m m o n wealt h S o ut her n C or p orati o n was 

We n dell Wil kie. L o n gs h ore belie ves it has n o beari n g o n t he n o mi n ati o n at all.
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“I reall y ra t her n ot di sc uss it. I w as n't a part y t o it. I was i n t he ki n der garte n at 

t he ti me,” he sai d.

He sai d, “ T he utilit y b usi ness was l o n g be hi n d us. H y relati o ns hi p wit h T V A 

has been g o od.”

S o t he a ni m osit y a n d t he c o nflicts t h at e xiste d 4 0 years a g o di d n’t 

ha ve a n y i nfl ue nce o n y o u at t hat ti me beca use y o u were i n ki n d er ga rte n. T hat is bef ore y o ur ti me.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T hat is ri g ht. Pe o ple f or g et m y a ge w he n t he y at ­

tac k me o n t hat basis.

Se nat or B u r di c k . B ut t he q uesti o n I a m face d wit h ri g ht n o w is 

ha ve pri vate p o wer a n d T V A lesse ne d t hei r a nta g o nis m t o o ne a not her i n t his 4 0- year peri o d ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . O ver m y career i n t he utilit y fiel d I ha ve ha d n o 

ne gati ve relati o n s hi p wit h T V A. It has all bee n p ositi ve. I ha d n’t 

ha d a str o n g rel ati o ns hi p i n m y partic ular w or k i n o ne wa y or a n ot her, 

ot her t ha n t hr o u g h o ur tra de ass ociati o n u p at t he f or u m. T he y are 

pr ofessi o nals. T he y are acce pte d as pr ofessi o nals. We are pr ofessi o nals a n d acce pted as s uc h. T he relati o ns hi p has bee n g oo d.

We ca n n ot aff or d fi g hts bet ween pri vate a n d p u blic p o wer. It is 

a disser vice t o t he re gi o n a n d t h e N ati o n a n d t he i nter nati o nal i m plicati o ns it has.

I a m n ot e n ga ge d i n it, e xce pt t h ose 1 5 perce nt of t he ti me w here 

a fi g ht is necessar y t o p urs ue t he o bjecti ve of T V A; w hic h I as a B oar d 

me m ber, if c o nfir me d b y t he Se nate, I w o ul d ha ve t he res p o nsi bilit y 

t o d o, I w o ul d fi g ht har d a n d l o n g a n d ho n ora ble.

Se nat or B u r di c k . S o me of us ha ve a reas o n t o w o n der w het her private p o wer has acc o m m o date d itself t o t he e xiste nce of T V A beca use 

it was s o bitter i n t hat 4 0- year peri o d. T hat is t he reas o n, I pres u me, 

w h y we ha ve i ncl u de d i n t he act t he f oll o wi n g la n g ua ge: “ All me mbers of t he B oar d s hall be pers o ns w h o pr ofess a belief i n t he feasi bilit y a n d wis d o m of t he act.”

I n ot her w or ds, t he act itself re q uires t hat a B oar d me m ber n ot o nl y 

belie ve t hat t he T V A ca n be o perate d efficie ntl y a n d effecti vel y, b ut 

t he B oar d me m ber m ust als o ha ve a si ncere b elief t hat it is wise t o 

ha ve it at all.

D o y o u u n dersta n d t h at part of t he act ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . C ertai nl y I d o. I d o t otall y belie ve i n it. T he re gi o n 

a n d area w here y o u li ve ha ve a res p o nsi ble g o ver n me nt. I w o ul d be a 

G o ver n me nt e m pl o yee i n a hi g h p ost, a n d I w o ul d f ulfill t hat o bli gati o n willi n gl y a n d wit h s o me e x perie nce t hat I w o ul d bri n g fr o m 

t he pri vate sect or as well.

E ve n i n t hat area, a pri vate utilit y, b y its ver y nat ure, is o ne of 

t he lar gest la n d o w ners i n t he State. S o t here are res p o nsi bilities i n 

recreati o n a n d ot her ar eas t h at I ha ve pers o nal e x perie nce wit h as well.

Se nat or B u r di c k . R eferri n g bac k t o y o ur res u me, y o u state i n t he 

t hi r d p ara gra p h:

I n 1 96 1, I a gree d t o e m pl o y me nt wit h t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o mpa n y i n t he 

ge neral office i n Bir mi n g ha m, Ala ba ma. My first j o b wit h t his or ga nizati o n was 

Staff Assista nt t o t he P o wer S u p pl y De part me nt. T his was a n d still is t he 

lar ge st d e part me nt wit hi n t h e c o m pan y.

I n t his e x perie nce I was e x p ose d t o all pr o ble ms relate d t o pr o d ucti o n a n d 

distri b uti o n of e ner g y. I w or ke d wit h t he de part me nt hea d a n d pla nt s u peri nte n de nts i n ha n dli n g all n o ntec h nical matter s, i ncl u di n g, b ut n ot li mite d t o, la b or 

c o ntracts, trai ni n g of pers on nel, a n d s o f ort h.
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Aft er ser vi n g o ne a n d a half years i n t h at ca pacit y, I was pr o m ote d t o St oc k 

Tr a ns fer A ge nt i n t he E xec uti ve De part me nt of t he c o m pa n y, w here I ha n dle d 

all m att ers relati n g t o st oc ks a n d b o n ds.

T his w or k i ncl u d e d meeti n g all re q uire m e nts f or t he Sec urities a n d E xc ha n ge 

C o m missi o n, a n d I pers o nall y ser ve d as a St oc k Tra nsf er A ge nt as t he c o m pa n y 

ha n dle d its o w n tra nsf ers as o p p ose d t o assi g ni n g t he d uti es t o t he ba n k.

I was lat er pr o m ote d t o A ssista nt Sec reta r y of t he c o m pa n y, bec o mi n g i n v ol ve d 

i n all m atte rs t h at i n v ol ve d B oar d acti o n.

I n y o ur ne xt para g ra p h y o u sa y:

I n 1 96 7, I was pr o m ote d t o As sist a nt t o t he E xec uti ve Vice Pre si d e nt of t he 

c o m pa n y, w here I re mai ne d i n t he E xe c uti ve De p art m e nt b ut i n a ne w ca pacit y. 

T he E xe c uti v e Vice P resi de nt was dir ectl y res p o nsi ble f or t he are a i n t h e c o mpa n y w hic h de alt wit h t he a d mi nistrati v e a ge ncies, b ot h State a n d l ocal, C o ngressi o nal a n d le gisl ati ve matters affecti n g t he c o m pa n y, t he La n d De partme nt — o ne of t he lar g est de p art m e nts of t he c o m pa n y —t he Clai ms De p art m e nt 

a n d t he M ar keti n g De p art me nt.

I n t hat p eri o d, w hat w or k di d y o u d o i n c o n gressi o nal a n d le gislati ve matters ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . We ha d si x ge o gra p hic di visi o ns wit hi n Ala ba ma 

P o wer C o. T here is a di visi o n vice presi de nt of eac h o ne of t he m.

We h a d res p o nsi bilit y, u n der t he e xec uti ve vice presi de nt’s title, t o 

a d vise t hese vice presi de nts w hat was c o mi n g u p i n ter ms of F e deral 

le gislati o n s o t he y wo ul d be k n o wle d gea ble a b o ut it.

I di d n t tra vel t o Was hi n gt o n as a l o b b yist wit h t he m. I ha ve ne ver 

bee n t hr o u g h t he d o ors. Wit h m y le gal bac k gr o u n d I w as a ble t o p ut 

t o get her w hat t y pe of le gislati o n ma y affect Ala ba ma P o wer C o.

I di d n ot g o t here o n a n y l o b b yi n g acti vities. T hat was n ot m y res p o nsi bilit y t he n. I ne ver reall y ha d t h at re s p o nsi bilit y wit h Ala ba ma 

P o wer i n ter ms of State le gislati o n or F e deral le gislati o n.

I di d get materials t o get her wit h m y le gal bac k gr o u n d t hat w o ul d 

all o w t he pr o per pe o ple t o ma ke t he decisi o n.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Y o u pre p are d s o me pa pers a n d s o me briefs f or 

t he pe o ple w h o di d a p pear t o testif y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir. I w o ul d get t he materials t o get her.

T his was, w hat year di d y o u sa y; 1 96 7 ? I was i n v ol ve d i n t hat area 

t o s o me e xte nt.

I t hi n k m ore of m y acti vities, as I refres h m y me m or y, were pr o ba bl y i n v ol ve d i n t he la n d d e part me nt; p utti n g t o get her a ne w recreati o n pr o gra m, a p u blic recreati o n pr o gra m, f or Ala ba ma P o wer C o., 

a n d all matter s at t hat office t hat re q uire d b oar d acti o n t hr o u g h t he 

la n d de part me nt.

Ma n y of t he la n d tra nsacti o ns re q uire d b oar d acti o n. I pre pare d 

t h ose t y pes of le gal d oc u me nts. I a m refres hi n g m y me m or y.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Getti n g bac k t o t his c o n gressi o nal a n d le gislati ve 

matters, y o u di d s u p pl y materi als t o ot her me m bers of t he c o m pa n y 

at t he Was hi n gt o n le vel, s o me materials ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . O n Fe deral le gislati o n?

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yes.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N ot i n rece nt years, n o.

Se nat or B u r di c k . At a n y ti me.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . O n State le gislati o n, I ha ve bee n fa mili ar wit h t h at 

i n rece nt yea rs; n ot i n t he past year. I n t he past 2 or 3 years I ha ve ha d 

n o res p o nsi bilit y.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u recall w hat t y pe of Fe d eral le gislati o n was 

i n v ol ve d at t he ti me y o u were pr e pari n g t hese materi als ?
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Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u re me m ber w hat t y pe of le gislati o n was i nv ol ved i n t he L e gislat ur e of Ala b a ma t h at y o u pr e pare d materials o n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir. T here were ma n y le gislati ve m atters. M ost 

a n y t y pe o f le gislati o n affects t he utilit y because of t he pr o ble m base 

y o u deal fr o m. Y o u ha ve a ut o m o biles. Y o u ha ve y o ur p o wer re q uir eme nts i n pla nts, a n d c oal, a n d n uclear f uels. J ust a b o ut a n y t y pe of 

le gislati o n will affect a n or ga niz ati o n t he size of Ala ba ma P o wer C o., 

i n o ne wa y or a n ot her.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Was t here a n yt hi n g i n t he le gislati ve w or k t hat 

y o u di d i n t he Stat e of Ala ba ma t hat br o u g ht y o u i n c o nflict wit h t he 

T V A pr o gra m s?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir; n ot t o m y k n o wle d ge.

Se nat or B u r di c k . At t h at ti me.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N ot t o m y k n o wle d ge.

T h ose pr o ble ms, as state d earlier, ha ve bee n prett y m uc h hist oric. 

I ca n refres h m y me m or y i n m y 1 5- year career. I ca n n ot t hi n k of a n y 

ti me t hat I ha d a c o nflict i n m y pers o nal w or k.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Was t here a n y c o nflict at t hat ti me t hat y o u recall wit h a n y of t he r ural c o o perati ves?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T here ha ve bee n re q uests fr o m vari o us m u nici pals, 

as S e nat or Ba k er all u de d t o earlier, t o g o wit h a ma n fr o m a p o wer 

c o m pa n y or a n ot h er p u blic p o wer c o m pa n y. I was k n o wle d gea ble 

a b o ut w hat was g oi n g o n. I was n’t t he decisi o n ma ker i n t hat area. I 

ne ver ser ve d as a l o b b yist or att or ne y. I a m a ware we di d ha ve t h at.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u di d n’t a p pe ar bef ore a n y le gislati ve c o m mittees i n Ala ba ma?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Di d y o u ha ve a n y c o nflict wit h a n y of t he m u nicipals t hat ha d p u blic p o wer at t hat ti me 

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir. I di d n ot.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he n g oi n g al o n g wit h y o ur res u me, s ki p pi n g a 

fe w li nes, w here y o u sa y:

I n 1 96 9, I was pr o m ote d a gai n t o As sist a nt t o t he Presi de nt a n d C hief E xec uti ve Officer of t he c o m pa n y, a n d f or a peri o d of t w o year s was e x p ose d t o t he 

t ot al o perati o n i n a staff a n d decisi o n- ma ki n g p ositi o n of t he lar g est electric 

utilit y i n t h e State of Ala ba ma.

Beca use of t he i ncre ase d res p o nsi bilit y a n d pres s ure of b usi nes s w hic h was 

place d o n t he Pre si d e nt a n d C hief E xec uti ve Officer, I was as ke d t o or ga nize a 

ne w de p art m e nt wit hi n t he E xec uti ve De part m e nt calle d S pecial Pr oj ects.

T hat is t he area w hic h Se nat or Ba ker i n q uire d a b o ut. Let us 

c o nti n ue.

T he pri n ci pal assi g n m e nt i n t hi s are a S pecial Pr oje cts, I pres u m e fr o m 1 9 71 

t o t he pres e nt a gai n has i n v ol ve d me pers o nall y i n matter s w hic h affect t he 

t ot al o per ati o n of Ala ba ma P o wer C o m pa n y wit h t he a n n o u nce m e nt of t he 

Farle y N ucl ear Pl a nt i n S o ut h Ala ba m a. I de vel o pe d a n E ner g y I nf or m ati o n 

Pr o gra m w hic h is res p o nsi ve t o t he p u blic i n pr o vi di n g a c o nti n ui n g s o ur ce of 

i nf or mati o n c o nce r ni n g t he c o m pa n y’s pre se nt a n d f ut ure e ner g y pla ns.

At t hat ti me, o ne of y o ur s pecial pr ojects as of 1 97 1 was deali n g 

wit h t his F arle y N uclear Pla nt.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I n A u g ust 1 97 1, t hat year referre d t o, at t he req uest. I belie ve, or rec o m me n dati o n of t he Att or ne y Ge neral of t he 

U nite d States, a n a ntitr ust heari n g was starte d i n v ol vi n g J ose p h M. 

Farle y U nits 1 a n d 2.
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A le n gt h y heari n g was hel d i n w hic h t he De part m e nt of J ustice, 

r ural electric c o o peratives, m u nici pal electric s yste ms, a n d t he c o mpa n y p artici p ate d. Is it c orrect t hat t hat occ urre d a n d t h at t he m atter 

is still pe n di n g?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . It is c orrect t hat it occ urre d. I ha ve n ot bee n i nv ol ve d i n it i n a n y wa y ot her t ha n j ust ge neral i nf or mati o n. I t hi n k 

it is c orrect it is still pe n di n g. I a m n ot certai n.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he reas o n I as k y o u, Mr. L o n gs h ore, is t hat y o u 

sa y i n y o ur state me nt t hat y o u were assi g ne d t his area fr o m 1 97 1 t o 

t he prese nt, a n d it “ has i n v ol ve d me pers o nall y i n matters w hic h affect 

t he t otal o perati o n of t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. wit h t he a n n o u nce me nt 

of t he Farle y N uclear Pl a nt.”

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Ri g ht. I u n der sta n d t hat w he n I was assista nt t o 

t he presi de nt, bef ore I we nt i nt o t his ot her de part me nt, as t hi n gs h a ppe n i n t he or ga nizati o n, I was a pa rt of t he c o m mittee. I was o ne of 

t he t hree t o deter mi ne w hat t he c o m pa n y nee de d t o d o i n t hat area 

of w or k, i n e ner g y i nf or mati o n a n d n uclear i nf or mati o n, wit h t he 

c o nce pt of g oi n g n uclear f or t he first ti me.

I t o o k t hat pa rt of m y w or k al o n g wit h ot her t hi n gs I was d oi n g 

i nt o t his ne w de part me nt i n t he tra nsiti o n. De vel o pi n g t he e ner g y i nf or mati o n pr o gra m a n d fi n di n g wa ys of c o m m u nicati n g wit h t he p u blic was m y res p o nsi bilit y.

I di d n’t d o it. I set t he pr o gra m u p a n d ha d ot hers d o it. I k n o w 

t hat t he pe o ple w h o w or k i n t hat e ner g y i nf or mati o n pr o gra m will 

k n o w w het her t his s uit is still pe n di n g or n ot.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he t hi n g t hat gi ves me s o me c o ncer n is i n y o ur 

res u me y o u sa y y o u t o o k o n t hi s ne w res p o nsi bilit y i n 1 97 1, a n d t hat 

is t he ver y ti me t he J ustice De part me nt starte d acti o n o n a ntitr ust 

a gai nst t he F arle y u nits.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N ; t here was n o relati o ns hi p t o m y m o ve. It is 

c oi nci de ntal t hat t hat is w he n I we nt t o t he ne w de part m e nt. It ha d 

n o relati o ns hi p wit h t h at case.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Were y o u a ware of t he c har ges t h at were ma de by 

t he D e part m e nt of J usti ce? I a m n ot sa yi n g t he y were a p pr o ve d. Are 

y o u a ware of t he c har ges ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir, ge nerall y.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Let me recite t he m a n d see if y o u a gree t hese are 

t he c har ges. I d o n’t k n o w w h et her t he y are a p pr o ve d or n ot; n or d oes 

a n y b o d y else. It ma y ha ve a beari n g u p o n t his relati o ns hi p.

I n t he a d vis or y letter s u b mitte d b y t he De part m e nt of J ustice, a 

c o p y of w hic h is attac he d t o a brief file d b y t he m u nici pal s yste m, t he 

f oll o wi n g a ntitr u st iss ues are raise d c o ncer ni n g t he acti vities of t he 

Ala ba ma P o wer C o.: ( 1) Ref usal t o c o or di nate its b ul k p o wer s u p pl y 

s yste m wit h c o o perati ve a n d m u nici p al s yste ms; ( 2) ref usal t o c o or dinate wit h t he Ala ba ma electric c o o perati ves u nless t he c o o perati ves 

e nter i nt o t errit orial a gree me nts; ( 3) re q uire me nts i n w h olesale p o wer 

c o ntracts t h at p u blicl y o w ne d utilities ta ke all of t heir p o wer fr o m t he 

c o m pa n y; ( 4) eff orts t o i m pe de or f o restall t he i nst allati o n of ge nerati o n b y c o ns u mer- o w ned utilitie s; ( 5) mai nte na nce of a price s q ueeze 

sit uati o n w here b y t he rates c har ge d t o s o me retail c ust o mers b y t he 

c o m pa n y, i n d u strial i n nat ure, are l o wer t ha n w h olesale rates c har g e d 

t o m u nici pal electric s yste ms, eli mi n ati n g c o m petiti o n f or s uc h c us-
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t o mers b y the p urc h asi n g utilit y; ( 6) de nial of a n o p p ort u nit y t o all o w partici pati o n i n t he n uclear pla nt t o m u nici pal electric s yste ms; 

( 7) a l o n g hist or y of t he c o m pa n y ac q uiri n g c o m petiti ve utilitie s t o 

sec ure mar ket d o mi nati o n; a n d ( 8) c o or di nati o n wit h utilities i n se veral States i n t he areas of p o wer e xc ha n ges, tra ns missi o n, a n d c o oli n g, 

b ut de n yi n g s uc h arr a n ge me nts t o r ur al electric c o o perati ves a n d m unici pal utilities i n Ala ba ma.

Are y o u s ufficie ntly a d vise d t o k n o w w het her or n ot y o u ha ve a n y 

c o m me nt t o ma ke o n a n y of t h ose clai ms ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir, i ns ofar as T o m L o n gs h ore, I ha ve n ot 

partici pate d i n t hat case a n d I d o n’t k n o w a n yt hi n g a b o ut it, ot her 

t ha n t his ge neral i nf or mati o n a n d w hat I rea d i n t he pa per.

T he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. I a m n ot testif yi n g f or. T he y ca n testif y 

f or t he msel ves. I ha ve ha d n ot hi n g t o d o wit h t he case. T he p o wer 

c o m pa n y e m pl o ys c o m pete nt att or ne ys. I a m a n att or ne y b y e d ucati o nal bac k gr o u n d. I a m a n e m pl oyee of Ala ba ma P o wer C o., n ot its 

att or ne y. T he y e m pl o y att or ne ys w h o d o t hat w or k. As T o m L o n gs h ore, 1 a m i n v ol ve d i n ot her areas, n ot t hat. I a m j ust n ot fa miliar 

wit h it, Se nat or.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he reas o n I b ri n g it u p is I a m j u st w o n deri n g 

w het her or n ot t he battle is o ver, w het her it is still g oi n g o n. T hat is 

t he o nl y q uesti o n i n t he c o urse of w hat pa rt y o u ma y ha ve i n it 

c o nsci o usl y or u nc o nsci o usl y.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I a m s ure t here will al wa ys be a c o nflict wit h m y 

or ga nizati o n. T he o ne I a m w or ki n g f or, if c o nfir me d b y t he Se nate, 

will be t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y. I will d o it wit h t he de dicati o n 

a n d best tale nt I ha ve at m y c o m ma n d a n d t he best t ale nt I ca n get 

ar o u n d me.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u state d a mi n ute a g o t h at t his Farle y u nit, 

a n d y o u sai d i n y o ur res u me, was p art of y o ur res p o nsi bilit y, b ut y o u 

di d n’t have a n yt hi n g t o d o wit h t he a ntitr ust s uit.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir.

Se nat or B u r di c k . A a la w yer ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir.

Se nat or B u r di c k . A d vis er or a n yt hi n g ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N o; I ha ve n ot bee n i n v ol ve d i n t hat i n a n y wa y 

w hate ver.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u m ust ha ve k n o w n t his has bee n goi n g o n si nce 

1 97 1.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir, certai nl y I was a ware of it.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I was re q ueste d t o as k s o me of t hese q uesti o ns b y 

s o me i ntereste d pe o ple. T he first q uesti o n is, are y o u fa mili ar wit h 

E C A P, t he electric c o m pa nies a d vertisi n g pr o gra m ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N o; I a m n ot s pecificall y fa mili ar wit h it. I k n o w 

w hat y o u are tal ki n g a b o ut.

Se nat or B u r di c k . A p p are ntl y y o ur c o m pa n y, t he c o m pa n y y o u are 

ass ociate d wit h, Ala ba ma P o wer C o., f or se veral years hel pe d t o 

fi na nce a series of nati o n al a ds t hat attac ke d T V A a n d p u blic p o wer 

as s ocialis m. Is t hat a fact ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o n’t k n o w t h at it is. I f y o u sa y it is, I a m s ure 

it is, Se nat or. If y o u are rea di n g it t here, it m ust be. I ha d n ot hi n g t o 

d o wit h it. I a m n ot i n t he a d vertisi n g de part me nt.

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Se nat or B u r di c k . T he ne xt q uesti o n is, d o y o u belie ve T V A is 

s ocialistic ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I certai nl y d o n ot. I t hi n k it is a n ar ea de vel o p me nt 

a ge nc y t hat has t he res p o nsi bilit y of t he pe o ple. It has nati o nal 

i m plicati o ns.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Were y o u a ware t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o., w hile 

y o u were ass ociate d wit h it, was fi na nci n g t hese a ds? Were y o u 

fa miliar wit h t hat ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u di d n’t k n o w t he a ds were g oi n g o ut?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N ; I di d n ’t see a n yt hi n g.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . L et me j ust clarif y. W he n di d y o u c o me wit h 

Ala ba ma P o w er c o m pa n y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n 1 96 1.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I a m n ot s ure, b ut I belie ve, Se nat or B ur dic k, 

t hat t he a d vertise me nts referre d t o were pri or t o t hat ti me.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I d o n’t k n o w. I a m j ust as ki n g.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o n’t k n o w eit h er beca use I a m j u st n ot fa miliar 

wit h t he m.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . We wa nt t he rec or d t o discl ose t hat. We will 

fi n d t hat i nf or mati o n.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T ha n k y o u, sir.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I was as ki n g t o fi n d o ut.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I u n dersta n d.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I f I a m s pecificall y fa miliar, I will tr y t o nail d o w n 

t he years w he n yo u as k t he q uesti o n.

Se nat or B u r di c k . C o n gress is n o w c o nsi deri n g a re visi o n of t he 

Clea n Air Act. As y o u k n o w, T V A is directl y affecte d b y t his act. 

W hat d o y o u belie ve s h o ul d be d o ne wit h t he iss ue of si g nifica nt 

deteri orati o n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Se nat or, I t hi n k t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y 

has t o ta ke t he lea d i n tr yi n g t o d o t he best f or t he e n vir o n me nt wit h 

a bala nce d pr o gra m, rec o g nizi n g we ha ve g ot t o ha ve e ner g y i n t he 

years a hea d.

I k n o w t hat I will ha ve tale nte d pe o ple at m y dis p osal t o be w or ki n g 

wit h me as a b oar d me m ber, if I a m c o nfir me d, t o hel p me ma ke t h ose 

j u d g me nts.

W he n I k n o w w hat t he facts a n d t he la w a n d t he le gisl ati o n are, I 

will ma ke a decisio n base d o n t he best i ntere st of t h e Valle y a n d t he 

pe o ple a n d, h o pef ull y, a yar d stic k f or t he c o u ntr y.

I t hi n k T V A as a p u blic a ge nc y s h o ul d i n dee d be gi n t o set s o me 

yar dstic k t o war d t he e n vir o n me nt. I w o ul d be c o m mitte d t o t h at.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he q uesti o n is t he w or di n g “si g nifica nt deteri orati o n” w hic h was use d b y t he S u pr e me C o urt i n its rece nt decisi o n. D o 

y o u a gree wit h t hat or w o ul d y o u li ke t o m o dif y it? W h at w o ul d y o u 

li ke t o d o wit h t hat ter m ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I a m n ot f a miliar wit h t he ter m s a n d d etails of it. I 

w o ul d ha ve t o l o o k i nt o t he det ails of it.

Se na otr B u r di c k . Yo u d o n’t care t o c o m me nt o n t hat o ne?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve c o m me nte d i n a ge neral wa y.

Se nat or B u r di c k . B ut t he q uesti o n is di d t he S u pre me C o urt g o t o o 

far or w hat w o ul d y o u do ?
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Mr. o n g s h o r e . I d o n’t k n o w. I ca n’t a ns wer beca use I d o n’t ha ve 

t he f ull k n o wled ge at m y dis p osal at t his ti me.

Se nat or B u r di c k . F urt h er, d o y o u fa v or c o nti n uati o n of t he e n vir o n me ntal c o ntr ols n o w i n effect, or d o y o u fa v or rela xi n g t h ose re ­

q uire me nts s o me w hat i n o r der t o kee p fr o m i m p osi n g a d diti o nal c osts 

o n electric c o ns u mers i n t he V alle y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . A gai n, I t hi n k y o u ha ve g ot t o ha ve a bala nce d pr ogra m t hat l o o ks f or war d t o tr yi n g t o acc o m plis h b ot h. I all u de d t o 

t hat i n m y testi m o n y, s o me seri o us pr o ble ms a b o ut t he c ost t o t he l o wi nc o me pe o ple.

I w o ul d h o pe t here c o ul d be s o me re visi o ns i n t he rate str u ct ure t hat 

w o ul d a d dress itself t o t h at pr o ble m. I w o ul d de dicate m yself t o d oi n g 

s o.

I d o t hi n k t hat T V A has t o set t he t o ne a n d t he te n or a n d t he 

attit u de t o war d e n vir o n me ntal c o ncer ns. I t hi n k t he y ha ve g ot t he 

ma n dat e d res p o nsi bilit y t o pr o vi de e ner g y i n t he years a hea d, a n d t h at 

ta kes a bala nce d j u d g me nt. I w o ul d de dicate m yself t o t h at tas k.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yes; b ut w hat a b o ut t he q uesti o n? D o y o u fa v or 

c o nti n uati o n of t he e n vir o n me ntal c o ntr ols n o w i n effect?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o n’t ha ve t he s pecific t hi n gs t hat y o u are refe rri n g t o i n fr o nt of me, Se nat or. If I ha d t he m, I w o ul d rea d t he m a n d 

a ns wer it.

Se nat or B u r di c k . If we s u p pl y t he m t o y o u, w o ul d y o u gi ve us a n 

a ns wer ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Certai nl y.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Are y o u a ware of t he acti ve r oles officials of 

S o ut he r n ser vices ha ve, pla ye d i n pr o p osi n g a me n d me nts w hic h ma n y 

w o ul d belie ve w o ul d wea ke n t he prese nt act’s effecti ve ness?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir. I believe I state d t o Se nat or Ba ker I was 

n ot i n v ol ve d i n Fe deral le gislati o n.

Se nat or B u r di c k . If y o u were n’t a ware of it, y o u ha ve n’t participate d i n t he eff orts.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir. I ha ve n ot. T hat is t he tec h ni cal a ns wer.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u fa v or t h e a d o pti o n of lifeli ne rates?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I k n o w t hat t he y are bef ore ma n y le gislat ures i n 

t his c o u ntr y. I d o n’t k n o w w hat s pecific le gislati o n y o u are tal ki n g 

a b o ut. B ut t he c o nce pt of d oi n g s o met hi n g a n d pr o vi di n g s o met hi n g, 

s o me relief, t o t he l o w-i nc o me pe o ple i n t he Valle y m ust be acc o mplis he d, a n d t he pr o ble m m ust be a d dresse d n o w.

T h at t y pe of de dicati o n I d o ha ve. Lifeli ne rates per se, I d o n’t ha ve 

a n o pi ni o n o n w het her t hat w o ul d be t he r o ute. I d o k n o w t hat t hat 

ge neral pr o ble m has g ot t o be s ol ved, a n d it has g ot t o be s ol ve d n o w, 

beca use if we ca n’t get o n wit h p utti n g a ha n dle o n t he electri cit y utilit y pr o ble m, we ca n’t de dicate o ursel ves t o t he cr ossr oa ds decisi ons t hat 

T V A s u p p orte d t o be i m ple me nte d i n res o urce de vel o p me nt a n d 

c o nser vati o n.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u ha ve a n y rec o m me n dati o ns or s pecifics on 

alter n ati ve met h o ds t hat mi g ht assist t h ose l o w- a n d mi d dle-i nc o me 

c o ns u mers ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Se nat or. I d o n’t k n o w. If I a m c o nfir med b v t he 

Se nate, I d o n’t k n o w t he f ull details of w hat I a m g oi n g t o fi n d s pecificall y w he n I get t o t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y, ot her t ha n I a m
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g oi n g t o fi n d s o me de dicate d pe o ple, willi n g, wit h lea ders hi p, t o set 

g oals, w or k- orie nte d, wit h a ne w pi o neer s pirit t o war d t his.

I n a ge ner al fra me w or k 1 ca n gi ve t he attit u de of w h at I w o ul d d o 

a n d w hat I w o ul d pr o p ose. U ntil I k n o w w hat t he s pecific o bjecti ves 

are, I t hi n k t hat is t he first ite m.

I ha ve ne ver met, in t he c o urse of m y i ntr o d ucti o n t o t he Valle y, o nl y 

a fe w pe o ple i n t he Te n nessee Valle y. I t h o u g ht it was i m pr o per t o d o 

s o. I ha ve n ot disc usse d s pecific pr o ble ms faci n g T V A t o date. I h o pe 

t o bri n g wit h me t he ge neral k n o wle d ge of o ver 1 5 years t o s ol ve t h ose 

pr o ble ms e x pe diti o usl y.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I n t his ne ws pa per article y o u are q u ote d as sa yi n g 

t hat y o u “ k n o w t he p o wer b usi ness fr o m A t o Z.” Is t hat c orrect?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Well, if I sai d t hat, let me be a little m ore m o dest 

here t o da y. I ha ve bee n e x p ose d t o it fr o m A t o Z.

I d o ha ve s pecific tale nts t hat I ha ve de vel o ped o ver t hese past 15 

years. I ha ve bee n e x p ose d i n a ge n eral wa y t o all pr o ble ms relate d t o 

electric utilities. Per ha ps t hat w o ul d m o derate t hat har d-li ne 

state me nt.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u wa nt t o d o w hat?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I sai d per h a ps t hat w o ul d m o derate t h at har d-li ne 

state me nt t hat y o u q u ote d t o me as sa yi n g. I di d sa y it.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Y o u are s u p p ose d t o ha ve sai d it.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I di d sa y it. It was i n m y h o me. I re me m ber it ver y 

well.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u r eall y d o n’t k n o w it all fr o m A t o Z t he n.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve bee n e x p ose d t o it fr o m A t o Z. Let’s p ut it 

t hat wa y.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D I u n der sta n d t he n fr o m t he last t w o a ns wers 

t hat y o u d o fa v or a c o nce pt t hat mi g ht bri n g a b o ut a n alter nati ve 

met h o d of assessi n g l o w- a n d mi d dle-i nc o me c o ns u mers?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n dee d I d o. I w o ul d c o m mit m yself t o t he c o nce pt 

of g etti n g o n a n d g etti n g s o met hi n g d o ne n o w.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I a m a d vise d t h at T V A has o p p ose d i nstallati o n 

of scr u b bers o n its c oal-fire d pla nts o n t he basis t hat (a) scr u b bers 

ha ve n ot yet f ull y pr o ve n tec h n ol o g y, a n d ( 6) t he c ost of scr u b bers 

is ver y hi g h c o m pare d wit h T V A’s use of i nter mitte nt-c o ntr ol 

strate g y.

W hat w o ul d be y o ur p ositi o n o n t hi s iss ue if y o u were o n t h e T V A 

B oar d?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . It de pe n ds on w hat pla nt, w hat t he facts are, bef ore 

y o u. I a m c o m mitte d t otall y t o d oi n g w hat is necessar y t o pr ot ect t he 

e n vir o n me nt a n d t o a bi de b y t h e r ul es a n d re g ulati o ns a n d t o hel p set 

t he sta n da r ds a n d t he g oals a n d t he directi o n. 

I t hi n k t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y o u g ht t o d o t hat. I t hi n k 

o ne t hi n g t h at ca n be d o ne w he n y o u c o m pare n uclear vis-a- vis c oal, 

t he researc h a n d de vel o p me nt i n t h at area j ust has n’t bee n t here. I 

t hi n k it is a de dicate d eff ort t h at nee ds t o be directe d t o war d researc h 

a n d de vel o p me nt a n d clea ni n g u p c oal, beca use it is one of t he res o urces 

t hat is g oi n g t o be a vaila ble t o us, de pe n di n g o n t he st u dies y o u l o o k 

at, 3 00 t o 50 0 years. We m ust be usi n g a reas o na ble a m o u nt. I t hi n k t his 

is g oi n g t o ta ke a l ot of de dicate d de vel o p me nt.

Scr u b bers, yes, I d o k n o w fr o m bei n g i n t he utilit y b usi ness t h at i n 

certai n pla nts t he y ha ve bee n effecti ve, i n certai n ot hers t he y ha ve n ot.
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W h y t he y are not effecti ve I d o n ot k n o w. I d o ha ve t he ge neral tal ­

e nt t o l o o k i nt o it a n d fi n d o ut. If it is feasi ble a n d I ca n reac h a bala nce d j u d g me nt i n h a vi n g t he m, I w o ul d be i n fa v or of ha vi n g t he m.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I n ot her w or ds, y o ur a ns wer is y o u w o ul d be i n 

fa v or of usi n g scr u b bers u ntil t here is f u rt h er tec h n ol o g y de vel o pe d ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n dee d.

Se nat or B u r di c k . W h at has y o ur relati o n bee n i n deali n gs wit h t he 

Nati o nal Ass ociati o n of Electric C o m pa nies, w hic h d oes l o b b yi n g f or 

i n d u strial p o wer c o m pa nies, s uc h as Ala ba ma c o m pa nies? Ha ve y o u 

bee n i n t heir office o n a re g ular basis ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o n’t k n o w w here it is l ocate d. I ha ve ne ver bee n 

t hr o u g h t he d o ors. I d o n’t k n o w w h o w or ks t here.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Ha ve y o u e ver disc usse d wit h Me m bers of C o ngress t h e p ositi o n of Ala ba ma P o wer C o. o n le gislati ve iss ues as p art 

of y o ur d uties wit h t he c o m pa n y? I t hi n k y o u t o uc he d o n t hat.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . If s o me b od y d oes t hat. I d o n’t d o t h at w or k.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T his q uesti o n als o was a ns were d b y y o u a b o ut 

ma ki n g c o ntacts wit h t he Ala ba ma Le gislat ure. Y o u sai d y o u ha d n ot.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N . I k n o w a l ot of le gislat ors. T he y we nt t o la w 

sc h ool wit h me. I a m n ot a l o b b yist.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u ne ver a p peare d bef ore c o m mittees or 

a n yt hi n g.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N

Se nat or B u r di c k . J os e p h Farle y, presi de nt of t he Ala ba ma P o wer 

C o., has state d i n a N uclear Re g ulat or y C o m missi o n heari n g t hat T V A 

a n d P W A, i n t he earl y da ys of T V A, “ w or ke d ha n d-i n- ha n d t o assert 

m u nici pals i n n ort her n Ala ba ma. ” D o y o u k n o w a n yt hi n g a b o ut t hat 

state me nt ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o n’t k n o w a n yt hi n g a b o ut it. Mr. Farle y ca n 

ma ke a n y state me nts he wa nts t o. T hat is n ot a n yt hi n g I sai d.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u better as k hi m. h u h.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yo u bette r as k J oe Farle y a b o ut t hat.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I f he ma de t he state me nt, d o y o u a gree wit h it?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N ; I d o n’t a gree wit h it. I d o n’t k n o w w hat-----

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he m u nici pals i n n ort her n Ala ba ma are n o w 

ser ve d wit h w h olesale p o wer b y T V A a n d t he pe o ple of t hese c o mm u nities o w n a n d o perate t hei r m u nici pal p o wer s yste ms t o pr o vi de 

retail ser vice t o t he c o m m u nit y. D o y o u c o nsi der u s ur pi n g if a c o mm u nit y deci des t o set u p its o w n m u nici pal p o wer s yste m rat he r t h a n 

o btai ni n g fr o m a pri v atel y o w ne d p o wer c o m pa n y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . A a me m ber of t he T V A B oar d, I w o ul d n ot 

be ma ki n g a decisio n f or m u nici pals. If t he T V A ser ve d t he m u nici pals, I will w or k wit h t he m; I will c o u nsel wit h t he m; I will d o 

t he best I ca n d o t o c o m m u nicate wit h t he m.

I i ntr o d uce d m yself t o ma n y of t he m u nici pals i n n ort her n Ala ba ma 

as m y na me was c o nsi dere d f or t he p ositi o n. T he y a p pa re ntl y t hi n k 

I ha ve t he a bilit y t o c o m m u nicate t he ur ge nc y a n d nee d i n t he utilit y 

b usi ness a n d relate d areas.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u belie ve t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. has a n 

i n here nt ri g ht t o pr o vi de c o m m u nities wit h electric ser vice ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o n't ma ke t he decisi on a b o ut t he Ala ba ma P o wer 

C o. i n t h at area. T h at is t he res p o nsi bilit y of s o me b o dy else.
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Se nat or u r d i c k. I t hi n k y o u ha ve alrea d y state d t hat y o u a gree d 

wit h t he secti o n of t he T V A Act t h at I rea d a b o ut belie vi n g i n t he 

feasi bilit y a n d wis d o m of t he act.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n dee d I d o.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u belie ve t h at t he T V A electric p o wer p r ogra m is self-s u p p orti n g or is it s u bsi dize d b y t he Nati o n’s ta x pa yers?

Mr. L o n c s h o r e . T he p o wer pr o g ra m is self-s u p p orti n g, t otall y, a n d 

has been si nce its i nce pti o n.

Se nat or B u r di c k . W hat pa rt is s u bsi dize d, if a n y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T here were c ertai n gra nts fr o m t he C o n gress t o 

hel p start t he vari o us p o wer pr o gra ms. T he basic s u bsi dies are n o np o wer pr o gra ms.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he p o wer pr o gra m sta n ds o n its o wn?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T he n o n p o wer pr o gra ms I u n dersta n d are basicall y 

s u bsi dize d. B ut t he c o nce pt be hi n d t he t otal e ner g y pr o gr a m f or 

T V A, as I u n dersta n d it, as I ha ve rea d t he le gislati o n, it s h o ul d be 

self-s u p p orti n g i n t hat area. I w o ul d c o nti n ue wit h t hat.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u belie ve t h at T V A re prese nts u nfair c o mpetiti o n fr o m pri vate p o wer c o m pa nies, s uc h as Al a ba ma P o wer C o.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . If I a m o per ati n g i n T V A, I a m g oi n g t o o perate 

it i n t he best fas hi o n t o t he pe o ple i n t hat valle y, setti n g t he e xa mple of t he wa y t he le gislati o n o utli nes as a nati o nal o utli ne.

I w o ul d h o pe t o e x pa n d t his area y o u are t al ki n g a b o ut. I t hi n k it 

nee ds t o set a n e xa m ple i n e n vir o n me ntal c o ncer ns a n d researc h.

Se nat or B u r di c k . B ut y o u t hi n k t hat c o nstit utes u nf air c o m petiti o n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Se nat or, I w o ul d be t otall y c o m mitte d t o t he orga nizati o n I a m w or ki n g f or. If it was T V A, I d o n't t hi n k it is u nfair c o m petiti o n. I t hi n k it is res p o nsi ble g o ver n me nt tr yi n g t o d o 

its best i n setti n g t he yar dstic k n ot o nl y i n rates b ut i n ot her areas.

As I ha ve sai d, m y pers o nal a n d pr ofessi o nal relati o ns hi p wit h t he 

Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y has bee n o n a hi g h pla ne. I ha ve t he 

greatest res pect f o r t he m.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he n y o ur a ns wer is T V A d oes n ot c o nstit ute u nfair c o m petiti o n t o t he pri vate p o w er; is t h at c orrect ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Certai nl y n ot.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D T V A p o wer c o m pa nies i n y o ur vie w pa y 

t heir fair s hare of ta xes, or d o y o u belie ve t hat pri vat e p o wer c o mpa nies —as s o me pri vate p o wer c o m pa n y a ds ha ve state d, t h at t he 

bills are s u bsi dize d?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T he c o nce pt is t otall y differe nt. I w o ul d f ollo w’ t he 

c o nce pt a n d le gislati o n of T V A. As t he q uesti o n pres u p p oses, T V A 

d oes n ot p a y i n de pt h ta xes. Pri vat e utilitie s d o. H o we ver, t heir ma ndates are differe nt as well.

T he ma n dates of t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y Act are t o ser ve 

t hat area, t otal ser vice i n t hat area. T hat mea ns na vi gati o n a n d 

fl oo d c o ntr ol a n d fertilizer a n d researc h a n d p o wer de vel o p me nt a n d 

a gric ult ure a n d er osi o n pr o gra ms.

T he c o nce pt of t he T V A Act is n ot t he c o nce pt of t he pri vate 

utilities. I a m perfectl y a ware of t hat.

I n all o wi n g m y na me t o be p ut f or war d, 1 als o all o we d m y re p utati o n t o be p ut f or war d. I t otall y p urs ue t h ose g oals a n d o bjecti ves. I belie ve I ca n bri n g t he tale nt a n d t he de dicati o n t o t he B oar d t o d o it.
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Ass u mi n g we ca n set t he pr o per g oals, a n d wit hi n t he or ga nizati o n-----

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u believe T V A s h o ul d ta ke a d diti o nal ste ps 

t o re q uire t o u g her recla mati o n i n v ol vi n g stri p mi nes ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I belie ve i n m y stat e me nt, i n a ge neral wa y —a n d 

t he ge neral wa y w o ul d be a b o ut t he best I c o ul d d o i n t hat area beca use 

I ha ve n ot rea d t he T V A c oal c o ntracts. I d o n’t k n o w w hat I will fi n d 

w he n I get t here.

I will c o m mit m yself t o t he pri nci ple of better recla mati o n. B ut 

we m ust utilize t he res o urces of t his la n d i n a res p o nsi ble ma n ner.

T h at d oes n’t mea n we ca n’t utilize c oal beca use we are f or r ecla mati o n. I a m f or a bala nce d pr o gra m, because T V A has a d ual res p o nsibilit y t hat t he pri vate c o m pa n y d oes n ot ha ve. T he y ha ve t he res p o nsibilit y f or p o wer, b ut t h e y ha ve t he res p o nsi bilit y f or t he area w here 

t he y are.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he n y o u are n ot fa miliar wit h t he recla mati o n 

feat ure i n t h e c oal c o ntracts, s o y o u d o n’t k n o w w het h er t he y s h o ul d 

be t o u g her or n ot.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir, I d o n’t. Se n at or Ba k er a n d Se nat or S par k ­

ma n as ke d me t o meet t he t w o B oar d me m bers. I met s o me of t he la b or 

u ni o n pe o ple. T h ose are t he o nl y pe o ple I ha ve met wit hi n T V A i n 

t he t otal pr ocess of m y i ntr o d uct or y pr ocess. I j ust di d n’t feel it was 

pr o per.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u believe t hat t h e n o disc har g e g oal of o ur 

water p oll uti o n c o ntr ol la ws is a desira ble or feasi ble ai m?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e , R u n t hat b y me a gai n ?

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u belie ve t he n o disc har ge g oal of o ur water 

p oll uti o n c o ntr ol la ws is a desira ble or feasi ble ai m ? Is t hat a n o bjecti ve t o ac hie ve ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . A gai n, I t hi n k res p o nsi bilit y i n t hat area is a n 

o bjecti ve t o attai n. T he q uesti o n has t o be a little m ore detaile d.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Are y o u fa miliar wit h t he p oll uti o n c o ntr ol la ws?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n a ge neral fra me w or k, y es; i n a ge neral fra mew or k.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u t hi n k t he y s h o ul d be ti g hter?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o n’t k n o w, Se nat or.

Se nat or B u r di c k . P ar d o n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o n’t k n o w.

Se nat or B u r di c k . A a T V A Direct or, will y o u s u p p ort pr oce d ures 

f or e n vir o n me ntal i m pact state me nts de vel o pe d b y t he C o n gress a n d 

t he c o urts u n der t he Nati o nal E n vir o n me ntal P olic y A ct ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I a m n ot fa miliar wit h t h at s pecifically, Se nat or. 

Yes, I w o ul d s u p p ort t hat c o nce pt beca use I t hi n k we ha ve g ot t o be 

res p o nsi ble, a n d I t hi n k T V A h as g ot t o set t he t o ne a n d te n or beca use 

of t he n at ure of t he or ga nizati o n. Yes, I w o ul d be f or t h at c o nce pt.

Se nat or B u r di c k . It has bee n state d i n ne ws pa pers or s o me place 

t hat y o u ha ve acti vel y s o u g ht t he j o b as me m ber of t he T V A B oar d.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T hat is a n u n derstate me nt.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u ha ve vi g or o usl y.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T hat is t he wa y we d o it w he n we r u n f or p u blic 

office.
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Se nat or Bu r di c k . W h y w o ul d y o u wa nt a p ositi o n t h at p a ys a lesser 

salar y t ha n y o ur prese nt j o b ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T hat is a n ass u m pti o n ma de b y s o me bo d y w h o is 

n ot fa miliar wit h t he salar y str uct u re i n t he utilit y fiel d, beca use t he 

a p pr o v al w o ul d i n dee d re prese nt a n i ncrease i n salar y f or me, pers o nall y. H o we ver, t he reas o n I a m i ntereste d i n it is I t hi n k I sai d i n 

t he ver y be gi n ni n g of m y writte n state me nt, t hat t hree ge nerati o ns 

of L o n gs h ores ha ve bee n i n t he p u blic ser vice of t hi s c o u ntr y i n vario us f or ms. T he t hir d ge n erati o n is sitti n g ri g ht here.

I ha ve ne ver de v ote d f ull ti me t o t he ser vice of t his c o u ntr y i n t hi 9 

t y pe of a ca pacit y. I di d i n t he U. S. Na v y.

M y g ra n d fat h er a n d m y fat h er b ot h felt t hat it was a br oa de ni n g 

e x perie nce a n d it ma de y o u a better citize n t o gi ve s o me of y o ur ti me 

a n d t ale nt t otall y t o G o ver n me nt ser vice,

I t hi n k t his is m y o p p o rt u nit y, beca use I a m u ni q uel y q ualifie d f or 

it. I ne ver f elt t hat I w o ul d g o i nt o G o ver n me nt ser vice. T his o ne I a m 

q ualifie d f or, a n d I t hi n k I ca n pr o vi de lea ders hi p a n d tale nt i n m y 

de dicate d eff ort. T hat w o ul d be precisel y w hat I w o ul d be pr o p osi n g 

t o d o.

O n t he pers o nal si de, I ha ve bee n i n t he b usi ness f or 1 5 years, a n d 

b y t he nat ure of t hi n gs, t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y, as t he c hairma n sai d, is t he bi g gest pa rt of t his b usi ness.

I belie ve t h at I ha ve a g o o d c ha nce of bri n gi n g s o me real w or ka ble 

acc o m m o dati o ns a n d s ol uti o ns t o t he electric utilit y pr o ble ms, i n a 

wa y t hat we ca n c o u nsel a n d w or k wit h all of t he ele me nts i n t he 

Valle y t o reac h t he cr ossr oa ds decisi ons of w here we g o fr o m here.

I t hi n k I ca n bri n g s o me se nse a n d lea ders hi p a n d t ale nt i n t his area.

Se nat or B u r di c k . A y o u were vi g or o usl y see ki n g t his j o b, a n d as 

y o u ma de tri p s a n d tal ke d t o pe o ple a n d tele p h o ne calls a n d all t he 

rest, w h o fi na nce d all t his?

Air. L o n g s h o r e . T o m L o n gs h ore.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Ha ve y o u e ver as ke d a n y ot her p o wer c o m pa n y 

official, eit her Ala ba ma P o wer or ot her wise, t o s pea k i n s u p p ort of 

y o ur n o mi nati o n ?

Air. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve n ot o nl y ne ver as ke d i n t he e ntire c o urse of 

m y i ntr o d u ct or y pr ocess, ne ver ha ve I as ke d a n y b o d y i n t he pri vate 

p o wer sect or t o say a w or d f or me; n or ha ve I as ke d a n y me m ber of t he 

b oar d of direct ors of Ala ba m a P o wer C o., all of w h o m I k n o w, t o sa y 

a w or d f or me; n or t h e b oar d me m bers of t he S o ut her n C o.; n or t he 

b oar d me m bers of sister or ga nizati o ns.

I ha ve t otall y left t hat asi d e a n d p urs ue d m y acti vities o n vacati o n 

ti me i n s u p p orti n g m y o w n tra vels a n d i ntr o d ucti o ns t o pe o ple 

t hr o u g h o ut t he area a n d i n A Vas hi ngt o n. 

Se nat or B u r di c k . D o y o u belie ve T V A s h o ul d p urs ue t he use of l o w 

s ulf ur wester n c oal or p urs ue t h e use of c oal res o urces i n t he i m me diate 

Te n nessee Valle y?

Air. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve ma de a state m e nt t hat I t h o u g ht y o u o u g ht 

t o get it w here it is first, beca use it will be m ore ec o n o mical i n t he 

Valle y. T hat is w hat I w o ul d be de dicate d t o first; a n d t he n, asi de 

fr o m t hat, I t hi n k y o u ha ve g ot t o l o o k at t w o or t hree as pects of it — 

w hat are t he c osts i n ter ms of d ollars a n d ce nts; w hat are t he c osts i n 

ter ms of recla mati o n; w hat are t he c osts i n ter ms of h u ma n eff ort;
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w hat are t he c osts i n ter ms of e m pl o y me nt, beca use y o u d o ha ve res p o nsi bilit y t here.

T h ose facts 1 d o n’t k n o w. Base d o n t h ose t y pes of j u d g me nts, I 

c o ul d a rri ve at a rati o n al, reas o na ble decisi o n w hic h w o ul d be i n t he 

best i nterest of t he Valle y a n d t he area.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T h ere is le gislati o n pe n di n g bef ore t his c o m mittee or i n C o n gress w hic h w o ul d i ncrease t he size of t he T V A B oar d. 

W o ul d y o u s u p p ort s uc h le gislati o n or w o ul d y o u s u p p ort a decrease 

i n t he le n gt h of a p p oi nt me nt o n t he T V A B oar d ?

Y o u ha ve i n dicate d t hat 9- year ter ms are t o o l o n g. W o ul d y o u fa v or 

certai n T V A B oar d me m bers bei n g n o mi nate d b y g o ver n ors i n t he 

Te n nessee Valle y?

T h at is a m ulti ple q uesti o n.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I will a d dre ss m yself t o t he w h ole c o nce pt. Fir st, I 

a m a p pl yi n g f or a res p o nsi ble G o ver n me nt p ositi o n u n der t he la w 

t hat e xists.

Sec o n d, pe o ple electe d p u blic officials t o ma ke t h at decisi o n. It is 

f or me t o a bi de b y t he la w, w hic h I will d o. I d o n’t t hi n k m ore mea ns 

better. I d o n’t t hi n k less mea ns better.

I t hi n k t he tale nt a n d de dicati o n a n d desire a n d t he willi n g ness t o 

set g oals t hat are reas o na ble a n d rati o nal, a n d me n a n d w o me n t hat ca n 

f oll o w t hr o u g h o n t he j o bs, I t hi n k I ca n d o t hat as o ne b oar d me m ber 

u n der t he la w t h at e xists.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Bi g ht n o w y o u are a p pl yi n g f or t he 9- year j o b.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . A I u n dersta n d it, it mi g ht be less t ha n t hat.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Yo u ha ve ha d 50 mi n utes, Se nat or.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I ha ve s o me m ore questi o ns.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Off t he rec ord.

( Disc ussi o n off t he rec or d.)

Se nat or B u r di c k ( pre si di n g). Mr. L o n gs h ore, o n t h e last q uesti o n, 

I as ke d y o u ha ve y o u disc ussse d t his q uesti o n of t he le n gt h of ter m or 

ha ve t here been a n y pr o mises or c o m mit me nts t o a n y b o d y a b o ut t he m, 

a b o ut t he le n gt h of ter ms of t he T V A b oar d me m bers.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n t he c o nte xt I a ns were d y o ur q uesti o n, I ha ve 

bee n as ke d t h at q uesti o n bef ore, as I disc usse d m y q ualificati o ns a n d 

s o f ort h. I ha ve bee n as ke d t hat q uesti o n bef ore, i n pri vate, a n d t hat 

has bee n my res p o nse i n pri vat e.

Se nat or B u r di c k . B ut i n y o ur res p o nse t o t he q uesti o n, ha ve y o u 

gi ve n a n y defi niti ve acti o n as t o w h at y o u t h o u g ht t he ter m s h o ul d be?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir; I ha ve n ot. T hat was a ne w q uesti o n. I 

ha ve ne ver bee n as ke d t h at bef ore. I ha ve g o ne b y t he la w a n d a m 

c o m pl yi n g wit h t he la w t he wa y it is n o w.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u ha ve gi ve n n o vie ws or o pi ni o ns-----

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir.

Se nat or B u r di c k [c o nti n ui n g]. T o a n y o ne a b o ut t he le n gt h of 

ter ms?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he J usti ce De part m e nt e x presse d t h e vie w t hat 

t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. has e n ga ge d i n a ntic o m p etiti ve practices, 

as I ha ve referre d t o earlier, a gai nst t he m u nici pal p o wer s yste m 

a n d t he r ural electric c o o perati ves i n Ala ba ma.

T he N uclear Re g ul at or y C o m missi o n has n o w u n der wa y t he bi g gest 

case e ver i n v ol vi n g Ala ba m a P o wer C o.’s ref usal t o r ural c o o perati ves
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a n d m u nici pal s yste ms t o o btai n part o w ners hi p of pr o p ose d n uclear 

ge ner ati n g u nits.

D o y o u belie ve p u blic p o wer u nit s s yste ms s h o ul d ha ve t h e ri g ht t o 

p urc hase a part of t he pri vate p o wer c o m pa n y’s ge nerati n g pla nt ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . It de pe n ds o n a n u m ber of fact ors. I k n o w i n s o me 

cases it has ha p pe ne d. I n s o me it ha s n’t. M y res p o nsi bilities as a b oar d 

me m ber of T V A w o ul d be t o s u p pl y t he c ust o mers a n d t h e c ust o mers 

of t he m u nici pals a n d c o- ops i n a ge neral fra me w or k, de pe n di n g o n 

w hat a n n ual re p orts y o u l o o ke d at, t he y re prese nt t w o-t hir ds of t he 

b usi ness of T V A

I w o ul d be de dicate d t o w or ki n g wit h t he m o n a c o nti n u o usl y c o o perati ve basis t o t he m ut ual best i nter ests of t h ose pe o ple of t h e valle y 

a n d t he pe o ple it ser ves.

T he q uesti o n, I t hi n k, ar ose fr o m t he s uit. I ha ve t o all u de bac k t o 

t he sa me t hi n g. I ha ve n ot ha d a n yt hi n g t o d o wit h t hi s a ntitr ust s uit.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I a m n ot q uite s ure of y o ur a ns wer, s o I will as k 

it o nce m ore. D o y o u believe p u blic p o wer s yste ms s h o ul d ha ve t he 

ri g ht t o p urc hase a p art of t h e pri v ate p o wer ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . If it is m ut uall y be neficial t o t he c ust o mer. I t hi n k 

t hat is t h e i m p orta nt t hi n g. It is n ot w het her or n ot a pri vate gr o u p 

or p u blic gr o u p t hi n ks it is be neficial t o t he gr o u p. If it is be neficial 

t o t he p u blic, yes.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I n 1 95 9, C o n gress a me n de d t he T V A Act t o preve nt T V A fr o m e xc ha n gi n g p o wer wit h a n y ge nerati n g utilit y t hat 

it ha d n ot bee n e xc ha n gi n g p o wer wit h o n J ul y 1, 19 5 7.

T o da y, nearl y t w o deca des later, t he Nati o n has a n i ncreasi n g i nterc o n necte d net w or k of tra ns missi o n li nes. S h o ul d t he T V A Act be revise d t o per mit T V A t o e xc ha n ge p o wer wit h a n y g e nerati n g utilit y; 

f or e xa m ple, Ala ba ma Electric C o o perati ve?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Si nce t he blac k o ut i n t he E ast i n 1 9 6 5,1 t hi n k it has 

bee n a nati o n al g o ver n me ntal p olic y t o re q uire utilities i n a ge neral 

fra me w or k t o i nterc o n nect s o we w o ul d n’t ha ve t hat sa me sit uati o n 

ha p pe n a gai n. S o t he c o nce pt of i nterc ha n ge I t hi n k is g o o d if it ser ves 

t he best i nterests of t he pe o ple y o u are tr yi n g t o ser ve. Ge nerall y, it 

d oes pr o vi de-----

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he n y o u w o ul d be i n fa v or of a me n di n g t he T V A 

Act t o pe r mit t his ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N . I a m n ot i n fa v or of a me n di n g t he T V A Act 

u ntil I ha ve g o o d, s o u n d c o u nsel. I w o ul d n’t a ns wer t h at q uesti o n here 

t o da y. T he c o nce pt of i nterc ha n ge is alrea d y ha p pe ni n g wit h T V A. 

I d o n’t k n o w w hat t he pr o ble m of t hat s pecific act was. B ut I certai nl y w o ul d n’t ve nt ure t o sa y I a m f or a me n di n g o r f or n ot a me n di n g. I w o ul d l o o k i nt o it caref ull y. T he c o nce pt of i nterc ha n ge I 

a m f or.

Se nat or B u r di c k . B ut y o u are n ot sa yi n g t o da y y o u w o ul d re vise 

t he act t o per mit t hat t o ha p pe n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Se nat or, as I u n dersta n d it, it d oes ha p pe n t o da y. 

T V A is n ot a n e ntit y o n a n isla n d u nt o itself. It has i nterc h a n ge a greeme nts a n d ties wit h ot her utilities, b ot h p u blic a n d pri vat e, as I u n dersta n d it. I d o n’t k n o w all t he facts of i nterc ha n ge a gree me nts it has 

wit h vari o us or ga nizati o ns, i n cl u di n g m y o wn.

I a m fa miliar wit h it ge nerall y, t hat as I u n der sta n d it, T V A d oes 

ha ve i nterc ha n ge a gree me nts. T he y are o nes o n a pea k s yste m. T he y 

ha ve i nterc ha n ges a n d recei ve fr o m ot her pe o ple, as I u n dersta n d it.
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Se nat o r u r di c k . B ut ca n t he y i nterc ha n g e wit h a n y ge nerati n g 

c o m pa n y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I t h o u g ht t he y c o ul d. I sta n d t o be c orrecte d.

Se nat or B u r di c k . If y o u t h o u g ht t he y c o ul d, w h y w o ul d y o u o bject 

t o t he act bei n g a me n de d t o be s ure t he y c o ul d ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I w o ul d. I a m sa yi n g I a m a utilit y ma n, b ut 1 a m 

a la w yer b y e d ucati o n a n d practice. I a m n ot c o m mitti n g t o a n yt hi n g 

u ntil I l o o k i nt o it here. T he c o nce pt of it, yes.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u li ke t he c o nce pt, b ut y o u d o n’t wa nt t he la w 

t o per mit t he c o nce pt t o be carrie d o ut, at t his m o me nt at least.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . JS , Se nat or. As I u n d ersta n d, T V A d oes have i nterc ha n ge a gree me nts wit h vari o us ot her utilities. T here are i nterc o nnecti o ns. T he y are part of f oll o wi n g t hr o u g h wit h t he nati o nal p olic y 

of ha vi n g i nterc o n necti n g s yste ms t hr o u g h o ut t h e c o u ntr y.

T h at is m y u n dersta n di n g. I sta n d t o be c orrecte d o n t hat, b ut t h at 

is m y u n dersta n di n g. I belie ve t hat is a fact.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u t hi n k t he Fe deral G o ver n me nt s h o ul d 

b uil d a d diti o nal ura ni u m e nric h me nt facilitie s ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . We a re g oi n g t o ha ve t o ha ve t h e ura ni u m. W h at is 

t he best wa y t o g o a b o ut it, I d o n’t ha ve a n o pi ni o n o n it o ne wa y or 

t he ot her.

I d o k n o w n ot o nl y T V A b ut ot her utilitie s feel t he y m ust utilize 

t he prese nt materials a vaila ble, t he c oal a n d all w or ki n g t o get h er t h at 

is a vaila ble t o us n o w. T o t he e xte nt t hat we ha ve g ot t o fi n d f ut ure 

s o urces of t hese f uels, t he de vel o p me nt has g ot t o be t here. If it is i n 

t he p u blic or pri vat e sect or, I d o n’t ha ve a n o pi ni o n w hat is t he best 

wa y t o g o a b o ut it.

W he n I s ol ve t h ose fi g ures a n d facts, I s u p p ort o ne c o urse or t he 

ot her. I d o n’t k n o w w hat t he c o urse is. I t is a c o m plicate d s u bject we 

are t al ki n g a b o ut.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u ar e n ot rea d y t o sa y w het her or n ot t he F e deral G o ver n me nt-----

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N o; I d o n ot ha ve prej u dice o ne wa y or t he ot her 

I ha ve a n o pe n mi n d on it.

Se nat or B u r di c k . W h at are y o ur vie ws o n pea k l oa d prici n g a n d 

ti me of da y meteri n g ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . A gai n, t hat is a tec h nical q uesti o n, a n d I a m n ot i n 

t he Rate De part me nt. I ha ve n ot ha d a n y s pecific e x perie nce wit h 

rates. I t hi n k i n a ge neral fra me w or k a n d c o nte xt I ha ve alrea d y all u de d t o t his i n m y writte n state me nt.

S o met hi n g m ust be d o ne f or l o w-i nc o me pe o ple. It is t he sa me pr ocess f or i n d ustr y a n d pr o vi des j o bs f or pe o ple. I t hi n k it has t o be a 

bala nce d j u d g me nt.

I ha ve n ot see n t he rate str uct ure. I ha ve n ot t al ke d wit h a n y b o d y 

i n T V A. I d o ha ve e x perie nce calli n g o n pe o ple at m y c o m ma n d t o 

hel p me wit h t h ose decisi o ns. I t hi n k it w o ul d be ne ar irres p o nsi ble t o 

ma ke a j u d g me nt o n t hi s state me nt.

Se nat or B u r di c k . W h y is Ala ba ma P o wer C o. b uil di n g n uclear 

p o wer pla nts? If n uclear p o wer pla nts pr o vi de l o w-c ost p o wer, w o ul d 

y o u fa v or n uclear o ver c oal-fired pla nts ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve testifie d o n m y p ositi o n as a B o ar d of Direct ors me m ber o n T V A. T h ose are n ot t he o nl y facts. Y o u ha ve t o ta ke 

i nt o c o nsi derati o n t he precise c ost of e ner g y. Y o u ha ve t o ta ke i nt o 

c o nsi derati o n t he e n vir o n me ntal i m pact, t he’ h u ma n i m pact; are y o u
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utilizi n g t he f uels a n d s o urces t h at are a vaila ble t o y o u, a n d is it i n 

a bala nce d pac ka ge a n d d oes it resi de o ver a l o n g peri o d of ti m e; g o o d 

ser vice at a relia ble rate a n d t he least disr u pti o n t o t he area w here 

y o u ha ve y o ur pla nts. 

T h ose are t he o bjectives, a n d t he y are ver y br oa d o bjecti ves, a n d 

t h ose are t he o nes I w o ul d p urs ue.

T o a ns wer t he q uesti o n s pecificall y, I w o ul d a gai n I t hi n k j ust ha ve 

t o ha ve m ore facts t o ma ke t hat ki n d of j u d g me nt. 

Se nat or B u r di c k . T V A is b uil di n g or pr o p osi n g t o b uil d se veral 

n uclear p o wer pla nts. W o ul d y o u as a T V A B oar d me m ber as k f or revie w of t h ose pr o n uclear decisi o ns, or d o y o u fa v or t he all- n uclear 

e m p hasis t h at T V A a p pears t o ha ve at t he pr ese nt ti me?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I fa v or t he utilizati o n of t he res o urces t hat are 

a vaila ble t o us no w.

As I u n dersta n d it, a n d I ha ve de vel o pe d m y k n o wle d ge o ver t he 

past 1 5 years, we prese ntl y ha ve a vaila ble t o us h y dr o, w hic h is li mite d 

i n s u p pl y. We prese ntl y ha ve a vaila ble t o us c oal, w hic h nee ds m ore 

researc h a n d de vel o p me nt.

I t hi n k it w o ul d be irres p o nsi ble n ot t o ha ve t h ose pla nts a vaila ble 

t o us. We ha ve n uclear t hat has a g o o d c ost fa v or a n d it is a vaila ble 

t o us. T here are s o me pr o ble ms wit h it n o w. I t hi n k y o u ha ve t o be as 

safe as ca n be. It is a vaila ble t o us a n d m ust be use d.

A n y b oar d of direct ors w o ul d ha ve t he res p o nsi bilit y t o re vie w t he 

decisi o n t hat w o ul d be ma de. I k no w’ t he decisi ons m ust ha ve been 

ma de b y de dicate d me n a n d w o me n w or ki n g o n t his tas k. As a B oar d 

me m ber, I w o ul d ha ve t o re vie w t he m.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I n ot her w or ds, at t his m o me nt y o u d o n’t k n o w 

w het her t he decisio n is ri g ht or n ot.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o n’t pres u p p ose it is n ot. Ti mes c ha n ge. Y o u 

ha ve t o u p date y o ur st u dies a n d t hat t y pe of t hi n g. I w o ul d n't g o i nt o 

it w it h a n y prej u dice o ne wa y or t he ot her.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I ha ve a series of ot her q uesti o ns n o w. T his o ne is 

fr o m Se nat or H u d dlest o n fr o m Ke nt uc k y. He has q uesti o ns.

I n y o ur p u blic relati o ns ca pacit y wit h t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o., 

ha ve y o u e ver pr o m ote d t he n oti o n t h at T V A is detri m e ntal t o pri vate 

e nter prise ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N . I a m n ot a p u blic relati o ns ma n. We d o n ot 

ha ve a p u blic relati o ns de part me nt. I d o i n t he g e neral c o urse of m y 

res p o nsi bilities c o m m u nicate wit h all se g me nts of o ur ser vice. B ut I 

ne ver e x pressed a n o pi ni o n al o n g t h ose lines.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Ha ve y o u e ver partici pate d i n t he f or m ulati o n 

or distri b uti o n of t he State s b y y o ur e m pl o yer, attac ki n g T V A, its 

l o w-i nterest l oa n arra n g e me nt wit h t he Fe deral G o ver n me nt, or its 

ser vice area ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N . I a m n ot i n c o nflict w it h t hat.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Yo u ha ve ne ver bee n a part y t o a n y of t hat?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N

Se nat or B u r di c k . Ha ve y o u e ver a ut h ore d a n y articles or pa pers 

a b o ut T V A; a n d, if s o, w o ul d y o u s u p pl y c o pies t o t he c o m mittee?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve ne ver a ut h ore d a n y.

Se nat or B u r di c k . H a ve y o u e ver partici pate d i n dis p utes bet wee n 

I V A a n d t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o.; a n d, if s o, w hat was t he e xte nt, 

nat ure, a n d s u bsta nce of y o ur i n v ol ve me nt?
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Mr. o n g s h o r e . N ; n o ne. I w or ke d wit h t he m t w o or t hree ti mes.

Se nat or B u r di c k . W o ul d y o u detail a n y ot her w or ki n g e x perie nce 

y o u ha ve ha d wit h t he T V A ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Li ke I sai d, I k n o w s o me of t he pe o ple i n t he or ga ­

nizati o ns. I ha ve met a fe w pe o ple i n t h e Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y 

t hr o u g h o ut m y 15- year career.

I n t he e ner g y i nf or m ati o n pr o gra m t hat t he e n vir o n me nt al pa nel 

set u p w here T V A a n d Ala ba m a P o wer C o. w o ul d parti ci pat e, I ar ­

ra n ge d f or Ala ba ma P o wer a n d T V A t o get t o get her. S o t he y 

w o ul d n’t be sa yi n g t h e sa me t hi n g; s e parate t heir t h o u g hts. B ut it h as 

bee n a ver y g o o d relati o ns hi p, b ut it has been ver y ge neral.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Ha v e y o u tal ke d wit h c or p orate e xec uti ves of t he 

S o ut her n C o. or a n y ot her pri vate p o wer c o m pa n y a b o ut y o ur pr os ­

pecti ve a p p oi nt me nt ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Ne ver, e xce pt t o t he e xte nt I a ns were d Se nat or 

Ba ker. I t ol d Mr. Farl e y w hat I w o ul d d o a n d I w o ul d ta ke a vac a ­

ti o n t o d o it.

Se nat or B u r di c k . If c o nfir me d, w o ul d y o u ha ve a n y tr o u ble o p p os ­

i n g t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. or a n y ot her pri vat e p o wer c o m pa n y or 

y o ur frie n d s fr o m s uc h c o m pa nies o n m atters of c o nflict wit h T V A ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I will bi d wit h k n o wle d ge, de dicate d a n d har d 

w or k.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u a gree wit h s o me w h o wa nt t o raise t he 

i ntere st rate o n T V A l oa ns ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve t o l o o k at t he facts. I d o n’t k n o w. I k n o w as 

a B oar d me m ber, if I was t o be o p p ose d t o it, I w o ul d wa nt t h e l o west 

c ost fi na nci n g t hat I c o ul d ha ve.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Ha ve y o u e ver a d v ocate d raisi n g t he i nterest rat e 

or e ve n ma ki n g T V A c o m pete i n t he o pe n mar ket, f or e xa m ple?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Ne ver.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u fi n d a n y merit i n t he peri o dic s u g gesti o n 

t hat T V A s h o ul d s o me h o w be c o n verte d i nt o a pri vate p o wer 

c or p orati o n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N o; as I ha ve sai d i n m y earlier testi m o n y i n m y 

writt e n state me nt, t he ver y nat ure of w hat has ha p pe ne d o ver t he 

years has ma de t he electric utilit y part of t he b usi ness t he bi g gest.

T h at is re gar dless of w hat we d o here t o da y. T h at is g oi n g t o re ­

mai n t o be tr ue t hr o u g h t he years. I h o pe I ca n bri n g a ha n dle t o part 

of t he pr o ble m, s o we ca n de v ote o ursel ves t o s o me of t he ot her res p o n ­

si bilities a n d directi ves of t he act.

Se nat or B u r di c k . S h o ul d a Presi d e nt atte m pt t o d o t hat, w h oe ver 

he ma y be, wo ul d y ou resist t he eff orts ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . S h o ul d t he Presi de nt att e m pt t o d o w hat ?

Se nat or B u r di c k . T c o n vert t he T V A i nt o a pri v ate p o wer c o m ­

pa n y.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I a m n ot g oi n g t o pres u me t o s pe a k f or a n y Presi ­

de nt. I di d tal k t o his staff i n t he c o urse of m y n o mi nati o n. I ha ve 

tal ke d t o pe o ple w h o wa nt t o k n o w w hat I k ne w. I t ol d t he m I w o ul d 

be de dicate d t o t he tas k. Wit h o ut re veali n g c o nfi de ntial c o m m u nica ­

ti o ns, b ut i n a ge neral c o nte xt I t ol d t he m I w o ul d be de dicate d t o 

t he tas k of d oi n g t he best j o b I p ossi bl y co ul d.

Se nat or B u r di c k . B ut t he q uesti o n e n visi o ns a f ut u re Presi d e nt 

rec o m me n di n g t hat T V A-----
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Mr. L o n g s h o r e . If I were o n t he B oar d, I w o ul d resist s uc h a m o ve.

Se nat or B u r di c k . W o ul d y o u resist t he m o ve if y o u are off t he 

B oar d ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . It is n ot m y res p o nsi bilit y.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Par d o n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . It is n ot m y res p o nsi bilit y t o s pea k f or or ga ni zati o ns.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T his gets d o w n t o h o w y o u feel. W o ul d y o u as a 

pri vat e citize n resist it?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N ; I w o ul d n’t h a ve a p plie d f or t he p ositi o n if I 

ha d n’t felt t he Te n nessee —as a n Ala ba ma citize n, I ha ve see n t he 

great t hi n gs it has d o ne f or t he n o rt her n e n d of o ur State. It ca me i n 

at a ti me w he n t he res o urce of m o ne y was j u st n ot a vaila ble i n t he 

S o ut h. It was n ot a vaila ble i n t h at valle y.

It has d o ne s o me great t hi n gs a n d br o u g ht electricit y a n d a better 

life t o t he pe o ple t h at we w o ul d ne ver ha ve ha d. It is reall y n o p oi nt 

w het her it is p u blic or pri vate. T her e was j ust n o m o ne y res o urce i n 

t he S o ut h i n t h ose years, n o ca pital res o urce. It ca me i n a n d di d a 

great t hi n g f or t he pe o ple.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T he n as a B oar d me m ber of T V A, or as a pr ospecti ve n o mi nee f or t he j o b, or as a pri vate citize n, y o u w o ul d n ot be 

i n fa v or at t his ti me of c o n verti n g T V A i nt o a pri v ate p o wer 

c o m pa n y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Reall y, s uc h a pr o p osal I t hi n k is irres p o nsi ble.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Ala ba ma P o wer C o. i m p orts c oal fr o m S o ut h 

Afric a w hic h, as y o u k n o w, practices a part hei d. W h at is y o ur vie w 

o n t his p olic y, a n d w o ul d y o u fa v or T V A usi n g S o ut h Afric a c oal 

u n der a n y circ u msta nces ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Let me c orr ect t he state me nt. N o. 1, I a m n ot i n 

t hat e n d of t he b usi ness. N o. 2, Ala ba ma P o wer, t o m y k n o wle dge, 

has n ot p urc hase d fr o m Afric a. I believe s o me sister c o m pa n y has. 

N o. 3, 1 w o ul d be c o m pletel y o p p ose d t o it. I w o ul d be t otall y o p p ose d 

as a B oar d me m ber of T V A, beca use o ne- half of t he c oal reser ves of 

t his w orl d, as I u n dersta n d, k n o w n reser ves, are i n t his c o u ntr y. I 

t hi n k it w o ul d be irres p o nsi ble t o p urc hase o utsi de of t his c o u ntr y. 

I w o ul d be o p p ose d t o it.

Se nat or B u r di c k . D y o u see a nee d f or greater citize n i n v ol ve me nt 

i n T V A ? Se nat or Br oc k has i ntr o d uce d le gislati o n t o cre ate a citize ns’ 

re vie w c o m mittee. W o ul d y o u st u d y t hat le gislati o n a n d s u b mit t o 

t he c o m mittee y o ur vie ws o n it ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve n ot st u die d t h at le gislati o n c o nce pt or c o mm u nicati o n t o t he pe o ple of t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y. I t hi n k 

it is o ne of t he great tale nts I ca n bri n g. It will be d o ne. It will be 

acc o m plis he d.

I ma y ma ke a c o m mit me nt t o y o u t o da y, Se nat or, t h at I will d o it 

t hr o u g h s o me s ort of fra me w or k, s o me s ort of or ga nizati o n. I k n o w 

I ca n’t pers o nall y c o m m u nicate wit h 7 milli o n pe o ple. T he y will 

i n dee d be c o m m u nicate d wit h. T he y will k n o w w hat we are d oi n g, as 

we are d oi n g it. I will ma ke t hat c o m mit me nt. It will be d o ne wit h 

m y s u p p ort.

Se nat or B u r di c k . W hat d o y o u see as t he pri m ar y p ur p os e of T V A ? 

H o w w o ul d y o u c ha n ge t h e c urre nt directi o n a n d c o urse of t he T V A ?
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T o w h at d o y o u attri b ut e t h e rec e nt l oss of c o nfi d e nce i n T V A b y 

s o me of t h e pe o ple i n t h e re gi o n, a n d h o w w o ul d y o u re ctif y t h at ? 

It is a t h re e- pa rt q uesti o n.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I t is t he t y pe of q uesti o n w he re I c o ul d rer ea d m y 

writt e n st ate me nt. It is t he t otal c o m mit m e nt I w o ul d h a v e a s a B oar d 

me m b er.

T h e y d o fac e t he sa me c ha n g es t h at ot her e n er g y c o m pa nies d o, 

beca us e t h at has bec o me a lar ge p art of t he b usi n ess. T h e c o nti n ui n g 

esc alati n g c osts is a pr o ble m, pa rtic ul arl y t o t h e l o w-i nc o me pe o ple. 

S o met hi n g has t o be d o n e a b o ut t h at.

We ha ve g o ne i n t he wr o n g c o urse f or 2 0 ye ars i n pr o p osi n g t he 

gr eater use of e ner g y. N o w I t hi n k we ha ve t o be gi n t o get c o n ser v ati ve. I t hi n k pr o ba bl y wit h hi n d si g ht we ha v e g o n e i n t h e wr o n g 

dir ecti o n. B ut I t hi n k wit h t h e de dicate d eff ort of pe o ple w or ki n g 

t o get h er a n d pe o ple c o m m u nicati n g t o g et h er t h at t h e cr o ssr oa d s decisi o ns t h at y o u are t al ki n g a b o ut c a n be rea c he d, a n d ca n be reac he d 

o n a n o p e n f or u m b y pe o ple hel pi n g t o ma k e t h e rec o m m e n d ati o ns 

a n d decisi o ns of w h at t h e Te n nes see Valle y A ut h o rit y will d o i n t he 

f ut ur e.

I t hi n k i n t h at pr oc ess y o u ca n n ot aff o r d t o di sc ar d w h at has bee n 

pr o ve n g o o d i n t he past. I t hi n k t h ose pe r h a p s m u st be retai n e d ; n ot 

o nl y t h e o nes o n t he rec or d t h at will be ret ai n e d b y t h e le gislati ve 

act, b ut t h o se t h at ha ve pr o ve n t o be g o o d.

T h er e ar e ot h er c halle n ges f o r T V A a he a d, as I ha ve i n dicate d i n 

m y state m e nt. I d o n’t k n o w pre cisel y w h at t h os e c halle n ges are. I 

d o n’t k n o w w h at t h e s ol uti o n s t o t he m are.

I ha ve t he tale nt a n d de dic ati o n a n d willi n g n ess a n d k n o wle d g e, 

a n d I will us e t he m.

Se nat o r B u r di c k . I n re pl yi n g t o a q ue sti o n b y t h e c h air ma n, y o u 

state d t h at y o u di d n ot o w n st oc k i n t he Al a b a m a P o w er C o. at t hi s 

ti me.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir.

Se nat o r B u r di c k . Yo u we re o nce a st oc k h ol der.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve o w n e d it. I t hi n k m y wife ha d pr ef erre d 

st oc k of Al a ba ma P o we r C o. at o ne ti m e. I d o n’t t hi n k I ha ve e ve r 

o w n e d a n y. I ha v e o w n e d per s o n all y S o ut he r n C o. st oc k at o ne ti me.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T h at is t h e p ar e nt c or p o rati o n.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . P ar e n t c o m m o n st oc k. I ha v e o w n e d a little bit at 

o ne ti m e.

Se nat or B u r di c k . W he n di d y o u dis p ose of t he S o ut he r n st oc k ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I dis p o se d of a b o ut e n o u g h t o get a pla ne tic ket 

u p her e a n d bac k. T hat w as a b o ut 3 m o nt h s a g o.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T his ye ar ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T hi s ye ar. I dis p ose d of e n o u g h t o b u y a tic ket t o 

t his are a a n d ba c k h o me. I ha d a fe w s h ares.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I n ot he r w or ds, y o u cle a ne d u p y o ur p o rtf oli o 

t his y ear ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n d ee d; yes, sir.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I t hi n k we c a n be i n recess u n til 2 : 3 0.

[ W her e u p o n, at 1 2: 3 0 p. m., t h e c o m mittee wa s rec esse d, t o rec o n ve n e 

at 2 : 3 0 t hi s sa me da y.]
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A F T E R R E C E S S

[ T he c o m mittee rec o n ve ne d at 2: 3 0 p. m., Se nat or Q ue nti n N. B urdic k presi di n g.] . 

Se nat or B u r di c k . O ur first wit ness t his after n o o n will be Mrs. Mar y 

M. Wa de, presi de nt of t he Te n nessee E n vir o n m e ntal C o u ncil.

Mrs. Wa de? Welc o me t o t he c o m mittee, Mrs. Wa de.

S T A T E M E N T O F M R S. M A R Y M. W A D E, P R E SI D E N T,

T E N N E S S E E E N VI R O N M E N T A L C O U N CI L

Mrs. W a de . T ha n k y o u, Mr. C hair ma n.

T he Te n nessee E n vir o n me ntal C o u ncil is a state wi de ass ociati o n of 

citize ns de dicate d t o c o nser vati o n of Te n nessee’s nat ural res o urces. O ur 

or ga nizati o n has a l o n gsta n di n g i nterest i n t he e ner g y s u p pl y p olicies 

a n d t he e n vir o n me ntal pr o gra ms of T V A. We ha ve f oll o we d t he n o mi nati o n of a t hir d direct or f or o ver a year, a n d ha ve c o nsiste ntl y ur ge d 

t he a p p oi nt m e nt of a n i n di vi d ual e q ual t o t he c halle n ges faci n g T V A.

We c o me bef ore t he c o m mittee t o da y t o o p p ose c o nfir mati o n of 

T h o mas L. L o n gs h ore t o t he T V A B oar d of Direct ors. S o me o bser vers 

will ar g ue t h at a p p oi nt me nt t o T V A of a pri vate p o wer e xec uti ve is 

a ntit hetical t o t he c o ncept o n w hic h T V A was f o u n de d a n d t o its 

ac hie ve me nts of t he last 4 decades.

We hear t hat T V A is t he s hi ni n g e xa m ple of p u blic p o wer, t h e n ati o nal yar dsti c k, a n d t hat i ntr usi o n of a pri vat e p o wer o utl o o k will 

destr o y or at least c o m pro mise t he i deals a n d visi o ns of T V A ’s 

f o u n ders.

We disa gree. We d o n ot belie ve t hat T V A is t he s hi ni n g e xa m ple it 

o nce was, t he nati o nal lea der i n res o urce de vel o p me nt a n d electricit y 

s u p pl y, t o be a d mire d a n d e m ulate d else w here.

T V A is beset b y a risi n g ti de of p u blic c o ntr o vers y a n d criticis m, 

a n d n ot j ust c o ncer ni n g hi g h er electric rates, b ut a b o ut f u n da me ntal 

q uesti o ns of re gi o nal e ner g y de vel o p me nt a n d a b o ut its o w n r ole as a 

q uasi- g o ve m me ntal c or p orati o n.

O n t he se nsiti vit y a n d j u d g m e nt of its lea ders hi p T V A’s f ut ure 

s uccess de pe n ds. T he A ut h orit y ba dl y nee ds a direct or w h o ca n a gai n 

i ns pire p u blic c o nfi de nce i n t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y a n d w h o 

ca n re st ore T V A t o a p ositi o n of e ner g y lea ders hi p i n t he Nati o n.

We d o n ot believe t hat ass ociati o n wit h a pri vat e p o wer c o m pa n y 

re n ders a pers o n i n here ntl y i neli gi ble t o ser ve o n t he T V A B oar d.

I n dee d, T V A has c o me m ore a n d m ore t o rese m ble a pri vat e utilit y; its 

c hief disti ncti o n n o w bei n g t hat it is lar ger t ha n all t he rest.

If we ha d a n o mi nee wit h e x perie nce i n pri vate utilit y ma na ge me nt, 

fr o m a c o m pa n y wit h s uccessf ul c o ns u mer relati o ns, a c o m pa n y e nga ge d i n rate ref or m a n d use of i n n o vati ve e ner g y c o nser vati o n tec hn ol o g y, s uc h a pers o n c o ul d per ha ps pr o vi de t he ki n d of lea ders hi p 

T V A re q uires. We d o n ot belie ve t hat Mr. L o n gs h ore’s 1 5- year bac kgr o u n d wit h t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. gi ves hi m t his e x perie nce.

Mr. L o n gs h ore sa ys t hat he has res p o nsi bilit y f or c o m pa n y relati o ns 

wit h t he p u blic a n d has f oll o we d c o ns u mer c o m plai nts t o c o ncl usi on.

Yet, fr o m e ver yt hi n g we ha ve hear d, t he c o ns u mer relati o ns of Alaba ma P o wer are e xtre mel y p o or, c haracterize d we are t ol d b y call o usness a n d a p u blic- be- da m ne d attit u de.
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T his har dl y rec o m me n ds t he n o mi nee t o lea d a n a ge nc y fac e d wit h 

i ncreasi n g de ma n ds f or great er c o ns u mer res p o nsi ve ness a n d m ore 

p u blic partici pati o n.

Mr. L o n gs h ore is hea d of s pecial pr ojects f or A P C O, a de part me nt 

he create d hi mself, b ut we are n ot a ware t hat a n y of t hese pr ojects 

i ncl u de l oa d m a na ge me nt, pea k-l oa d prici n g, or a n y of t he fi na ncial 

i nce nti ves f or e ner g y c o nser vati o n of t he t y pe ur ge d u p o n ot her utili- 

>■ ties a n d u p o n T V A b y t he F e deral E n er g y A d mi ni strati o n.

T here is c o nsi dera ble e m p hasis i n t he n o mi nee s t hree- pa ge res u me 

o n n uclear de vel o p me nt, b ut n ot o ne w or d a b o ut e ner g y c o nser vati o n —a clear a n d para m o u nt c o ncer n i n t his c o u ntr y’s e ner g y f ut ure.

Mr. L o n gs h ore sa ys he has c o or di nate d materials f or A P C O’s r ate 

cases, t he sa me cases w hic h year aft er year re q uest s u bsta ntial rate 

i ncreases —t his y ear 2 5 perce nt. We w o n der h o w t his p hil os o p h y of 

sa d dli n g t he c o ns u mer wit h t he hi g h c osts of o verca pitalizati o n will 

sit wit h t he rate p a yers of T V A.

We d o n ot o p p ose Mr. L o n gs h ore s olel y beca use his c o m pa n y has a 

p o or trac k rec or d o n t he maj or iss ues c o n fr o nti n g T V A. We als o o pp ose his n o mi nati o n beca use of t he u ni q ue relati o ns hi p his c o m pa n y 

has wit h T V A.

It is diffic ult t o i ma gi ne a n o mi nati o n w hic h w o ul d c o me cl oser t o 

vi olati n g t he c o nflict of i nterest pr o visi o ns of secti o n 2 of t he T V A 

Act. We see e ye t o e ye wit h t h ose w h o p oi nt o ut t h at t he S o ut her n C o. 

a n d its s u bsi diar y, Ala ba m a P o wer, ha ve t hr o u g h o ut T V A’s hist or y 

le d t he fi g ht a gai nst t his u ni q ue a ge nc y a n d a gai n st p u blic p o wer.

We a gree t h at w hate ver his i nte nti o ns, a f or mer official of Ala ba ma 

P o wer w o ul d i ne vita bl y be s u bject t o b ot h t he realit y a n d t he s us pici o n of bias —or j ust as u nf ort u nate, re verse bias — wit h re gar d t o 

decisi ons affecti n g his f or mer c o m pa n y.

A n d s uc h decisi o ns Mr. L o n gs h ore w o ul d certai nl y ha ve t o ma ke, 

beca use T V A is alrea d y part y t o a c o ntract reac hi n g well i nt o t he 

1 98 0’s f or 3 0 0 me ga watts of di versit y i nterc ha n ge wit h t he S o ut her n 

C o. a n d is pre dicte d t o ha ve a 1 97 8 p o wer tra nsf er ca pa bilit y of recei vi n g 2, 00 0 me ga watts fr o m t he S o ut her n C o. w hile s u p pl yi n g 2, 90 0 

me ga watts.

W hile i n o ur mi n ds t here is n o a bs ol ute pr o hi biti o n a gai nst a p p oi nti n g a pri vate p o wer e xec uti ve t o t he T V A B oar d, s uc h a ste p re q uires 

e xtre me ca uti o n s o as n ot t o c o m pr o mise T V A ’s effecti ve ness or 

re p utati o n.

T his n o mi nati o n, li ke t he o ne bef ore it, d ocs n ot i n dicate t hat t he 

W hite H o use is b e n di n g o ver bac k war ds t o stre n gt he n T V A. We belie ve t h at t he P resi d e nt ca n a n d s h o ul d be better b y T V A.

We ha ve stat e d bef ore t he q ualificati o ns we belie ve a T V A Direct or 

m ust p ossess: e x pertise o n e ner g y iss ues, ma na g erial a bilit y, c o m mitme nt pr otecti o n, i n de pe n de nce of j u d g me nt, free d o m fr o m a n y c o nflict of i nterest, a n d pers o nal i nte grit y. A n d we sta n d b y t hese criteria.

I m p orta nt decisi o ns will c o nti n ue t o g o u n ma de u ntil t his vaca nc y 

is fille d, b ut we are n ot willi n g t o acce pt less t h a n t he best f or T V A. 

We tr u st t hat t his c o m mittee sees t he wis d o m of waiti n g u ntil we 

ha ve a n o mi nee of hi g hest q ualificati o ns a n d p u blic acce pta bilit y.

We ur ge t he c o m mittee t o reject Mr. L o n gs h ore’s n o mi nati o n a n d t o 

wit h h ol d its rec o m me n dati o n u ntil a n a p p oi nt me nt is s u b mitte d w hic h 

meas ures u p t o t he c halle n ges c o nfr o nti n g T V A.

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T h at is t he e n d of my state me nt.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T ha n k y o u, Mrs. Wa de, f or y o ur c o ntri b uti o n 

t o da y.

Se nat or C ul ver, d o y ou ha ve a n y q uesti o ns ? 

Se nat or C u l v e r . I ha ve n o q uesti o ns at t his ti me, Mr. C hair ma n.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T ha n k y o u ver y m uch.

Mrs. W a d e . T ha n k y o u.

Se nat or B u r di c k . O ur ne xt wit ness will be Mr. R o bert Partri d g e, 

e xec uti ve vice pre si de nt of t he Nati o nal R ural Electric C o o perati ve 

Ass ociati o n, acc o m pa nie d b y Mr. Dail Gi b bs, e xec uti ve vice presi de nt,

Ala ba ma R ur al Electric Ass ociati o n.

Welc o me t o t he c o m mittee, ge ntle me n.

S T A T E M E N T O F R O B E R T P A R T RI D G E, E X E C U TI V E VI C E P R E SID E N T, N A TI O N A L R U R A L E L E C T RI C C O O P E R A TI V E A S S O CI A TI O N;

A C C O M P A NI E D B Y D AI L GI B B S, E X E C U TI V E VI C E P R E SI D E N T,

A L A B A M A R U R A L E L E C T RI C A S S O CI A TI O N

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . T ha n k y o u, Mr. C hair ma n, a n d me m bers of t he 

c o m mittee.

F o r t he rec or d, my na me is R o bert D. Partri d ge. I a m e xec uti ve vice 

presi de nt a n d ge neral ma na ger of t he Nati o nal R ural Electric C o o perati ve Ass ociati o n, a ser vice or ga nizati o n of t he electric c o o peratives 

acr oss t he c o u ntr y.

T he ge ntle ma n wit h me is Mr. Dail Gi b bs, e xec uti ve vice presi de nt 

of t he Ala ba ma R ural Electric Ass ociatio n. He will ha ve a state me nt 

t o ma ke t o t he c o m mittee.

Bef ore ma ki n g m y state me nt, I w o ul d li ke t o i ntr o d uce ot hers w h o 

acc o m pa n y me here: Mr. R o y Pal k, Mr. Willia m R o berts, a n d Mr.

Br uce Dias.

Mr. C hair ma n, I re q uest t hat m y state me nt be i nserte d i n f ull i n 

t he rec or d. I will atte m pt t o ta ke as little ti me of t he c o m mittee as 

necessar y b y s h orte ni n g it, if I ma y.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Wit h o ut o bjecti o n, y o ur f ull state me nt will be 

ma de a part of t he rec or d. ( See p. 6 3.)

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . N R E C A res pectf ull y ur ges t his c o m mittee t o reject 

t he n o mi nati o n of Mr. T h o mas L. L o n gs h ore, Jr., t o be a me m ber of 

t he B oar d of t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y. We believe t hat Mr. 

L o n gs h ore d oes n ot meet t he le gal q ualificati o ns re q uire d b y la w of 

T V A B oar d me m bers a n d n o mi nees as set f ort h i n secti ons 2( f) a n d 

2( h ) of t he act.

Mr. L o n gs h ore’s l o n g ass ociati o n wit h Ala ba ma P o wer C o. w o ul d 

n ot all o w hi m t o ser ve o n t he T V A B oar d wit h o ut t he c o nflicts of 

i nterest cited i n t he act, we believe.

F urt her m ore, t he hist or y of Ala ba ma P o wer C o. a n d T V A reflects a 

relati o ns hi p w hic h w o ul d oe diffic ult f or a n e m pl o yee of l o n g sta n di n g 

t o p ut be hi n d hi m.

We ha ve i n t he r ur al electrificati o n pr o gra m a ver y str o n g i ntere st 

i n T V A. W hat is i m p o rta nt t o T V A is i m p o rta nt t o us beca use t h e 

r ural-electric c o o perati ves are pri nci pal w h olesale p o wer c ust o mers 

of e ner g y s u p plie d b y T V A i n t he se ve n States.

T here is, of c o urse, a d diti o nall y t he nati o nal r ole of T V A. Ot h er 

wit nesses ha ve s p o ke n t o t hat p oi nt. T he r ole is t hat of a yar dstic k f or
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p o wer c osts, t hat of a res o urce- de vel o p me nt a ge nc y wit h a re gi o nal 

missi o n. O f c o urse, T V A is als o a lea der i n t he e n vir o n me nt al a n d n uclear p o wer fiel ds.

T hese are i m p ort a nt —i m p orta nt t o us a n d we t hi n k t o all A merica ns.

O ur i ntere st i n t he n o mi nati o n f or t he B oar d g oes bac k q uite s o me 

ti me. I n Ma y, w hile ma n y of o ur pe o ple were here i n Was hi n gt o n, it 

beca me ge nerall y k n o w n t h at Mr. L o n gs h ore mi g ht be t he n o minee. 

Wit h t h at li kel y pr os pect, we as ke d f or a n d di d meet wit h a staff

me m ber o f t he W hite H o use a n d ur ge d t hat t hat n o mi nati o n n ot be 

se nt f or w ar d, because of t he a d versar y relati o ns hi p l o n gst a n di n g bet wee n t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. a n d t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y, 

as well as t he a d versar y relati o n s hi p bet wee n t he Ala ba m a P o wer 

C o. a n d t h e w h olesale p o wer c ust o mers, b ot h r ur al electric a n d m u nicipal, of T V A.

S u bse q ue nt t o t hat meeti n g wit h t he W hite H o use staff me m bers, 

I di d write t o t he Pr esi de nt of t he U nite d States a n d als o ur ge d a gai n 

Mr. L o n gs h ore’ n o mi nati o n n ot be se nt f or war d.

We were dis ma ye d t hat t he n o mi nati o n di d ulti matel y get se nt u p 

fr o m t he W hite H o use. T h at is, of c o urse, w h y we are all here t o da y.

T he n o mi nati o n I belie ve ca me u p i n J u ne. I m me diatel y r uralelectric s yste ms all ar o u n d t he c o u ntr y e x presse d t heir se nti me nts 

a b o ut t he a p p oi nt m e nt b y passa ge of res ol uti o ns ur gi n g t his c o mmittee t o disa p pr o ve t he a p p oi nt m e nt. I a m s ure m a n y of t hese ha ve 

c o me t o t he C o n gress.

A n u m ber of t hese state wi de ass ociati o ns of r ural electric c o m pa nies 

n ot j ust t he T V A area b ut ar o u n d t he c o u ntr y s uc h as t h ose i n Miss o uri, N ort h Da k ota, Mississi p pi, N ort h Car oli na, Te xas, I n dia n a, 

Te n nessee, Ala ba ma, a n d Ne w Me xico —ha ve all passe d res ol uti o ns 

ur gi n g t he rejecti o n of t his n o mi nati o n.

Fi nall y, a meeti n g of t he Nati o n al R ural Electric C o o perati ve Ass ociati o n’s b oar d, a 4 5- ma n b oar d wit h a re prese ntati o n of eac h o f 

t he 4 5 States, meeti n g here t he last week i n J u ne, passe d t he res ol uti o n 

attac he d t o m y testi m o n y u na ni m o usl y a n d wit h vi g or, ur gi n g a gai n 

t he rejecti o n of Mr. L o n gs h ore’s n o mi nati o n.

I was i n str ucte d b y t h e b oar d at t hat ti me t o see k ti m e bef ore t his 

c o m mittee t o e x press t heir o bjecti o ns t o t he n o mi nati o n.

Si g nifica ntl y I t hi n k als o, we ha ve ha d n ot o ne r ural electri c c o o perati ve s pea k t o us i n s u p p ort of t his n o mi nati o n. I d o t hi n k t hat t hat

* d oes carr y s o me partic ular si g nifica nce.

O ur o bjecti o n is n ot t o Mr. L o n gs h ore t he ma n. O ur o bjecti o n is t o 

Mr. L o n gs h ore, a n official of Ala ba ma P o wer C o. O ur o bjecti o n is 

base d o n his l o n g affiliati o n wit h t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o., a c o m petit or

* a n d a d versar y of T V A a n d it s c ust o mers.

We t hi n k t here w o ul d be a n i n a bilit y t o set asi de t h ose i nterests a n d 

i de ol o gies i n m o vi n g o ver t o t he T V A B oar d.

T he s pecific secti o ns of t he T V A Act ha ve alrea d y bee n cite d. I 

will n ot ta k e y o ur ti me t o re p eat t h ose. T he y are c o ntai ne d i n m y testim o n y as well.

We k n o w fr o m e x perie nce, dati n g bac k t o t he earl y 1 9 60’s a n d e xte n di n g t hr o u g h t he peri o d of t he 1 96 0’s, of t he ver y str o n g milit a nt 

o p p ositi o n of t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. bef ore t he A p pr o priati o ns 

C o m mittees of t he C o n gress a n d bef ore t he A gri c ult ure C o m mittees of 

t he C o n gress, t o f u n di n g a ut h orit y a n d t o ot her a ut h oritie s of t he 

R ural Electric A d mi ni strati o n.
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We k n o w als o of t he o bjecti o ns raise d b y Ala ba ma P o wer C o. t o 

ma n y of t he t hi n g s T V A s o u g ht.

It see ms t o us t hat s uc h a n a d versar y sit uati o n is n’t li kel y t o pert ai n 

i n t he f ut ure i n vari o us ti mes. B ut t here is n o wa y t hat Ala ba ma P o wer 

C o. a n d T V A, ser vi n g i m me diatel y a dj oi ni n g areas as t he y d o, ca n 

p ossi bl y a v oi d d oi n g b usi ness wit h eac h ot her. I t will s o meti mes be a n 

a d versar y relati o ns hi p.

It see ms t o us most li kel y t h at Mr. L o n gs h ore, ha vi n g rise n t o a p ositi o n of res p o nsi bilit y i n his c o m pa n y, m ust certai nl y h a ve rise n t o t h at 

p ositi o n as a res ult n ot o nl y of his q ualificati o ns a n d his a bilit y b ut 

als o i n p art d ue t o l o yalt y t o his c o m pa n y. N o ma n rises t o t hese ki n ds 

of p ositi o ns wit h o ut a certai n de dicati o n t o t he or ga nizati o n f or w hic h 

he w or ks.

We s u b mit t h at y o u ca n n ot ser ve t his wa y. W he n y o u ha ve b uilt u p 

l o n g ass ociati o ns, t hose c o nti n ue. It is certai nl y q uite n at ural t hat t he y 

s h o ul d.

B ut w hat we sa y is t hat w he n t hese a d versar y sit uati o ns arise, t here 

will al wa ys be t he q uesti o n w het her Mr. L o n gs h ore has acte d i n t he 

best i nterest of T V A or w het her his ol d attac h m e nt t o t he Ala ba ma 

P o wer C o. still h ol ds hi m i n place.

I was n ot pers ua de d at all, i n fa ct m y a p pre he nsi o ns were hei g hte ne d 

t his m or ni n g d uri n g t he q uesti o ni n g of Mr. L o n gs h ore b y t he c o mmittee w he n he r elate d his disc ussi o ns wit h Mr. Farle y, t he presi de nt 

of t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o., sa yi n g t h at Mr. Farl e y s ai d t o hi m, “ T o m, 

I k n o w y o u will d o t he ri g ht t hi n g.”

T he q uesti o n is, t he ri g ht t hi n g f or w h o m ? T he ri g ht t hi n g f or t he 

Ala ba ma P o wer C o. ma y n ot be t he ri g ht t hi n g f or T V A. W he n t here 

is a differe nce, we t hi n k t hat Mr. L o n gs h ore as a me m ber of t he B oar d 

will be place d i n a n i m p ossi ble sit uati o n, a n d t hat w het her he is ri g ht 

or wr o n g, t here will al wa ys be q uesti o ns raise d a b o ut hi m.

Fi nall y, Mr. C hair ma n, I w o ul d call atte nti o n t o s o met hi n g we 

t h o u g ht was sai d well b y Se nat or Br oc k of Te n nessee i n earlier heari n gs o n a n o mi nee f or t his p ositi o n.

Mr. Br oc k sai d, d uri n g a disc ussi on wit h t he c hair m a n of t he 

c o m mittee:

I a m l o o ki n g f or a pers o n w h o ha s bre a dt h a n d w h o ha s gr eat a n d de m o nstr ate d q ualiti es of j u d g me nt. * * * T he o ne p ers o n I d o n’t wa nt is s o me o ne w h o is 

s o deli g hte d b y his bac k gr o u n d a n d e x peri e nce t h at h e i s weari n g bli n d ers li ke a 

h orse a n d he ca n’t see, he has n o fiel d of visi o n, he has n o se nse of pers pecti ve 

beca use t hes e pr o ble ms ( of t he T V A) are n ot si m ple of s ol uti o n.

Mr. C hair ma n, a n d me m bers of t h e c o m mittee, we ur g e y o u as c o mmittee me m bers t o o p p ose t he n o mi nati o n of T h o mas L o n gs h ore t o t he 

T V A B oar d.

[ Mr. P artri d ge’s pre pare d state m e nt f oll o ws:]
A T E M E N T OF R O B E RT D. P A R T RI D G E 

E X E C U TI V E VI C E- P R E SI D E N T A N D G E N E R AL M A N A G E R 

N ATI O N AL R U R AL E L E CT RI C C O O P E R A TI V E A S S O CI ATI O N

H e ari n g o n N o mi n ati o n of T ho ma s L. L o n g s h or e 

t o b e a M e m ber o f t h e B o ar d o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V all e y A ut h o rit y 

b e f o r e t h e S e n at e P u bli c W or ks C o m mitt e e 

J ul y 2 1, 1 9 76

My n a me i s R o b ert D. P art ri d g e a n d I a m E x e c uti v e Vi c e- P r e si d e n t 

o f t h e N ati o n al R ur al El e c tri c C o o p e r ati v e A s s o ci ati o n. N R E C A i s t h e 

n ati o n al or g a ni z ati o n o f n e arl y 1, 0 0 0 R E A -fi n a n c e d n o n p r o fit el e c tri c 

c o o p er ati v e s w hi c h d eli v e r c e ntr al st a ti o n e l e c t ri c it y t o a p pr o xi m at el y 

2 5 - m 1lli o n p e o pl e i n 4 6 st a t e s. B e c a u s e t h e s e r u r a l el e c tri c c o o p er ati v e s y st e m s s er v e i n t h e l e s s d e n s el y p o p ul at e d ar e a s , t h e y a c c o u nt 

f o r 44 % of a ll di s tri b u ti o n li n e s 1 n t h e U nit e d St a t e s.

N R E C A r e s p e ctf ull y ur g e s t h i s c o m mitt e e t o r ej e c t t h e n o mi n ati o n 

o f Mr. T ho ma s L. L o n g s h or e, J r. t o b e a m e m ber of t h e b o a r d of t h e 

T e n n e s s e e V all e y A ut h o rit y. We b eli e v e t h at Mr. L o n g s h or e d o e s n ot 

m e et t h e l e g al q u alifi c a ti o n s r e q uir e d b y l a w o f T V A B o ar d n o mi n e e s 

a s s e t f o rt h 1 n S e cti o n s 2 (f) a n d 2( h) o f t h e A ct. Mr. L o n g s h or e' s 

l o n g a s s o ci ati o n wit h Al a b a m a P o wer C o m pa ny w o ul d n ot all o w hi m t o 

s e r v e o n t h e T V A B o ar d wit h o ut t h e c o n fli c t s o f i n t e r e s t cit e d i n t h e 

A ct. F u rt h er m or e, t h e hi s t o r y of Al a b a ma P o w er C o m pa n y a n d T V A r e fl e ct s 

a r e l a ti o n s hi p w hi c h w o ul d b e d iffi c u lt f o r a n e m pl o y e e o f l o n g st a n di n g 

t o p u t b e hi n d hi m.

N R E C A I n t e r e st i n T V A N o mi n ati o n

T h e T e n n e s s e e V all e y A ut h o rit y s er v e s p o w er w h ol e s al e t o a p pr o xi ­

m at el y 5 0 r u r a l el e c tri c c o o p er ati v e s 1 n T e n n e s s e e, p art s o f Al a b a m a, 

M i s si s si p pi, K e nt u c k y, N ort h C ar oli n a, G e or gi a a n d Vir gi n i a . T h e s e
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c o o p er ati v e s h a ve pl a y e d a vit al r ol e i n el e ctrif yi n g r u r al ar e a s of t h e

V all e y a n d i n bri n gi n g a n i m pr o v e d st a n d ar d of li vi n g t o t h e citi z e n -

me mb er s of t h e c o o p er ati v e s. T V A h as al w a y s pr o vi d e d t h e s e c o o p er ati v e s 

wit h a r eli a bl e , l o w c o st s o ur c e of p o w er. Ot h er s o n t hi s p a n el w ill

s p e a k m or e a b o ut t h e i m p ort a n c e of T V A i n t h e r e gi o n.

N R E C A's I nt e r e st 1n T V A st e m s al s o fr o m t h e ma ny n ati o n al r ol e s 

T V A pl a y s a s o ne of t h e n ati o n' s l a r g e st u tiliti e s . Fro m It s i n c e pti o n 

T V A h a s b e en a " y ar d sti c k" f o r ot h e r u tiliti e s . B e ca u se t h er e 1s n o 

p r o fit m oti v e, T V A c an a n d d o es s u p pl y p o wer at t h e l o w e st c o st p o s sibl e. I t off er s a c o m p ari s o n f o r u tiliti e s t o f oll o w 1n c o st s of 

o p er ati o n a nd m ai nt e n a n c e. At t h e s a me ti m e, T V A h as t h e a bilit y t o 

b e i n n o v ati v e i n it s p o wer s u p pl y c o n c e pt s. I t h as w or k e d wit h It s 

c o o p er ati v el y- o w n e d a n d p u bli cl y - o w n e d di s tri b ut o r s a n d i n d u stri al 

c u st o m er s t o u n d ert a k e e n er g y c o n s er v ati o n pr o gr a m s, t o i n str u ct 

c o n su m er s o n t h e pr o p er u s e of e n er g y a n d g e n e r all y t o e x p eri m e nt wit h 

w ay s t o u s e t h e T e n ne s s e e V all e y' s r e s o ur c e s 1 n a b ett e r w a y. 

T V A h a s b ec o me a pri m e m o ver i n e x p eri m e nti n g wit h n e w ki n d s of 

g e n er ati o n w hi c h c o ul d h a v e a n ati o n al I m p a ct. At o n e ti m e, T V A l o o k e d 

at t h e p o s si bilit y of u si n g W e st er n c o al f o r p ur p o s e s of c o ntr olli n g 

a ir p oll uti o n. T V A h a s w or k e d wit h F e d er al e n vir o n m e nt al a g e n ci e s o n 

p oll u ti o n c o nt r ol m att er s a n d h as pi o n e er e d 1 n t h e d e v el o p m e nt of 

n u cl e ar t e c h n ol o g y. I t i s o n e of t h e t w o pri n ci p al p arti ci p a nt s i n 

t h e li q ui d m et al f a st br e e d er r e a ct o r p r oj e ct, a n u n d ert a ki n g w hi c h 

ma y h a ve ma ny l o n g t er m I m pli c ati o n s f o r e n er g y s u p pl y i n t h e U nit e d

St at e s.
s a r e s ult, t h e p oli c y d e ci si o n s ma de b y T V A l e a d er s — it s b o ar d 

f dir e ct or s — h a ve b ec o m e i n cr e a si n gl y c o m pl e x a n d i m p o rt a nt. D e cisi o n s i n v ol v e tr a d e - o ff s b et w e e n c o nfli c ti n g g o al s. E n vir o n m e nt al pr ot e cti o n, l o w c o st p o w er, e n er g y r e s e ar c h a nd d e v el o p m e nt, u s e of c o al 

fi r e d p o wer a nd u s e of n u cl e ar p o wer a ll r e q uir e b al a n ci n g i n T V A's f u t u r e . 

Al s o f o r c u st o m er s of t h e T e n n e ss e e V all e y, d e ci si o n s aff e cti n g r at e- m a ki n g 

p oli c y ar e of vit al i m p ort a n c e.

N R E C A b eli e v e s all of t h e s e d e ci si o n s s h o ul d b e ma de 1n t h e b e st 

I n t e r e st of b ot h t h e n ati o n a nd t h e T e n ne s s ee V all e y A ut h orit y. T h at 1s 

w h y, we b eli e v e , t h e o ri gi n al dr a ft er s of t h e T V A A ct i n cl u d e d s u c h 

s t ri c t c o n fli c t of i n t e r e st pr o vi si o n s u nli k e t h o s e i n a n y ot h e r F e d er al 

p o wer a ct. We a s k t hi s c o m mitt e e t o e x a mi ne t h o s e pr o vi si o n s c a r e f ull y 

a n d c o n si d er Mr. L o n g s h or e' s n o mi n ati o n 1 n li g h t of t h e m.

N R E C A I nt e r e st i n L o n g s h or e N o mi n ati o n

As s o on a s t h e k n o wl e d g e of Mr. L o n g s h or e' s p ot e nti al n o mi n ati o n 

wa s p u bli c , r u r al el e ctri c l e a d er s fr o m all o v er t h e c o u ntr y b ec a me c o nc er n e d. I n l a t e A p ril of t hi s y e ar, we r e c ei v e d i n di c ati o n s n ot o nl y 

fr o m r u r al el e ctri c c o o p er ati v e s 1n t h e T e n ne s s ee V all e y b ut fr o m all 

o v er t h e n ati o n c o n c er ni n g t h eir di st a st e f o r t hi s a p p oi nt m e nt.

At it s a n n u al l e gi sl a ti v e r all y 1 n W a s hi n gt o n i n M ay, N R E C A c all e d 

a m e eti n g of r u r al el e ctri c l e a d er s t o di s c u s s w ay s t o pr e v e nt t h e 

r u m or e d a p p oi nt m e nt. At t h at m e eti n g, r e pr e s e nt ati v e s of all t h e T V A 

st at e s a nd s e v er al ot h e r s m et t o d e ci d e u po n s o me c o ur s e of a cti o n. As 

a r e s ult of t h at m e eti n g, a b o ut t e n r u r al el e ctri c a n d p u bli c p o w er 

r e p r e s e nt ati v e s m et wit h a r e pr e s e nt ati v e of Pr e si d e nt F or d a n d i nf or m e d 

hi m of o ur r e s e r v ati o n s a b o ut t h e p ot e nti al a p p oi nt m e nt.
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As g e n er al m an a ger of N R E C A, I a d dr e s s e d a l e tt e r t o t h e Pr e si d e nt 

aft e r t h at m e eti n g r eit e r a ti n g o ur c o n c er n s a n d e x pr e s si n g t h e h o pe t h at 

t h e a p p oi nt m e nt w o ul d n ot b e m ad e.

H o w e v er, t h e a p p oi nt m e nt w as s e nt t o t h e C o n gr e s s i n J u n e. I m me diat el y , r u r al el e ctri c c o o p er ati v e or g a ni z ati o n s all o v er t h e c o u ntr y 

e x pr e s s e d t h eir n e g ati v e s e nti m e nt s a b o ut t h e a p p oi nt m e nt b y t h e p a ss a ge 

of r e s ol uti o n s ur gi n g t hi s C o m mitt e e t o di s a p pr o v e t h e a p p oi nt m e nt. I a m 

c e rt ai n t h at ma ny of y o u h a v e r e c ei v e d t h e s e r e s ol uti o n s fr o m y o ur o wn 

st at e or g a ni z ati o n s. L et me a s s ur e t h at ot h e r st at e s, n ot r e pr e s e nt e d 

b y me mb er s o n t hi s C o m mitt e e h a v e t a k e n si m il a r a c ti o n.

Fi n all y, at t h e J u ne B o ar d m e eti n g of N R E C A, t h e att a c h e d r e s ol uti o n 

w as p a s s e d u n a ni m o u sl y. We h a v e r e c ei v e d n o i n di c ati o n fr o m a n y of o ur 

me mb er s t h at t h e y d o n ot a gr e e wit h t h e r e s ol uti o n.

C o nfli c t of I n t e r e st Pr o vi si o n s a n d Pr of e s s e d B eli ef i n T V A

O ur o p p o siti o n i s b a s ed p ri n ci p all y o n Mr. L o n g s h or e' s l o n g a ffi ­

li a ti o n wit h Al ab a m a P o w er C o m pa ny, a c o m p etit o r of T V A a n d w h at we 

b eli e v e i s a n I n a bilit y t o p ut a si d e i nt e r e st s a n d I d e ol o gi e s of t h at 

or g a ni z ati o n. T he c o n fli c t of I n t e r e st pr o vi si o n 1 s c o nt ai n e d 1 n S e cti o n 

2 (f ) of t h e T V A A ct of 1 9 3 3. I t st at e s t h at:

" N o dir e ct o r s h all h a v e fi n a n ci al I n t e r e st i n a n y p u bli c u tilit y 

c o r p or ati o n e n ga g ed i n t h e b u si n e s s of di s tri b uti n g a n d s elli n g 

p o w er t o t h e p u bli c... n o r s h all a n y me mb er h a ve a n y i n t e r e st i n 

a n y b u si n e s s t h at may b e a d v er s el y aff e ct e d b y t h e s u c c e s s of t h e 

C or p o r ati o n.. . a s a pr o d u c er of el e ctri c p o w e r."

Mr. L o n g s h or e ma y n o l o n g er h a v e a n y fi n a n ci al i nt e r e st s i n Al ab a m a 

P o wer C o m p an y. T hi s i s a s u bj e c t t h at s h o ul d b e t h o r o u g hl y i n v e sti g at e d 

b y t hi s C or n mitt e i f i t h a s n ot alr e a d y d on e s o.
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h at we ar e m o st c o n c er n e d a b o ut i s t h e s e c o n d p hr a s e of t h e 

c o nfli c t s e cti o n w hi c h r ef e r s m er el y t o a n y "i n t e r e st" a n d d oe s n ot 

s p e cif y a fi n a n ci al o n e. I t 1s h er e t h at Mr. L o n g s h or e cl e a rl y f a il s 

t o m eet t h e q u alifi c ati o n s f o r a T V A b o ar d m e mb er.

T he b al a n c e of Mr. L o n g s h or e' s w or ki n g lif e h as b e en s p e nt wit h 

Al a ba ma P o w er C o m pa ny, a c o mp an y w hi c h h as tr a diti o n all y o p p os e d T V A 

a nd It s di s tri b ut o r s . I n f a ct, Mr. L o n g s h or e' s p o siti o n wit h t h e 

c o m p an y s ee ms t o h a v e b e en o ne of p u bli c r e l a ti o n s, s elli n g t h e g o al s 

of t h e c o mp an y t o it s c u st o m er s. T hr o ug h h 1s t er m of e m pl o y m e nt, h e 

h a s pr o b a bl y b uil t u p fri e n d s hi p s wit h t o p o ffi c i a l s of t h e c o mp an y. 

B ec a us e h e h as w or k e d u n d er t h e s e o ffi c i a l s , h e h a s b e en s u bj e ct t o t h eir 

I nfl u e n c e, e s p e ci all y wit h r e s p e ct t o c o m pa ny g o al s a n d p oli ci e s. I t i s 

d o u btf ul t h at i f h e 1 s c o nfir m e d t o t hi s p o siti o n h e w o ul d br e a k o ff 

s o ci al a nd b u si n e s s r el ati o n s wit h t h e s e o ffi c i a l s .

T he I n t e r e st of Al a ba m a P o w er Co mp an y q u alifi e s a s o n e w hi c h c o ul d 

b e a d v er s el y aff e ct e d b y t h e s u c c es s of T V A. N ot o nl y 1 s i t I nt e r c o n ­

n e ct e d wit h t h e T V A s y st e m, b ut 1t h as b e en t h e p hil o s o p h y of c o m p an y 

o ffi c i a l s si n c e t h e f or m ati o n of T V A 1 n 1 93 3 t o o p p os e T V A. T hi s b eli e f 

h a s b e en Ill u str at e d b e st b y t h e c o m pa n y' s liti g a ti o n q u e sti o ni n g a cti o n s 

of T V A, i n f a ct q u e sti o ni n g t h e v er y f or m ati o n of T V A. I w ill el a b or at e 

o n t hi s p oi nt l a t e r 1 n my t e sti m o n y.

B e si d e s t h e c o n fli c t pr o vi si o n, t h e T V A A ct c o nt ai n s a n ot h er r e ­

q uir e m e nt f o r b o ar d m e m ber s. S e cti o n 2( h) st a t e s t h at:

" A ll me mb er s of t h e b o ar d s h all b e p er s o n s w ho pr of e s s a b eli ef 

i n t h e f e a si b ilit y a n d wi s do m of t hi s A ct."

O ur c o n c er n 1 s t h at t h i s s e cti o n wa s m e ant t o l e g all y di s q u alif y 

p er s o n s li k e Mr. L o n g s h or e f o r t h e T V A B o ar d. I t i s a n e x pr e s si o n of
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t h e d r a ft e r s o f t h e A ct t h at t h e T V A B o ar d s h o ul d n o t h a v e a n y 

it s m e m ber s b e a p er s o n w h o s e c a r e er h a s b e e n d e di c at e d t o a n i n v e st o r 

o wn e d u tilit y a n d i n p a rti c ul a r t o a c o m p a n y w hi c h i s p hil o s o p hi c all y 

o p p o s e d t o T V A a n d t o t h e T V A w h ol e s al e c u st o m er s. I t s ee ms t o u s t h at 

i t w o ul d b e d iffi c u lt, 1f n ot i m p o s si bl e, f o r s u c h a n o ffi c i a l t o 

w h ol e h e art e dl y a n d wit h o ut r e s e r v ati o n s u p p ort t h e p ri n ci pl e s a n d 

c o n c e pt s o f T V A.

Al a b a ma P o w er C o m pa ny a n d T V A

A s I m e nti o n e d e a rli e r, Al a b a m a P o w er C o m pa ny h a s l o n g b e e n a f o e 

of T V A a n d p u bli c p o w er. W hil e w e u n d er st a n d t h at Mr. L o n g s h or e h a d n o 

p a rt i n s o m e of t h e i n ci d e nt s a b o ut t o b e cit e d , w e d o b eli e v e t h at t h e y 

c h a r a ct e ri z e a g e n er al c o m p a n y p hil o s o p h y t h at a n e m pl o y e e o f Mr. L o n gs h or e' s d ur ati o n m u st h a v e a b s or b e d. We fi n d 1t e xtr e m el y d iffi c u lt t o 

b eli e v e t h at h e c o ul d p ut a n a ttit u d e c h ar a ct eri z e d b y t h e s e I n ci d e nt s 

a si d e a n d s u p p ort t h e g o al s o f T V A a s r e q ui r e d b y t h e T V A A ct.

T h e fi r s t liti g a ti o n q u e sti o ni n g t h e c o n s tit u ti o n ali t y o f t h e T V A 

w as br o u g h t b y Al a b a m a C o m pa ny st o c k h ol d er s, A s h w a n d er v. T V A, 2 9 7 U. S.

2 8 8 ( 1 9 3 6). T h o ug h o ri g i n all y br o u g ht a g ai n st t h e c o m p a n y a s w ell, 

cl ai mi n g t h at 1t h a d n o t pr o t e ct e d t h e st o c k h ol d er s' I n t e r e s t, t h e c o mp a ny 

e v e nt u all y j oi n e d wit h It s st o c k h ol d er s 1 n q u e s ti o ni n g t h e e xi st e n c e o f 

T V A. I n l a t e r li ti g a ti o n , Al a b a m a P o w er C o m pa ny v. I c k e s, 3 0 2 U. S. 4 6 4 

( 1 9 3 8 ), t h e c o mp a ny q u e sti o n e d t h e c o n s tit u ti o n alit y o f gr a nt s b y t h e 

P u bli c W or k s A d mi ni str ati o n t o m u ni ci p aliti e s i n t h e T e n n e s s e e V all e y t o 

c o n str u ct el e c tri c u tilit y f a c iliti e s .

T h e c o mp a ny o v er t h e y e ar s h a s al s o p ur s u e d a c o ur s e of li ti g a ti o n

a g ai n st T V A di s tri b u t o r s a n d r u r a l el e c tri c c o o p er ati v e s i n t h e ar e a.
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Wit h r e s p e ct t o c o o p er ati v e s, t h e c o m p an y o v er t h e y e ar s h a s p ur s u e d 

liti g a ti o n c h all e n gi n g t e r rit o ri e s s er v e d, tr yi n g t o li m it t h e m. T hi s 

w o ul d r e s ult i n li m it e d gr o wt h of c o o p er ati v e s. One ot t h e m o st fl a ­

gr a nt c h all e n g e s t o r u r al el e ctri c c o o p er ati v e s w a s a n e ff o rt o n t h e 

p art of t h e c o mp an y t o pr e v e nt t h e Al ab a m a El e ctri c C o o p er ati v e fr o m 

s e c uri n g fi n a n ci n g f o r a pr o p o s e d g e n er ati o n a n d tr a n s mi s si o n f a cilit y .

A vi a bl e g e n er ati o n a nd tr a n s mi s si o n or g a ni z ati o n 1s m o st I m p ort a nt 

f o r r u r al el e ctri c c o o p er ati v e s b e c au s e i t r eli e v e s t h e m fr o m t o t al 

d e pe n d en c e o n pri v a t e p o w er c o m pa ni es b y off e ri n g a n alt e r n ati v e p o wer 

s u p pl y s o ur c e. M or e r e c e ntl y, Al ab a ma P o w er Co mp an y h a s tri e d t o d en y 

c o o p er ati v e s' p a rti ci p ati o n i n a n u cl e ar p o w er pl a nt 1 n pr o c e e di n g s no w 

p e n di n g b ef or e t h e N u cl e ar R e g ul at or y C o m mi s si o n.

T he c o m p an y h as n ot b e e n c o nt e nt t o k e e p It s fi g h t a g ai n st c o o p er ati v e s a nd ot h er p u bli c p o w er j u st 1 n t h e st at e of Al a b a m a. Ala ba ma P o w er 

C o mp an y wa s a p a rti ci p a nt i n a n ati o n wi d e a d v e rti si n g pr o gr a m u n d ert a k e n 

b y a gr o u p of el e ctri c u tiliti e s t o tr y t o s q u as h t h e d e v el o p m e nt of 

el e ctri c c o o p er ati v e s. On s e v er al o c c a si o n s, eit h e r a s a r e pr e s e nt ati v e 

of E di s o n El e ctri c I n stit u t e or t h e Al ab a ma P o w er C o m pa ny, o ffi c i a l s of 

t h e c o m p an y h a v e a p p e ar e d b ef o r e C o n gr e s si o n al c o m mitt e e s ur gi n g u n n ece s s ar y r e stri c ti o n s o n R E A a p pr o p ri ati o n s a nd R E A a c ti viti e s .

T he m o st fl a g r a nt o f t h e c o m p a n y' s a c ti viti e s a g ai n st T V A wa s i n t h e 

ml d- 1 9 5 0' s a n d i n v ol v e d t h e s o - c all e d Di x o n- Y at e s a ff air . T hi s i n ci d e nt 

i n v ol v e d a n att e m pt b y S o ut h er n C o m pa ny, t h e h ol di n g c o m p an y of w hi c h 

Al ab a ma P o w er Co mp an y i s a p a rt, al o n g wit h Mi d dl e S o ut h U tili ti e s , t o 

c o n str u ct a p o wer pl a nt w hi c h w o ul d h a v e s er v e d p art of t h e T V A ar e a.

B ot h Pr e si d e nt Ei s e n h o w er a nd t h e U. S. S upr e me C o urt i n v ali d at e d t h e
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o ntr a ct w hi c h w o ul d h a v e d a m ag e d t h e i n t e g rit y o f t h e T V A s y st e m. 

C o n cl u si o n

A s I h a v e st at e d e a rli e r, w e o p p o s e Mr. L o n g s h or e b e c a u s e o f hi s 

p o w er c o m p a n y b a c k gr o u n d, p a rti c ul a rl y b e c a u s e i t i s wit h Al a b a m a P o w er 

C o mp a ny. We b eli e v e t h at Mr. L o n g s h or e d o es n ot m e et t h e l e g al q u ali ­

fi c a ti o n s s et o u t i n t h e A ct.

P er h a p s, t h o u g h, t h e q u alifi c a ti o n s f o r a T V A b o a r d m e mb er w er e b e st 

e x p r e s s e d b y S e n at or Br o c k d u ri n g t hi s C o m mitt e e' s h e ari n g s o n a pr e vi o u s 

T V A n o mi n e e. D u ri n g a di s c u s si o n wit h t h e C h air m a n o f t h i s C o n mitt e e, h e 

s ai d :

"I a m l o o ki n g f o r a p er s o n w h o h a s br e a dt h a n d w h o h a s gr e at a n d 

d e m o n str at e d q u aliti e s o f j u d g m e n t.. . . T h e o n e p er s o n I d o n't w a nt 

1 s s o me o ne w h o 1 s s o d eli g ht e d b y hi s b a c k gr o u n d a n d e x p e ri e n c e 

t h at h e 1 s w e ari n g bli n d e r s li k e a h o r s e a n d h e c a n't s e e, h e h a s 

n o fi e l d o f vi si o n, h e h a s n o s e n s e o f p er s p e cti v e b e c a u s e t h e s e 

pr o bl e m s ( o f t h e T V A) ar e n ot si m pl e o f s ol u ti o n . "

We ur g e y o u a s C o n mitt e e m e m b er s t o o p p o s e t h e n o mi n ati o n o f T ho ma s 

L. L o n g s h o r e, J r. t o t h e T V A b o ar d.
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N O M I N ATI O N O F T H O M A S L. L O N G S H O R E, J R. T O T V A B O A R D

T h e B o ar d o f Dir e ct o r s o f t h e N ati o n al R u r al E l e c t ri c C o o p e r a ti v e 

A s s o ci a ti o n s tr o n gl y p r o t e st s t h e n o mi n ati o n o f T h o ma s L. L o n g s h or e t o 

t h e B o ar d o f D ir e ct o r s o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V all e y A u t h o rit y b e c a u s e o f h 1 s 

l o n g e m pl o y m e nt b y Al a b a m a P o w er C o m p a n y. We b eli e v e h e d o e s n ot m e et 

t h e f o ll o w i n g q u a li fi c a ti o n s c o nt ai n e d i n t h e T V A A ct o f 1 9 3 3.

” S e c . 2 .(f) N o dir e c t o r s h all h a v e fi n a n ci a l I n t e r e s t 1 n a n y p u bli c 

u tili t y c o r p o r a ti o n e n g a g e d 1 n t h e b u si n e s s o f d i s t ri b u ti n g a n d 

s e lli n g p o w e r t o t h e p u b li c .. . . n o r s h all a n y m e m b er h a v e a n y I n t e r e s t 

1 n a n y b u si n e s s t h a t m a y b e a d v e r s el y a ff e ct e d b y t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e 

C o r p o r a ti o n .. . a s a pr o d u c er o f e l e c t ri c p o w er. "

" S e c. 2 .( h ) A ll m e m b er s o f t h e b o a r d s h all b e p e r s o n s w h o p r o f e s s a 

b e li e f I n t h e f e a s i b ilit y a n d wi s d o m o f t hi s A c t. "

Mr. L o n g s h or e' s e m pl o y e r, t h e Al a b a m a P o w er C o m p a n y, h a s a r e c o r d o f 

c o nti n u o u s o p p o siti o n t o T V A a n d t o t h e p u b li cl y a n d c o o p e r a ti v el y o w n e d 

p o w er s y st e m s I n t h e T V A ar e a. I t h a s pr o s e c u t e d l a w s uit s s e e ki n g t o 

bl o c k o p e r a ti o n o f t h e T V A s y st e m a n d t o p r e v e nt t h e fi n a n ci n g o f m u nici p al e l e c t ri c pl a n t s . I t h a s p r o s e c ut e d s e v e r al l e g al a cti o n s a g ai n st 

Al a b a m a E l e c t ri c C o o p er a ti v e a n d R E A 1 n a n e ff o r t t o p r e v e nt c o n str u cti o n 

o f c o o p e r a ti v e g e n e r a ti o n a n d tr a n s m i s si o n f a c iliti e s , a n d It s o ffi c e r s 

h a v e r e p e at e dl y p e titi o n e d c o m mitt e e s o f C o n gr e s s a g ai n st a p p r o p ri a ti o n 

o f f u n d s f o r t h e R E A e l e c t ri c l o a n pr o g r a m.

We b eli e v e 1 t i s hi g hl y I m pr o b a bl e t h a t M r. L o n g s h or e c o ul d di v o r c e 

hi m s elf fr o m hi s l o n g - s t a n di n g all e gi a n c e t o t h e Al a b a m a P o w er C o m p a ny 

a n d It s p oli ci e s a n d p hil o s o p h y. We b eli e v e t h a t h e i s t h u s n ot l a w f u ll y 

q u a li fi e d t o s e r v e o n t h e T V A B o ar d , a n d t h a t hi s a p p oi nt m e nt w o ul d c o nf r o n t hi m a n d hi s c oll e a g u e s o n t h e B o a r d wit h a n u nt e n a bl e a n d c o nti n u o u s 

c o n fli c t o f i n t e r e s t.

A d o pt e d b y N R E C A B o ar d o f D ir e c t o r s , J u n e 2 4, 1 9 7 6
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Mr . a r t ri d g e . I w o ul d li ke t o a s k Mr. Dail Gi b b s, s pe a ki n g f o r t he 

electric c o o per ati v es i n Ala ba ma, t o p re se nt his state me nt.

S T A T E M E N T O F D AI L GI B B S, E X E C U TI V E VI C E P R E SI D E N T, 

A L A B A M A R U R A L E L E C T RI C A S S O CI A TI O N

Mr. G i b b s. M r. C h air ma n a n d me m ber s of t he c o m mittee, m y na m e 

is Dail Gi b bs. I a m here re pr es e nti n g t h e Al a b a m a R ur al El ectri c 

Ass ociati o n, w hic h I ser ve as its e xe c uti ve vice pre si d e nt. T his or ga ­

niz ati o n re p res e nts 2 2 r u ral ele ctric c o o per ati v es i n Al a b a m a, w hi c h 

pr o vi d e ele ctric ser vic e t o a p pr o xi m atel y 2 3 perce nt of t h e State ’s 

p o p ulati o n, or a p pr o xi m atel y 1 milli o n pe o ple.

Ei g ht of o u r me m bers de p e n d t otall y o n T V A f o r t h ei r w h olesale 

p o w er s u p pl y, a n d se r ve t he el ect ric ne e ds of a b o ut 5 0 0, 0 0 0 pe o ple.

We w a nt t o t h a n k t he c o m mittee f or t h e o p p o rt u nit y t o a p p ea r h ere 

i n o p p o siti o n t o Pr esi d e nt F or d ’s n o mi nati o n of T h o m as L o n g s h o re 

t o t he T V A B oa r d of Direct ors.

Mr. C h air m a n, we wa nt t o ass ur e y o u a n d me m bers of t his c o mmitte e t h at we ar e n ot o p p o si n g M r. L o n g s h or e’s a p p oi nt m e nt beca use 

of a n y q uesti o n as t o his c h ara cte r. W e a re i n o p p ositi o n t o hi s a p p oi nt ­

me nt beca u se of t he a nti c o o p erati v e a n d a nti p u blic p o w er p hil o s o p h y 

t h at ge nerall y e xists wit h m ost i n v est or- o w ne d utilitie s, a n d s p eci ficall y be ca use t h at attit u d e has be e n e x hi bite d b y Al a b a m a P o w er C o., 

a n d Mr. L o n g s h o re has ser v e d i n a lea ders hi p r ol e wit h Al a b a m a 

P o we r C o. t h e p ast 1 6 years.

Ce rtai nl y t h er e is n o c o m mittee i n C o n gres s bette r i nf or m e d a b o ut 

t he hi st o ric al o p p ositi o n t o p u bli c p o we r b y A m eri ca’s ele ctric li g ht 

a n d p o wer c o m p a nie s.

T his a d ve rti si n g ar m of t he i n v est or- o w ne d utilitie s ha s bee n 

utiliz e d m a n y ti m es b y Al a b a m a P o we r C o. t o s pe a k o ut f or cef ull y, 

a n d we c o nte n d u nf airl y, i n o p p ositi o n t o p u blic p o wer.

I d o n’t wa n t t o b ore t he c o m mittee wit h t h e l o n g list of a d ve rti seme nts w hic h Al a b a m a P o we r C o. pa rtici p at e d i n t h r o u g h t h e A m erica n I n de pe n d e nt El ect ric Li g ht a n d P o we r C o. o r late r re fe rr e d t o a s 

t h e I n v est or- O w ne d El ectri c Li g ht a n d P o we r C o’s., b ut I d o n ot 

belie ve I a m u nfair i n c h ar acterizi n g t h ei r a d v ertise me nts as vici o us 

t o wa r d p u blic p o w er.

H o we ver, I re mi n d t h e c o m mittee of o ne a d t he y ra n wit h a n el derl y 

c o u ple bei n g t u r n e d bac k i nt o E a st Be rli n b y C o m m u nist g u ar d s, 

st ati n g t h at free d o m is n ot l ost b y g u ns al o ne, a n d i n di cati n g t h at 

free d o m ca n be l ost b y G o ver n m e nt o w ner s hi p i n Fe de ral p o w er 

pr ojects.

I si n cer el y belie v e t h at if t his c o m mittee w o ul d re vi e w t h e ma n y 

att ac ks a g ai nst p u blic p o w er o ve r t h e ye ars b y Al a b a m a P o w er C o. 

a n d ma n y ot he r i n ve st or- o w ne d utilitie s, t he y w o ul d ha v e t h e sa me 

res er v ati o n s t h at we ha v e o n t h e a p p oi nt m e nt of a n e xe c uti ve fr o m 

Al a b a m a P o w er C o. t o t h e T V A B o ar d o f Direct or s.

N o w, I rec o g ni ze t h at ge ne rall y s p ea ki n g t h er e ha s bee n s o me 

i m pr o ve me nt i n r elati o ns hi p s b et w ee n t h e i n v est o r- o w ne d utiliti es a n d 

t h e c o n s u mer- o w’ ne d utilitie s i n re ce nt ye ars.

Ce rtai nl y i n s o me of t h e St at es s uc h as O hi o, Mi n nes ota, a n d ma n y 

Mi d w est er n St at es t he re is m ore c o o per ati o n t h a n i n t h e pa st. E v e n
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i n o u r nei g h b ori n g State of Ge or gia, r u ral ele ctric c o o perati ve s, 

m u nici pals, a n d Ge or gia P o we r C o. are w o r ki n g t o g et h er o n j oi nt 

ge nerati o n, b ut we h a ve t o re p o rt t o t his c o m mittee t h at t his is n ot t he 

case i n Ala ba m a.

We are ri g ht n o w i n a n titr u st liti g ati o n bef ore t he N ucl ear R e g ul at o r y C o m missi o n, as ki n g f o r t he ri g h t t o ha v e j oi nt o w ner s hi p wit h 

Al a b a m a P o we r C o. i n t h e J o e Fa rle y N u cle ar Pla nt b ei n g b uilt i n t h e 

s o ut h er n p art o f o ur State. T his liti g ati o n is ill u strati v e of t h e c o nflict 

bet w ee n Ala b a m a P o w er C o. a n d t he c o o pe rati ves i n o u r State.

I w o ul d als o li ke t o s u b m it as f u rt he r pr o o f of Ala b a m a P o we r C o.’s 

l o n g o p p o siti o n t o electri c c o o perati ves a n d p u blic p o we r t h e a d v ertise ­

me nt att ac he d t o m y testi m o n y p oi nti n g o ut t h e o p p ositi o n of 

Al a b a m a P o we r C o. t o t h e r u ral electric c o o per ati v es g oi n g t o get h er 

a n d b uil di n g t h ei r o w n ge ne rati o n i n t he earl y 1 9 6 0’s.

T his is t y pic al of m a n y s uc h a d v ertise me nts utili ze d b y t h e c o m p a n y 

i n t h at ca m pai g n. I beli e ve Mr. L o n g s h o re wa s a n e m pl o yee of 

Al a b a m a P o w er C o. d u ri n g t h ose att ac ks b y t he c o m pa n y.

As r ece ntl y a s 1 9 7 5, t h e m u nici pal electric s yste ms i n Al a b a m a were 

as ki n g t he Al a b a m a Le gi slat ure f o r le gisl ati o n w hi c h w o ul d all o w 

t he m t o b uil d j oi nt ge ne rati o n a m o n g t he msel ves, or wit h ot he r 

c o o perati ve s, or e ve n w it h Ala b a m a P o w er C o.

A n Al a b a m a P o we r C o. vice pr esi d e nt a p pe ar e d bef o re t he H o use 

St at e A d m i nist rati o n C o m mitte e o n A u g u st 1 3, 1 9 7 5 — Ala b a m a h o use 

bills 1 2 8 6 a n d 1 2 8 7 — wit h a str o n g e m oti o n al a p pe al a g ai n st t h at 

pr o p o se d l e gi slati o n.

I n 1 9 6 7, W alter B o ul di n, t he n pr esi d e nt of Ala ba ma P o we r C o., i n 

a p u bli c a d d res s, atta c k e d t h e Fe de ral R elia bilit y A ct of 1 9 6 7, wit h 

w hic h I a m s u re t his c o m mittee is ver y fa mili ar.

I w o ul d li ke t o q u ot e i n p art t he p re si d e nt o f Al a b a m a P o we r C o.’s 

state m e nt i n t h at a d dre ss, pe rtai ni n g t o c o- o p s a n d T V A :

T he ne w f or m of F e d eral c a pitalis m h as bee n re peate d ma n y ti me s o ver i n Fe deral ele ctric pr ojects.

S o well has t his ne w Fe d eral ca pitalis m ser ve d its a d v ocates t h at t he last 

t w o C o n gresses h a ve see n t he m ost arr o ga nt eff ort t o e xte n d it.

T he R ural Electrific ati o n A d mi nistrati o n a n d its c o- o ps, i n t he a g gre gate, n o w 

re prese nt m ore i n ve st m e nt t ha n a n y electric utilit y i n t he Nati o n — m ore e ve n 

t h a n T V A —a n d n o w o we t he A merica n ta x pa y ers m ore t ha n $ 3.3 billi o n — m ore 

t h a n e ver bef ore i n R E A hi st or y.

Yet R E A a n d its c o- o ps s p o ns ore d bills i n t he l ast C o n gre ss w hic h w o ul d ha ve 

cre ate d a n electric ba n k c o ntr olle d b y R E A, w hic h w o ul d ha ve all o we d R E A t o 

b u y wit h p u blic f u n ds $ 7 5 0 milli o n of st oc k i n t h e ba n k.

T he ba n k was t o be a ut h oriz e d t o iss ue de be nt ur es e q ual t o ei g ht ti mes t he 

$ 7 5 0 milli o n, pl us ei g ht ti me s t he a m o u nt of a n y st oc k b o u g ht b y electri c c o- o ps 

or c o- op c ust o mers. All of t he de be nt ures is s ue d b y t he b a n k were t o be, i n effect, 

g uara nt ee d b y t he Fe der al G o v er n me nt.

T hese pr o visi o ns w o ul d ha ve ma de a v aila ble t o t he b a n k a mi ni m u m of $ 6, 7 50,- 

0 0 0, 0 00. F or c o m paris o n, t hi s a m o u nt is m ore t ha n ni ne ti mes as m uc h as t he 

gr oss i n vest me nt i n ele ctri c pr o p ertie s of T V A i n 1 0 45, 1 2 year s after T V A was 

creat e d.

T h ose billi o ns of d ollars were t o be a vaila ble f or l oa ns t o b uil d or b u y a n y 

a n d all t y pes of electric facilities, w hic h w o ul d, bei n g c o- o p o w ne d, ha v e bee n 

e xe m pt fr o m i nc o me ta x.

T he o nl y p ossi ble p ur p ose f or f u n d s of s uc h ma g nit u d e w o ul d be t o s u p pla nt 

ta x pa yi n g, i n vest o r- o w n e d facilities. S o we ha v e a gai n t he ol d de vice of ta x 

m o ne y b uil di n g a n ele ctri c s yste m a n d a ta x e xe m pti o n s o destr ucti ve of v olu ntar y ta x pa yi n g ca pitali s m. W hat se nse d oes it ma ke f or a Nati o n de p e n d e nt 

o n t a xe s t o s pe n d ta x m o ne y t o f ost er i nc o m e-ta x-e xe m pt c o- o ps a n d t h us i m p air
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t hat Nati o n’s ta x re ve n ue? A gain, it is a n eas y wa y f or a fe w wit h i nj ur y t o 

t he ma n y.

N o w, Mr. C hair ma n, we ha ve see n n o e vi de nce i n o ur State of a n y 

c ha n ge i n Ala ba ma P o wer C o.’s o p p ositi o n t o p u blic p o wer or electric 

c o o perati ves.

We feel ver y str o n gl y t hat i n vie w of Ala ba ma P o wer C o.’s str o n g 

o p p ositi o n t o electric c o o perati ves a n d p u blic p o wer, Mr. L o n gs h or e’s 

a p p oi nt m e nt t o t he T V A B oar d s h o ul d be rejecte d b y t his c o m mittee.

If Mr. L o n gs h ore h a d bee n a n e n gi neer, a n acc o u nta nt, a li ne ma n, a 

data pr ocessi n g a nal yst or of s o me pr ofessi o n of a tec h nical nat ure, we 

p ossi bl y w o ul d be less c o ncer ne d wit h his see ki n g t he p ositi o n of T V A 

Direct or at w hat we u n dersta n d w o ul d re prese nt a l oss of i nco me.

E ve n t h o u g h we ha ve n ot ha d access t o Ala ba ma P o wer C o.’s w or k 

pr o gra m s a n d pers o n nel files, we ha ve lear ne d e n o u g h t o k n o w t h at 

Mr. L o n gs h ore has hel d a n e xec uti ve p ositi o n of a de part me nt hea d 

stat us.

He has bee n i n a p ositi o n t o i nfl ue nce p olic y, a n d i n a p ositi o n t o 

i nter pret c o m pa n y p olic y t o ma n y a n d varie d p u blics i n ma n y areas 

of Ala ba ma P o wer C o.’s o perati o n. He has ha d t his o p p ort u nit y as 

hea d of t he s pecial pr ojects de part me nt.

W he n a li ne ma n or secretar y or b o o k kee per c o mes t o w or k f or o ur 

c o o perati ves, we are pri m aril y c o ncer ned wit h t heir k n o wle d ge a n d 

s kills re q uire d t o d o t he j o b. We certai nl y h o pe t he y s u p p ort t he 

p hil os o p h y of t he c o o perati ve pr o gra m; h o we ver, I ca n ass ure y o u 

t hat w he n we hire s o me o ne t o meet t he p u blic a n d t o i nter pret o ur 

p olicies o n vari o us pr ojects or iss ues, we wa nt t o k n o w w hat t hat pers o n’s p hil os o p h y is c o ncer ni n g R E A, T V A, c o o perati ves i n ge neral, 

a n d r ur al electric c o o perati ves s pecificall y.

We wa nt t o be s ure t hat s uc h a pers o n re prese nts us wit h n o c o nflict i n p hil os o p h y. We, Mr. C hair ma n, belie ve Ala ba ma P o wer C o. 

feels t he sa me.

T he T V A Act, as we u n dersta n d it, d oes n ot g o a ny f urt h er t ha n t he 

B oar d of Direct ors i n de ma n di n g t hat e m pl o yees of T V A ha ve a 

p hil os o p h y c o nsiste nt wit h t he T V A Act, b ut it d oes clearl y s pell o ut 

t hat a me m ber of t he T V A B oar d of Direct ors m ust ha ve a p hil os o p h y 

c o nsiste nt wit h t he o bjecti ves of T V A.

We mi g ht p oi nt o ut, Mr. C hair ma n, t hat is pri or t o t he a p p oi nt me nt 

as a Direct or, n ot after.

I pers o nall y ha ve bee n acc use d b y s u p p orters of Mr. L o n gs h ore’s 

a p p oi nt me nt of ha vi n g a “cl ose d mi n d.” I res p o n de d t o t hat acc usati o n i n t his ma n ner. “If bei n g o p p ose d t o a n a p p oi nt m e nt t o t he T V A 

B oar d of Direct ors of a pers o n w h o h ol ds a n e xec uti ve p ositi o n i n a n 

i n vest or- o w ne d utilit y c o m pa n y wit h a hist or y of o p p ositi o n t o p u blic 

p o wer is ha vi n g a cl ose d mi n d, t he n I m ust ac k n o wle d ge t he 

acc usati o n.”

B ut we are n ot t he o nl y o nes w h o feel a gra ve c o ncer n o ver t his 

a p p oi nt m e nt, a n d t he i m pact it c o ul d ha ve o n t he f ut u re of T V A. 

T here is pr o ba bl y n o fi ner citize n, n o fi ner s u p p orter of T V A i n t he 

Te n nessee Valle y area of Ala ba ma t h a n Barrett C. S helt o n, J r., e dit or 

of t he Dec at ur D ail y ne ws pa per.

I w o ul d li ke t o q u ote fr o m a state me nt ma de t o o ur Se nat ors i n 

Ala ba ma b y Mr. S helt o n:
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If T h omas L o n gs h ore is n o mi n ate d t o t he T V A B o ar d of Direct o rs, we str o n gl y 

ur ge y o u t o o p p ose his c o nfir mati o n. He is basicall y i g n ora nt of t he ai ms, as pira ­

ti o ns, visi o ns, drea m s, h o pes a n d r ealitie s of t h e T e n nessee Valle y. I f it is ma n dat or y t h at Pre si d e nt F or d n o mi n ates a Re p u blica n, t her e is b o u n d t o be o ne i n t he 

Te n nessee Valle y w h o is q ualifie d t o ser ve. See k hi m o ut.

T he Fl ore nce Ti mes, a pa per w hic h ser ves t he M uscle S h oals are a of 

Ala ba ma —a n area w hic h has be nefite d pr o ba bl y m ore t h a n a n y ot her 

area i n t he State wit h i n d ustrial gr o wt h beca use of p o wer fr o m T V A — 

has e dit ori alize d o n t he a p p oi nt me nt of Mr. L o n gs h ore.

T he e dit orial p oi nte d o ut t h at t he Di x o n- Yates sca n dal al m ost sa w 

T V A destr o ye d, a n d a d ds t hat t h e Di x o n- Yates sc he me was tr ul y t he 

m ost e xtra or di nar y of ma n y assa ults m o u nte d a gai nst T V A, a n d t he 

first t o be m o u nte d b y a n a d mi nistrati o n i n office.

S mac k i n t he mi d d dle of it all was t he S o ut her n C o., w hic h o w ns all 

t he c o m m o n st oc k of Ala ba ma P o wer C o. Q u oti n g t he e dit orial, “ * * * 

t h us, t he c o n n otati o n t o L o n gs h ore a n d t he reas o ns ma n y ta ke a di m 

vie w of a ma n w h o has ser ve d t he bi g pri vate utilit y f or so l o n g ha vi n g 

t he c o nce pt of T V A ’s p u blic p o wer r ole i n his bac k gr o u n d.”

T here is a n ot h er as pect t o t his a p p oi nt m e nt t hat is easil y overl o o ke d. 

T he C o m missi o ner of A gric ult ure i n Ala ba ma, Mc Milla n La ne, has 

v oiced o p p ositi o n t o b ot h o ur U nite d States Se nat ors t o t he a p p oi ntme nt of T h o mas L o n gs h ore o n t he T V A b oar d.

It is ofte n o verl o o ke d t h at T V A is s o met hi n g ot h er t h a n j ust a bi g 

p u blic- o w ne d utilit y. T V A has als o ma de a tre me n d o us c o ntri b uti o n 

t o a gric ult ure t hr o u g h its fertilizer pr o gra m, a n d has offere d great 

lea ders hi p i n c o nser vati o n a n d w aters he d pr ojects. S o t here is c o ncer n 

ot her t h a n j ust c o o perati ves a n d m u nici pal electric s yste ms.

Mr. C hair ma n, we feel t hat n ot o nl y t he c ust o mers of T V A p o wer 

ha ve a sta ke i n t his c o m mittee’s decisi o n, b ut s o d o all t he c ust o mers of 

i n vest or- o w ne d utilities o ver t he N ati o n, beca use we k n o w t h at T V A ’s 

s uccess of pr o vi di n g a yar dsti c k —I see t hat Se n at pr Alle n p oi nte d o ut 

t o da y t hat M o bile’s rates I t hi n k rate 2 5t h i n t he N ati o n — o n t he c ost 

of electric has create d a c o m petiti ve c o m paris o n t hat per ha p s has 

hel pe d kee p rates l o wer t o t h ose o utsi de t he T V A area t h a n a n y re g ulat or y b o d y c o ul d p ossi bl v ha ve d o ne.

T he Ala ba ma R ural Electri c Ass ociati o n of C o o perati ves, at t heir 

A pril 2 9, 1 97 6, meeti n g i n M o nt g o mer y, passe d t he f oll o wi n g 

res ol uti o n:

W H E R E A S, t he Te n ne ssee Valle y A ut h orit y ( T V A), a Fe d eral a ge nc y t h at has 

pr o d uce d electric p o wer at c ost f o r o ver f ort y years, h as bee n t h e m aj o r m eas u reme nt of c ost c o m paris o n bet wee n t he pr o d ucti o n of p o wer b y i n vest or- o w ne d utilities a n d a n o n- pr ofit c or p orati o n; a n d

W H E R E A S, c o m petiti o n is a n ess e nti al i n gr e die nt i n a free e nter prise s yste m, 

b ut t he utilit y i n d ustr y b y its ver y nat ure i s a m o n o p ol y; a n d

W H E R E A S, t he mea s ure m e nt or y ar d stic k f or c o m paris o n bet wee n t he utilities 

i n t he s o ut he aste r n U nite d Stat es is t he T V A; a n d

W H E R E A S, o n t hi s basis, i n vest or- o w n e d utilities, es peciall y Ala b a ma P o wer 

C o m pa n y, ha ve, as a l o n g-st a n di ne p olic y, o p p ose d T V A i n ge n eral a n d o p p ose d 

a n y stre n gt he ni n g of t he T V A s y ste m;

N O W. T H E R E F O R E. B E I T R E S O L V E D, t h at t he Ala ba ma R ural Electric 

Ass ociati o n g oes o n rec or d i n o p p ositi o n t o t he a p p oi nt m e nt of a n e xec uti ve of 

Ala ba m a P o wer C o m pa n y o n t he T V A b oar d b y t he Pre si d e nt of t he U nite d 

States; a n d

B E I T F U R T H E R R E S O L V E D, t h at t h e Ala ba m a R ural Electric Ass oci ati o n 

ur ges Pre si de nt F or d n ot t o a p p oi nt a n e m pl o yee of a c o m mercial p o wer c o m pa n y 

a n d ur ges o ur c o n gres si o nal dele gati o n t o i nfl ue nce t he Pre si d e nt n ot t o a p p oi nt 

s uc h a n e m pl o yee.

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Mr. C hair ma n, i n c o ncl usi o n, t he Ala ba ma R ural Electric Ass ociati o n is n ot c o ncer ne d wit h t he p olitical i m plicati o ns of t his a p p oi ntme nt. We d o n‘t care w het her t he a p p oi ntee is a Re p u blica n or a 

De m ocrat, b ut we are c o ncer ne d wit h t he f ut ur e well- bei n g of T V A 

as a p o wer s u p plier t o t he me m bers of o ur ass ociati o n.

We are f urt h er c o ncer ne d wit h t he i m plicati o ns of t his a p p oi nt m e nt 

t o all of t he electric users i n t he Nati o n. We ha ve a bs ol utel y n o o pp ositi o n t o Mr. L o n gs h ore as a pers o n. I n fact, we w o ul d pr o ba bl y 

w h ole hearte dl y e n d orse hi m as a ca n di date t o hea d u p E dis o n Electric I nstit ute.

A gai n, we a p preciate t h e c o m mittee’s ti me, gi vi n g us a n o p p ort u nit y 

t o e x press o ur str o n g o p p ositi o n t o t his a p p oi nt me nt.

[ A n attac h me nt t o Mr. Gi b bs’ state me nt f oll o ws:]
W e T a x p a y er s Will L o se a n d

C o- o p C u st o m er s Will N ot B e n efit

If t h e Pr o p o s e d L o a n I s M a d e

T o Al a b a m a El e ctri c C o o p er ati v e

A p pr o v al of Pr o p o s e d L o a n t o t h e C o o p er ati v e 

W o ul d R e s ult i n a Fi n a nci al L os s

T o T a x p a y er s of O v er $ 4 5, 0 0 0, 0 0 0

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A p pr o v al of a pr o p o s e d l o a n ^ s o u g ht ' b y . Al a b a m a L J c Viri c'' C o o p er ati v e t o b uil d 

st e a m el e ctri c g e n er ati n g pl a nt a n d r el at e d tr a n s m i s si o n' h h c *.’- w hi c h w o ul d n ot bri n g el e ctri cit y t o a n y o n e t o w h o m c t o ri cii y i s n ot a v ail a bl e* w o ul d m e a n a fi n afi ci ol'. l o s s of

$ 4 5, 5 0 4, 8 0 8 i n t h e i u \ p n \ m nt _ Al n h n m n n m l t h e S ati n *. > v

, T hi s st a g g eri n g l o s s w a s s h o w n b y u n r ef u t e d e vi d e n c e w hi c h Al a b a m a *

P o w e r C o m p a n y i ntr o d u c e d a s t h e h e ari n g o n t h e pr o p o s e d l o a n w a s ''

c o n cl u d e d b e f o r e t h e Di r e ct o r of Fi n a n c e of t h e St a t e of Al o b o m d *

T h e tr e m e n d o u s b ur d e n t o b e i m p o s e d o n t h e t a x p a y er s s h o ul d t h e I o a n b e a p p r o v e d 

w o ul d c o n si st of n h r ci m h m \ c ri i nf eir st < w t o t h e F e d er al G o v er n m e nt a n d f a x l o s s e s t o 

t h e St at e a n d L o c al G o v er n m e nt s a n d t o t h e F e d er al G o v e r n m e nt.

T h e i nterest l o s s w o ul d o c c u r si n c e t h e l o a n, if a p pr o v e d, w o ul d b e m a d e’ t o Al a b a m a 

El e ctri c C o o p er ati v e at a n i nt er e st r at e ol 2 p er c e nt, e v e n t h o u g h t h e F e d er al G o v er nm e nt p a y s at l e a st 4 p er c e nt f o r l o n g t er m l u n d s it b orr o w s.

T h u s, t h e t o x p a y er s g e n e r all y w o ul d p a y a t l e a st h al f t h e i nt e r e s t

c o st if t h e l o a n i s a p p r o v e d. 

T a x l o s se s w o ul d r e s ult si n c e Al a b a m a P o w er C o m p a n y p a y s a n u m b er of t a x e s w hi c h 

Al a b a m a El e ct ri c C o o p e r ati v e d o c * n ot p a y. A m o n g t h e s e ar e f e d er al i n c o m e t a x, st at e i nc o m e t a x a n d st at e fr a n c hi s e l a v. I n a d diti o n. Al a b a m a P o w er C o m p a n y p a y s a d v al o r e m 

( p r o p e rt y! t a x e s t o t h e St al e a n d l o c al G o v er n m e nt s at a hi g h e r r at e pr o p orti o n at el y t h a n 

t h e Al a b a m a El e ctri c C o o p er ati v e.

C o n str u cti o n of t h e g e n er ati n g pl a nt a n d r el at e d f a ciliti e s pr o p o s e d

b y t h e c o o p er ati v e w hi c h h o s t h e s e t a x s u b si di e s w o ul d s u p pl a n t or

pr e cl u d e a si mil a r i n v e st m e n t b y Al a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y w hi c h

p a y s f ull t o x es ?

E vi d e n c e pr e s e nt e d b ef or e t h e Dir e ct or ol Fi n a n c e b y Al a b a m a P o w er C o m p a n y s h o w e d 

t h e c o m p o u n d e d i nt er e st a n d l a x l o s s t o b e 1* 4 5. 5 0 4. R O B d u ri n g t h e lif e of t h e pr o p o s e d 

l o a n.

■ E v e n if p u bli c f u n d s ar e l o a n e d t o t h e c o o p er a ti v e a n d t h e s e v a s t

s u m s i n i nt e r e s t a n d t a x l o s s e s a r e b o m e b y t h e t a x p a y e r s o f Al a b a m a

a n d t h e N o ti o n, t h e r e will b e n o s a vi n g s t o a n y o n e . . . n ot o v e n t h e

c u st o m er s of Al a b a m a El e ctri c C o o p er ati v e. All t a x p a y e r s, i n cl u di n g

t h e C o- o p' s c u st o m er s, will*l o s e. T hi s i s n ot o nl y w a st e ;' ft i s d e ­

str u cti v e w a st e.

T h e h e ari n g c o n d u ct e d o n t h e pr o p o s e d l o a n b ef or e t h e Al a b a m a Dir e ct or o f Fi n a n c e

O n c e m or e w c si n c er el y s a y: 

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T h a n k y b u’’’ t o t h o s e w h o alr e a d y h a v £' v oi c e d t b e b

' o bj e cti o n s t o t hi s w a st ef ul a n d u n n e c e s s ar y e x p e n dit ur e of t a x p a y er s* f u n d s. m n u s. 

W a d er B o ul d m 

P r e s U nt

‘ T h o m a s W. M a rti n ’• *

■. ■ C h air m ui of t h e B o ar d
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Se nat or B u r d i c k T ha n k y o u, Mr. Gi b bs.

Se nat or B a ker, d o y o u ha ve a n y q uesti o ns ?

Se nat or B a k e r . Mr. C hair ma n, t ha n k y o u ver y m uc h. I was late arri vi n g. I di d n’t hear m ost of Mr. Gi b bs’ testi m o n y, beca use of b usi ness 

o n t he Se nate fl o or. B ut I ass ure y o u I will rea d it caref ull y. I ha ve 

n o q uesti o ns at t his p oi nt.

Se nat or B u r di c k . Se nat or C ul ver ?

Se nat or C u l v e r . Di d y o u ge ntle me n hear Mr. L o n gs h ore’s testi m o n y 

t his m or ni n g ?

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . Yes, sir. I was here a n d I belie ve Mr. Gi b bs was 

also.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Mr. Partri d g e, i n vie w of Mr. L o n gs h ore’s testim o n y t his m or ni n g a b o ut his willi n g ness t o s u p p ort T V A’s r ole, d o 

y o u still str o n gl y belie ve t hat Mr. L o n gs h ore’s e x perie nce wit h pri vate 

p o wer prese nts a pr o ble m ? A n d if y o u d o, please e x plai n w h y.

Mr. P a r t ri d g e . Se nat or Cil ver, I d o. I t hi n k it is si m pl y n ot 

p ossi ble f or a pers o n t o w or k o ver m ost of a career i n o ne directi o n 

a n d t he n s u d de nl y s witc h a n d g o 1 80 de grees —it is n ot q uite t hat 

m uc h, per ha ps — b ut i n a n y e ve nt, g oi n g i n a n e ntirel y o p p osite directi o n.

It is as t h o u g h I, hea di n g t he Nati o n al R ural Electric C o o perati ves, 

were t o deci de t o lea ve it a n d j oi n t he E dis o n Electric I nstit ut e as 

a pri nci pal staff me m ber. I j ust d o n’t t hi n k t his ca n be d o ne. I t hi n k we 

all de dicate o ur w h ole bei n g a n d all of o ur tale nts t o t he j o b t hat we 

u n derta ke.

Se nat or C u l v e r . We ha ve, u nf ort u nat el y, n u mer o us e xa m ples of 

pe o ple i n re g ulat o r y a ge ncies i n t he Fe deral G o ver n me nt lea vi n g 

e ver y da y t o j oi n t he pri vate sect or. T hese pe o ple bec o me e xtre mel y 

effecti ve a n d de dicate d i n t hei r eff orts o n be half of a pa rtic ular s pecial 

i nterest t he rest of t heir w or ki n g years.

S o I d o n’t t hi n k t hat s witc h fr o m t he pri vate t o t he p u blic sect or is 

necessaril y, o n its face, all t hat c o ncl usi ve, is it? D oes n’t it g o t o t he 

q uesti o n of t he i n di vi d u al ?

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . A y o u k n o w, Se nat or C ul ver, t here are brea k s a n d 

bars t o lea vi n g a p u blic p ositi o n a n d t he n i m me diatel y p urs ui n g i n 

pri vat e life a n d t he sa me-----

Se nat or C u l v e r . I a m a little dist ur b e d b y t he e xte nt t o w hic h y o u 

attri b ute all t he ills of t his pri vate p o wer c o m pa n y t o t he partic ul ar 

n o mi nee bef ore us. T o w hat e xte nt s h o ul d t he fact t hat t he c o m pa n y 

i n d ul ge d i n ca m pai g ns or p u blic state me nts as a c or p orate e ntit y be 

t he i n di vi d u al lia bilit y of t his e m pl o yee? T o w hat e xte nt d oes t h at 

e vi de nce sta n di n g al o ne i m p ue t he pr os pect a n d pr o ba bilit y of his 

bei n g a ble t o perf or m wit h i nte grit y a n d i n de pe n de nce i n a diff ere nt 

sit uati o n ?

Mr. P a r t ri d g e . I w o ul d o nl y p oi nt o ut t hat Mr. L o n gs h ore, b y his 

o w n res u me a n d a d missi on, was ver y cl ose t o t he t o p pe o ple of t he 

Ala ba ma P o wer C o. T h ose sa me pe o ple were t he i de ntical o nes 

w h o a p peare d, as I me nti o ne d, i n o p p ositi o n t o R E A f u n di n g or i n 

ma n y wa ys t o t he c o nti n uati o n of R E A, a n d i n o p p ositi o n' t o T V A. 

F urt her, t he y ha ve ta ke n t he acti o ns w hic h ha ve ta k e n t he c o o perati ves a n d t heir i nstr u me nt alities i n Ala ba ma i nt o c o urt o n eac h a n d 

e ver y occasi o n.
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T h us , it is ver y ha r d f o r me t o belie ve t h at a pers o n at t h at le vel 

i n a c o m pa n y c o ul d n ot ha v e bee n k n o wle d ge a ble a b o ut a n d c o ul d 

n ot h a ve a gre e d wit h t he a cti o n s t a ke n. If he ha d n ot a gree d, he w o ul d 

ha v e le ft t he c o m pa n y of hi s o w n c h oice or b y dir ecti o n, i n m y 

o pi ni o n.

Se nat or C u l v e r . D y o u wis h t o c o m me nt o n t h at, Mr. Gi b b s ?

Mr. G i b b s. I a m n ot sa yi n g t h at a fat h er c o ul d ref ere e a base ball 

ga m e as a n u m pir e wit h his s o n batti n g. B ut I mi g ht be a little q uesti o na ble of s o me of hi s calls.

I a m n ot sa yi n g t hi s j o b c o ul d n’t be d o ne b y hi m. B ut I t hi n k it is 

ver y q ue sti o na ble wit h his p hil os o p h y t h at h e c o ul d be c o m pletel y o bjecti ve i n t h at p ositi o n.

Se nat or C u l v e r . W hat w o ul d b e y o u r i de al n o mi nee f o r t his seat o n 

t h e T V A B oa r d of Di rect or s?

Mr. G i b b s. I t hi n k s o me o ne w h o h as t he p hil o s o p h y c o n siste nt wit h 

t he T V A A ct pri or t o his bei n g a p p oi nte d t o t h e B o ar d, a n d a per s o n 

w h o ha s t h e a bilit y a n d t h e s kills a n d t h e tec h nical k n o wle d ge t h at 

w o ul d b e re q uire d t o pe rf o r m hi s ta s k.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Were y o u h ere w he n Mr s. W a d e m a de he r p res e ntati o n?

Mr. G i b b s. Yes.

Se nat or C u l v e r . I was i nt ere ste d i n he r de scri pti o n of t he 

q u alificati o n s f or t his p o siti o n.

We ha ve state d bef ore t he q ualificati o ns we belie ve T V A Direct or m ust 

p ossess: e x pertise o n e ner g y iss ues, ma na gerial a bilit y, c o m mit me nt t o e n vir o nme ntal pr otecti o n, i n de pe n de nce of j u d g me nt, free d o m fr o m a n y c o nflict of i nterest, a n d pers o nal i nte grit y.

S he d oes n’t see m t o cite i n t h at f or mal artic ul ati o n t h at a n esse ntial 

pre re q uisite be a p hil o s o p hic al c o m mit me nt t o p u blic p o w er.

Mr. G i b b s. T he T V A A ct sa y s t h at, d oe s n’t it, Se nat or?

Se nat or C u l v e r . B ut I me a n i n t er m s of pri o r e x p erie nce.

Mr. G i b b s. I a m s orr y; I a m n ot clear.

Se nat or C u l v e r . A n y b o d y ca n c o me her e a n d sa y he s u bs cri be s t o 

t he re q uir e m e nts of t h e T V A Act. I a m tal ki n g a b o ut y o ur stateme nt t h at y o u felt it w o ul d be esse ntial f o r a n a p pr o p ri at e n o mi nee t o 

ha ve a de m o nstrate d p hil o s o p hical c o m mit me nt t o or e x perie n ce wit h 

p u bli c p o w er. I a m j u st c h all e n gi n g w h y t h at pa st e x p erie nce is s o 

criti call y i m p o rta nt if y o u ha ve i n de pe n de n ce of j u d g m e nt. Ar e y o u 

st ati n g t h at y o u ca n’t h a ve i n de pe n de n ce of j u d g m e nt i f y o u ha ve h a d 

a p arti c ula r t y p e o f p ast e x perie n ce?

Mr. G i b b s. I t w o ul d w or r y me.

Se nat or C u l v e r . W o ul d it be s ufficie nt i n y o ur j u d g me nt, t o de n y 

s o me o n e s uc h a n o p p ort u nit y f o r ser vice ?

W ha t i f y o u ha ve s o me b o d y, li k e o u r pres e nt n o mi n ee, w h o p osses ses, 

f o r t h e sa ke of a r g u me nt, e x p ertise o n e ne r g y iss ues, m a n a g erial a bilit y, c o m mit m e nt t o e n vir o n me ntal pr otecti o n, i n d e pe n de nce of j u d g ­

me nt, fre e d o m fr o m a n y c o n flict of i nt ere st, a n d pers o nal i nte grit y, 

b ut he ha s w or ke d f or a p ri v at e p o w er c o m p a n y ?

W o ul d t he fa ct t h at, e ve n i n s pit e o f h a vi n g all o f t h ese ot h er q u alificati o ns. h e h as w or ke d f o r a pri v at e p o w er c o m pa n y be, i n a n d of it ­

self, s ufficie nt t o prej u dice hi s c o n si d erati o n ?

Mr. G i b b s. I w o ul d p oi nt o ut w he re he w or ke d a n d w hat he di d w hile 

he was t he re. B u t if he wa s w o r ki n g i n a p o siti o n w h ere he w o ul d
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re prese nt us i n a le gislat ure a n d g o ver n me ntal b o dies, we w o ul d wa nt 

t o k n o w w hat his p ositi o n is o n R E A ; w het her he t hi n k s R E A is g o o d 

or T V A is g o o d.

Se nat or C u l v e r . L et’s get s pecific. I ca me i n late. All I k n o w is t hat 

he w or ke d f o r a pri v ate p o wer c o m pa n y a n d he w or ke d i n a relati vel y 

hi g h c or p orate le vel. T heref ore, acc or di n g t o y o ur re mar ks, he is g uilt y 

b y ass ociati o n.

W h at s pecificall y d o y o u k n o w a b o ut his bac k gr o u n d, ot he r t ha n t his 

ge neral disc ussi o n a n d i m plicati o n, t hat w o ul d prej u dice Mr. L o n gs h ore’s c o nsi derati o n.

Mr. G i b bs. I u n dersta n d b y his testi m o n y t his m or ni n g t hat he sai d 

he w or ke d ver y cl osel y wit h le gislati ve ite ms i n State le gislat ures. I 

w o ul d ass u me fr o m t h at he als o a d mitte d a w or ki n g u n der sta n di n g of 

t he le gislati o n w hic h t he m u nici pals were s u p p orti n g i n Ala ba ma i n 

1 97 5, bef ore t he Ala ba ma Le gislat ure, w hic h w o ul d all o w t he m t o 

b uil d j oi nt ge nerati o n pl a nts.

I d o n’t k n o w w het her it is his b oss o r n ot, b ut a vice pre si de nt of 

t he c o m pa n y a p peare d bef ore t he c o m mittee a n d o p p ose d t hat t hi n g 

ver y e m oti o nall y, t hat t his was a p o or e xc use a n d o p p ose d it a n d 

f o u g ht ver y vi g or o usl y a gai nst t his le gislati o n.

S o far we d o n’t ha ve it i n Ala ba ma yet. I u n der sta n d t hat his j o b 

has bee n w or ki n g wit h t hese t y pes of s pecial pr ojects.

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . S e nat or C ul ver, if I ma y call atte nti o n t o secti on 

2(f ) of t he act a n d rea d it dir ectl y:

N o dir ect or s hall ha ve fi na n cial i nt ere st i n a n y p u blic utilit y c or p or ati o n 

e n ga ge d i n t he b usi ness of di stri b uti n g a n d selli n g p o w er t o t h e p u blic * * * n or 

s hall a n y me m ber ha ve a n y i nter est i n a n y b usi ne ss t h at ma y be a d versel y 

affecte d b y t he s uccess of t he C or p o rati o n * * * as a pr o d ucer of electric 

p o wer.

I t hi n k Mr. L o n gs h ore is a n i n di vi d ual w h o has a n i nterest i n 

a n y b usi ness t hat ma y be a d versel y affcte d b y t he s uccess of t he 

c or p orati o n.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Are y o u tal ki n g a b o ut a fi na ncial or p hil os o p hical 

i nterest? W hat if he p uts w hate ver ec o no mic i nterest he has i n a 

bli n d tr u st or a p pr o priate le gal arra n ge m e nt t o dis p ose of it?

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . T he pr o hi biti o n is n ot li mite d t o fi na ncial i nterests.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Are y o u t r yi n g t o re o pe n a ma n’s brai n a n d determi ne s u bjecti ve i nte nt as t o w hat his i nterests are? T hat is getti n g 

prett y hair y, is n’t it?

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . I ca n o nl y rea d w hat t he t he act sa ys.

Se nat or C u l v e r . " What is t he le gislati ve hi st or y of t hat ter m ? Is it 

relate d t o ec o no mic c o nsi derati o ns? D o t he y g o i n a n d gi ve hi m a 

q uesi o n naire, gi ve a R orsc hac h test? W hat d oes “i nte rest’' mea n?

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . It certai nl y is n ot relate d t o ec o n o mic i nterest i n 

t his p hrase. It sa ys a n y i nterest i n a n y b usi ness.

Se nat or C u l v e r . A n y i ntere st i n a n y b usi ness. T h at is t he ke y. is n’t 

it? A b usi ness-relate d i nterest t hat w o ul d be a d versel y affecte d b y a 

decisi on ma de i n t he p u blic i nterest.

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . T h at is c orrect.

Se nat or C u l v e r . T h at is w hat t he ter m refers t o, is n't it ? A n e ner g y 

b usi ness i n w hic h he has a n ec o no mic i nterest t hat is directl y relate d 

t o or directl y affecte d b y t he T V A. T hat is w hat t he ter m pr o ba bl y 

mea ns, is n’t it?
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Mr. P a r t r i d g e. I d o n’t rea d it t hat wa y. As a n e xa m ple, I w o ul d sa y 

t hat a n i n di vi d ual w h o has cl ose pers o nal c o n necti o ns wit h s o me o ne 

w h ose b usi ness ma y he a d versel y affected b y T V A c o ul d n ot ver y well 

q ualif y u n der t his pr o visi o n. Literall y rea d, t hat is w hat t he act 

mea ns.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Ho w d o y o u defi ne cl ose pers o nal c o n necti o ns ? H e 

is i n a c h urc h. He is a deac o n i n a Ba pti st c h urc h. W hat if a n ot her 

deac on is t he presi de nt of a pri v ate p o wer c o m pa n y, a n d t he y are 

g olfi n g b u d dies w he n t he y are n’t i n c h urc h or teac hi n g S u n d a y sc h o ol ? 

Is t hat t he ki n d of i nterest he has t o se ver i n or der t o be sa nitize d f or 

t his j o b ? It is his best frie n d.

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . I t hi n k t a ke n i n t h e c o nte xt of t his n o mi nee a n d t he 

c o m pa n y fr o m w hic h he c o mes, Se n at or C ul ver, t hat t he mea ni n g of 

t he act is rat h er clear.

Se nat or C u l v e r . It ma y be clear t o y o u, b ut I w o ul d li ke t o l o o k at it 

a little m ore caref ull y. I t hi n k it is re plete wit h a m bi g uit y as y o u pr op ose it.

Mr. G i b bs. T here is n o q uesti o n t hat he has a n i nterest t o da y. He is 

still a n e m pl o yee of Ala ba ma P o wer C o. H o w ca n he be a p p oi nte d 

here? He certai nl y as a n e m pl o yee has a n i nterest, d oes n’t he?

Se nat or C u l v e r . I u n der sta n d he has testifie d he is g oi n g t o di vest 

hi mself of a n y fi na ncial o bli gati o ns?

Mr. G i b bs. He is still dra wi n g a salar y.

Se nat or C u l v e r . T hat ma y well be. T hat d oes n’t tr o u ble me a bit. 

I h o pe he is a ble t o pr o vi de f or his fa mil y. H e is well a d vise d t o kee p 

t hat salar y, t o o, as l o n g as his n o mi nati o n is pe n di n g, i n li g ht of rece nt 

hist or y. He is well a d vise d t o re mai n gai nf ull y e m pl o ye d.

B ut I d o n’t t hi n k t hat fact s h o ul d i n a n d of itself be a bar t o 

fa v ora ble acti o n o n his n o mi nati o n. I d o n’t t hi n k f or a m o me nt y o u 

are sa yi n g t hat.

Mr. G i b bs. Par d o n me ?

Se nat or C u l v e r . I d o u bt y o u are sa yi n g t h at: t hat i n or der t o be 

i n better s ha pe as a n o mi nee b ef ore t he c o m mittee, he o u g ht t o be 

u ne m pl o ye d ?

Mr. G i b bs. N . B ut I a m sa yi n g h o w ca n he kee p fr o m ha vi n g a n 

i nterest i n t h at c o m pa n y here t o da y ?

Se nat or C u l v e r . He ma y ha ve a fi na ncial i nterest u p t o t he ti me 

we act o n t he n o mi nati o n, b ut t he n m ust di vest hi mself of it. Y o u 

di d n ’t as k Mr. Mc Na mara t o gi ve u p his o w ners hi p i n F or d M ot or 

u ntil t he Se n ate acte d f a v ora bl y o n t he n o mi nati o n, di d y o u?

Mr. G i b bs. N . B ut I see a pr o ble m. W he n d oes his p hil os o p h y 

c ha n ge? D oes it c ha n ge t he da v t h e salar y q uits wit h Ala ba ma P o wer 

a n d he gets his first c hec k wit h T V A ?

Se nat or C u l v e r . I f y o u ha ve ha d a n y e x perie nce i n life, y o u ha ve 

seen pe o ple's p hil os o p hies c ha n ge prett y dra maticall y. We see t he m 

c ha n ge o n t he h o ur ar o u n d here o n gi ven iss ues.

Y o u ma y be a little startle d t o see m y p hil os o p h y a p pe ar t o be 

c ha n gi n g. Ha ve y o u g ot me pi ge o n hole d ?

Se nat or C u l v e r . J ust beca use I v ote d o ver t he years wit h R E A 1 00 

perce nt, d oes t hat mea n y o u ha ve me i n y o ur p oc ket ? D oes t hat mea n 

T ha ve a p hil os o p hical cast of mi n d t hat gi ves me a ri gi dit y t hat I ca n’t
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a d dress t he merits of a partic ul ar case o bjecti vel y? D o y o u k n o w 

pre dicta bl y w hat I a m g oi n g t o d o ?

T hat is t he great t hi n g a b o ut t he S u pre me C o urt. Y o u ca n be a n 

acti ve me m ber of t he K u Kl u x Kia n a n d be a p p oi nte d a n d t he n bec o me a c ha m pi o n of ci vil ri g ht s beca use y o u s o me w hat are i ns ulate d o n 

t he C o urt fr o m s o me of t he press ures of t he mar ket place a n d ot her 

s ocial i n stit uti o ns. Ma y be y o u gr o w. Ma y be y o u mat ure.

I ma y yet re vie w t his n o mi nee i n t he f ullest a p pr o priate se nse of 

m y o w n le gislati ve res p o nsi bilit y a n d arri ve at a j u d g me nt t hat ha ppe ns t o be y o urs. B ut I a m g oi n g t o g o t hr o u g h a pr ocess bef ore I lea p 

t o a fi nal j u d g me nt.

Y o u s h o ul d n ot feel p ut u p o n if I as k y o u t o gi ve me c h a pter a n d 

verse. T hat is m ore res p o nsi ble, i n fair ness t o t his n o mi nee, t ha n g uilt 

b y ass ociati o n.

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . Se nat or, we ha ve ha d 1 6 years a n d m ore of stea d y 

o p p ositi o n fr o m t his c o m pa n y re prese nte d b y t his n o mi nee. I d o n’t 

t hi n k we ha ve lea pe d rat h er q uic kl y i n 1 6 years t o t h at c o nclusi o n.

Se nat or C u l v e r . I j ust aff or de d y o u a n o p p ort u nit y t o disc uss 

t his partic ular n o mi nee’s c hara cter, q ualificati o ns, bac k gr o u n d, trai ni n g, a n d mi n d set, a n d t o deter mi ne h o w he stac ks u p acc or di n g t o 

Mrs. Wa de’s criteria. C halle n ge hi m o n t hose p oi nts.

Are y o u c o ncerne d, f or i nsta nce, t hat he is tal ki n g a b o ut n uclear 

p o wer b ut has n’t me nti o ne d c o nser vati o n ?

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . O ur c o ncer n is o ne w hic h I ha ve e x presse d, a n d 

t hat is t hat t he ma n p urel y a n d si m pl y d oes p ose a c o nflict of i nterest. 

We belie ve t hat ver y str o n gl y, ver y si ncerel y, a n d wit h s u bsta ntial-----

Se nat or C u l v e r . W hat if he p uts a n y ec o n o mical i nterest i n a bli n d 

tr ust, gets ri d of it, sells it all ? I u n dersta n d he has a gree d t o ta ke s uc h 

acti o n. Let’s ass u me t h at we ta ke a l o o k at it a n d see if s uc h arra n geme nt is a de q uate t o alle viate hi m of a n y press ure a n d te m pt ati o n of a 

s pecial i nterest orie ntati o n o n his j u d g me nt a n d decisi o n c o ncer ni n g 

t he p u blic i nterest. Sa y we d o t hat.

Are y o u at all c o ncer ne d t hat t his p ossi ble bias a n d pri o r e x perie nce 

will res ult i n hi m tilti n g e ve n t o o far a gai nst his c o m pa n y ? D oes it 

c o ncer n y o u t h at he ma y g o t o o far t he ot her wa y t o pr o ve his s p urs? 

W o ul d t hat be i n t he p u blic i nterest?

We ha d Mr. Hic kle, f or e xa m ple, w h o ca me i n here a n d g ot b ur ne d 

wit h a bl o w t orc h a b o ut r eser vati o ns as t o w het her he was a ge n ui ne 

c o nser vati o nist. B y t he ti me he left office, n o b o d y c o ul d t o uc h hi m as 

a c o nser vati o n c ha m pi o n.

W h at a b o ut t hat case? D oes t hat b ot her y o u? W hat if we fi n d 

t hat Mr. L o n gs h ore is g oi n g t o wea kl y be a c ha m pi o n of p u blic p o wer? 

W hat if we gi ve Mr. L o n gs h ore a n o p p ort u nit y? Y o u ha ve all of 

t hese reser vati o ns a n d d o u bts, b ut he gets i n t here a n d reall y be n ds 

o ver bac k war ds t he ot her wa y.

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . I s u p p ose t h at it is p ossi ble t hat t h at c o ul d ha p pe n. 

I d o defi nitel y t hi n k t hat i n i nsta nces w here i n a n a d versar y relati o ns hi p —as t here will be i n t he f ut ure, as t here ha ve bee n i n t he 

past —t h at t he T V A B oar d, wit h Mr. L o n gs h ore o n it —if t h at be t he 

case — deci des i n a wa y fa v ora ble t o t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o., t hat o ne 

a n d all will ass u me t hat t his was prej u dice fr o m t he be gi n ni n g.

T his is w hat I was tal ki n g a b o ut w he n I sai d t hat I t hi n k he is 

place d i n a n i m p ossi ble sit uati o n as a me m ber of t h at B oar d —es pe-
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ciall y i n vie w of t he a d versar y rec or d l o n g esta blis he d as bet ween 

Ala ba ma P o w er C o., T V A, a n d its c ust o mers.

Se nat or C u l v e r . T ha n k y ou, Mr. C hair ma n.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I j ust ha ve o ne or t w o q uesti o ns here. Mr. Gi b bs, 

y o u attac he d a n a d vertise me nt t o y o ur testi m o n y t his after n o o n. It is 

a n a d vertise me nt e ntitle d, “ We Ta x pa yer s Will L ose a n d C o- o p C ust o mers Will N ot Be nefit if t he Pr o p ose d L oa n is Ma de t o Ala ba ma 

Electric C o o perati ve.”

T here is n o date o n t hat a d vertise me nt. I n otice it is si g ne d b y 

T h o mas W. Marti n, c hair ma n of t he b oar d, a n d Walter B o ul di n, 

presi de nt.

D o y o u ha ve a n y i dea w he n t hi s was? Ca n y o u p ut a date o n it?

Mr. G i b bs. It w o ul d be i n t h e e arl y si xties, Se nat or. T his was pri or 

t o m y bec o mi n g e xec uti ve vice presi de nt of t he ass ociati o n t here. I 

k n o w t his iss ue was i n Ala ba ma ver y str o n g i n t he earl y si xties.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I was j ust tr yi n g t o get t he realti o ns hi p t o t he 

n o mi nee. H e we nt o n b oar d i n 1 96 1. I f y o u ca n i de ntif y t he date a n y 

earlier t h a n t hat, I wis h y o u w o ul d. I mea n a n y partic ul ar ti me.

Mr. G i b bs. I t hi n k t his l oa n was fi nall y a p pr o ve d i n 1 96 4. W o ul d 

y o u li ke me t o get t his i nf or m ati o n ?

Se nat or B u r di c k . If y o u ca n get a date, yes, sir.

Mr. G i b bs. Yes, sir.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I ha ve o ne m ore q uesti o n of hist oric al i m p orta nce. Ha s a n y n o mi nee bee n rec o m me n de d b y t h e P resi d e nt w h o ha d 

pre vi o us pri v ate p o wer e x perie nce ?

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . Mr. C hair ma n, n ot t o m y k n o wle d ge. I t hi n k t here 

has ne ver bee n a n o mi nee f or t he T V A B oar d w h o ca me o ut of t he 

i n vest or- o w ne d sect or of t he utilit y i n d ustr y.

Se nat or B a k e r . I d o n’t ha ve a n y q uesti o ns. Is t his t he e n d of o ur 

wit ness list?

Se nat or B u r di c k . We ha ve a n ot her wit ness.

Se nat or B a k e r . I ha ve a fe w m ore q uesti o ns f or Mr. L o n gs h ore.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T ha n k y o u ver y m uc h.

Mr. P a rt ri d g e . T ha n k y o u, Mr. C hair ma n, a n d me m bers of t he 

c o m mittee.

Se nat or B u r di c k . O ur ne xt wit ness is Mr. J. D. Br o w n, de p ut y 

e xec uti ve direct or, A merica n P u blic P o wer Ass ociati o n; acc o m pa nie d 

b y Mr. J. Wile y B o wers, e xec uti ve direct or, Te n nessee Valle y P u blic 

P o wer Ass ociati o n.

S T A T E M E N T O F J. D. B R O W N, D E P U T Y E X E C U TI V E DI R E C T O R,

A M E RI C A N P U B LI C P O W E R A S S O CI A TI O N; A C C O M P A NI E D B Y

J. WI L E Y B O W E RS, E X E C U T I V E DI R E C T O R, T E N N E S S E E V A L L E Y

P U B LI C P O W E R A S S O CI A TI O N

Mr. B r o w n . Mr. C hair m a n, I a m J. D. Br o w n, de p ut y e xec uti ve 

direct o r of t he A merica n P u blic P o wer Ass ociati o n. O ur i nterest, as 

is t he i nterest of Mr. B o wers, wit h t he Te n nessee Valle y P u blic 

P o wer Ass ociati on, is fr o m t he sta n d p oi nt of t he electric c o ns u mer, 

pri maril y. T he A merica n P u bli c P o wer Ass ociati o n re prese nts s o me 

1, 40 0 m u nici pal p o wer s yste ms acr oss t he c o u ntr y.
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I n t he Te n nessee Valle y t here are 1 10 m u nici pal p o wer s yste ms t h at 

p urc hase t heir e ntir e p o wer s u p pl y fr o m T V A a n d w h o pa y T V A 

prese ntl y a b o ut h alf a billi o n d ollars a y ear f or t hat p o wer. S o t here 

is a direct i ntere st i n t he q ualit y of a T V A B oar d a p p oi nt me nt beca use of t his i nterest o n be half of electric c o ns u mers.

I t hi n k t he esse ntial reas o n f or o ur c o ncer n a b o ut Mr. L o n gs h ore’s 

a p p oi nt me nt is t hat i n o ur vie w he d oes n ot meet w hat we c o nsi der t o 

be t h e sta n dar ds a p pr o priate t o a me m ber of t he T V A B oar d, pa rtic ularl y at t his ti me i n T V A’s hist or y.

T hese a p p oi nt me nts are, as y o u k n o w, f or a 9- year ter m. Bac k i n 

1 93 3 w he n t he c o nferees were deci di n g o n t he ter ms of t he T V A Act of 

t hat year, t he H o use c o nferees state d:

We are f ull y pers ua d e d t h at t he f ull s uccess of t he Te n nessee Valle y de vel o pme nt pr oj ect will de pe n d m ore u p o n t he a bilit y, visi o n, a n d e xec uti ve ca p acit y 

of t he me m bers of t he B oar d t ha n u p o n le gi slati ve pr o visi o ns.

I t hi n k t hat is n o less tr ue t o da y t ha n it was i n 1 93 3. We belie ve 

als o t h at T V A is at a critical j u nct ure i n it s hist or y. As has bee n state d 

at t his heari n g t o da y, T V A has bee n criticize d f or its risi n g electric 

rates, f or its e n vir o n me ntal p olicies, f or it s p ositi o n o n res p o nsi veness 

t o t he p u blic, a n d ot her iss ues, w hile we d o n ot t otall y a gree wit h all 

t h ose c har ges, we d o belie ve t hat at t his ti me i n T V A’s hist or y it is cr ucial t hat t he y be gi ve n a direct or of nati o n al presti ge a n d st at ure w h o, 

as Mrs. Wa de p oi nte d o ut, ca n hel p t o gi ve a fres h ness a n d a ne w 

directi o n t o t his a ge nc y, a pers o n wit h rec o g nize d a bilit y a n d p u blic 

ser vice de dicati o n.

We t hi n k T V A t o da y has a s pecial nee d f or a ne w Direct or i n t he 

hist oric T V A tra diti o n. It is o ur vie w t hat Mr. L o n gs h ore d oes n ot 

meas ure u p t o t h ose sta n dar ds.

He has n ot, as I u n dersta n d it, bee n i n a decisi o n ma ki n g ca pacit y 

wit h t he Al a ba ma P o wer C o. He is n ot i ncl u de d f or s o me reas o n i n t he 

list of t he 4 0 t o p e xec uti ves i n t he c o m pa n y, acc or di n g t o t he Electrical 

W orl d Direct or y of Electrical Utilities. He has bee n i n his 1 5 years 

wit h t h e c o m pa n y, a p pare ntl y i n staff p ositi o ns.

We d o n ot t hi n k t hat he w o ul d, t heref ore, bri n g t he T V A t he 

stat ure a n d presti ge a n d t he p u blic ser vice orie ntati o n t hat we t hi n k 

it nee ds at t his ti me.

I n s h ort, we t hi n k t hat t he Presi de nt a n d his pers o n nel a d vis ors 

c o ul d ha ve o btai ne d t he ser vices of a bette r q ualifie d pers o n t ha n 

Mr. L o n gs h ore f or t his p ositi o n o n t he B oar d of t he lar gest p u blic 

p o wer a n d res ource a genc y.

We are a ware t h at y o u ha ve ha d o ne n o mi nee alrea d y. T his is t he 

sec on d n o mi nee. T here is a q uesti o n of h o w l o n g t his s p ot sta ys 

vaca nt.

It is o ur vie w t hat t he o verri di n g c o nsi derati o n is n ot t he s pee d 

wit h w hic h t he B oar d vaca nc y is fille d b ut t he q ualificati o ns of t he 

n o mi nee as t he y relate t o t he s pecial nee ds of t he T V A B oar d p ositi o n.

T o deal briefl y wit h t he pri vate p o wer c o m pa n y iss ue, it is u nfair 

t o sa y t hat si m pl y because Mr. L o n gs h ore has w or ke d f or a pri vate 

p o wer c o m pa n y he s h o ul d be rejecte d. I t hi n k, t h o u g h, t here has 

bee n t he i nfere nce i n t his heari n g t hat t he da ys of c o nflict bet wee n 

p u blic a n d pri vate p o wer are o ver. I n s o me part s of t he c o u ntr y
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t h ose differe nces are m ute d, b ut t he y are n ot o ver. T h at is j ust a fact, 

a n d it is a fact of ec o n o mic life, a m o n g ot her t hi n gs.

I t hi n k it is u nf ort u nat e t h at a n o mi nee was selecte d w h o is n ot 

j ust i n a pri vat e utilit y b ut w h o is fr o m a nei g h b or of T V A t hat 

has ha d a c o nflict a na t hat will c o nti n ue t o ha ve b usi ness wit h 

T V A t hat affects t he p olic y decisi o ns b y t he pers o n o n t hat B oar d.

B ut t o r et ur n t o t he m ore basic p oi nt, it is o ur vie w a n d t he vie w of 

o ur me m bers w h o are directl y affecte d b y t he q ualit y of a T V A B oar d 

a p p oi nt me nt t hat b y t he sta n dar d t hat we w o ul d set f or t his hi g h 

p ositi o n, Mr. L o n gs h ore d oes n ot fit t h ose sta n dar d s.

T ha n k y o u, Mr. C hair ma n.

[ Mr. Br o w n’s pre pare d state me nt f oll o w s:]
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S t a t e m e n t o

J . D . B r o w n , d e p u t y e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r 

A m e r i c a n P u b l i c P o w e r A s s o c i a t i o n , t o S e n a t e P u b l i c 

W o r k s C o m m i t t e e , a t h e a r i n g o n n o m i n a t i o n o f 

T h o m a s L . L o n g s h o r e t o T V A B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s , 

r J u l y 2 1 , 1 9 7 6

I a m J . D . B r o w n , d e p u t y e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r o f t h e A m e r i c a n 

P u b l i c P o w e r A s s o c i a t i o n , a n a t i o n a l a s s o c i a t i o n o f l o c a l p u b l i c l y 

o w n e d e l e c t r i c u t i l i t i e s , p r i m a r i l y m u n i c i p a l l y - o w n e d s y s t e m s , i n 

4 7 S t a t e s , A m e r i c a n S a m o a , G u a m , P u e r t o R i c o a n d t h e V i r g i n I s l a n d s . 

T h e A s s o c i a t i o n ' s o f f i c e s a r e a t 2 6 0 0 V i r g i n i a A v e . , N . W . , 

W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . 2 0 0 3 7 .

T h e A s s o c i a t i o n ' s E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e , o n J u l y 1 2 , 1 9 7 6 , v o t e d 

t o o p p o s e t h e c o n f i r m a t i o n o f T h o m a s L . L o n g s h o r e t o b e a m e m b e r 

o f t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y A u t h o r i t y .

T h e A m e r i c a n P u b l i c P o w e r A s s o c i a t i o n h a s a d i r e c t i n t e r e s t 

i n t h e q u a l i t y o f a p p o i n t m e n t s t o t h e T V A B o a r d . I n t h e T e n n e s s e e 

V a l l e y , t h e r e a r e 1 1 0 m u n i c i p a l p o w e r s y s t e m s t h a t p u r c h a s e f r o m 

T V A t h e e n t i r e w h o l e s a l e p o w e r s u p p l y t h a t s e r v e s t h e i r c o m m u n i t i e s 

a n d t h e i r c i t i z e n s . M a n y o f t h e s e u t i l i t i e s a r e A P P A m e m b e r s . T h e s e 

m u n i c i p a l l y - o w n e d e l e c t r i c u t i l i t i e s p r o v i d e e l e c t r i c s e r v i c e t o 

m o r e t h a n 1 - 1 / 2 m i l l i o n h o m e s , s c h o o l s , b u s i n e s s e s a n d i n d u s t r i e s , 

o r a b o u t 5 m i l l i o n p e o p l e . F o r e v e r y d o l l a r t h a t t h e s e m u n i c i p a l 

p o w e r s y s t e m s c o l l e c t e d l a s t y e a r f r o m t h e i r l o c a l c o n s u m e r s f o r 

r e t a i l e l e c t r i c s e r v i c e , a b o u t 7 3 c e n t s w e n t t o T V A f o r w h o l e s a l e 

p o w e r s u p p l y — a t o t a l o f w e l l o v e r h a l f a b i l l i o n d o l l a r s . T h a t i s , 

T V A ' s c h a r g e s f o r w h o l e s a l e p o w e r t a k e a b o u t t h r e e - f o u r t h s o f a l l t h e 

m o n e y p a i d f o r r e t a i l e l e c t r i c s e r v i c e b y t h e c o n s u m e r s s e r v e d b y 

m u n i c i p a l e l e c t r i c s y s t e m s i n t h e V a l l e y .
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B o a r d A p p o i n t m e n t s A r e o f D e e p C o n c e r n T o P e o p l e o f V a l l e y

O b v i o u s l y , t h e s e m u n i c i p a l p o w e r s y s t e m s , a n d t h e i r c o n s u m e r s , 

h a v e a d e e p i n t e r e s t i n t h e q u a l i t y o f p e r s o n s n o m i n a t e d t o t h e T V A 

B o a r d . E l e c t r i c r a t e s h a v e b e e n r i s i n g i n t h e V a l l e y , a s t h e y h a v e 

i n o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e N a t i o n , a n d c o n s u m e r s a r e m o r e a n d m o r e c o n c e r n e d 

w i t h p o l i c y d e c i s i o n s a f f e c t i n g t h e i r e l e c t r i c s e r v i c e .

A p p o i n t m e n t s t o t h e T V A B o a r d — f o r a t e r m o f n i n e y e a r s — a r e 

o f m a j o r s i g n i f i c a n c e t o t h e p e o p l e o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y . T h e 

T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y A u t h o r i t y i s h e a d q u a r t e r e d i n t h e r e g i o n , a n d i t s 

d i r e c t o r s m a k e d e c i s i o n s t h a t d i r e c t l y a f f e c t t h e l i v e s o f m i l l i o n s 

o f p e o p l e i n t h a t r e g i o n . F u r t h e r , m e m b e r s h i p o n t h e T V A B o a r d i s 

a f u l l - t i m e j o b . T h e A c t s t a t e s ( S e c t i o n 2 e ) t h a t d i r e c t o r s m u s t 

n o t " b e e n g a g e d i n a n y o t h e r b u s i n e s s , b u t e a c h m e m b e r s h a l l d e v o t e 

h i m s e l f t o t h e w o r k o f t h e C o r p o r a t i o n . " T h e T V A B o a r d i s i n v o l v e d , 

o n a d a i l y b a s i s , i n p o l i c y - m a k i n g .

I n 1 9 3 3 , w h e n H o u s e a n d S e n a t e c o n f e r e e s w e r e m a k i n g f i n a l 

d e c i s i o n s o n t h e T V A a c t , t h e H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s c o n f e r e e s 

m a d e t h i s s t a t e m e n t :

" W e a r e f u l l y p e r s u a d e d t h a t t h e f u l l s u c c e s s o f t h e T e n n e s s e e

V a l l e y d e v e l o p m e n t p r o j e c t w i l l d e p e n d m o r e u p o n t h e a b i l i t y , 

v i s i o n , a n d e x e c u t i v e c a p a c i t y o f t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e b o a r d

t h a n u p o n l e g i s l a t i v e p r o v i s i o n s . " ( u n d e r l in in g su pp li ed )

F o r t y - t h r e e y e a r s l a t e r t h e w i s d o m o f t h a t s t a t e m e n t i s c l e a r .

T V A t o d a y , p e r h a p s m o r e t h a n e v e r , n e e d s b o a r d m e m b e r s w i t h a b i l i t y ,

v i s i o n a n d e x e c u t i v e c a p a c i t y . R e l a t e d l y , t h e r e i s i n c r e a s e d c o n c e r n

t o d a y o v e r t h e q u a l i t y o f r e g u l a t o r y c o m m i s s i o n a p p o i n t m e n t s . A t 

j o i n t h e a r i n g s o n t h i s m a t t e r o n N o v e m b e r 6 , 1 9 7 5 , S e n a t e C o m m e r c e 

C o m m i t t e e C h a i r m a n W a r r e n M a g n u s o n s a i d : " A n a d m i n i s t r a t i o n c a n b e 

n o s t r o n g e r t h a n t h e s t a t u r e , c o m p e t e n c e a n d a b o v e a l l t h e i n t e g r i t y
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o f t h e m e n a n d w o m e n w h o p e o p l e i t s h i g h o f f i c e s . " ( J o i n t h e a r i n g s 

b e f o r e H o u s e C o m m i t t e e o n I n t e r s t a t e a n d F o r e i g n C o m m e r c e , a n d 

S e n a t e C o m m i t t e e s o n C o m m e r c e a n d G o v e r n m e n t O p e r a t i o n s , N o v e m b e r 6 - 7 , 

1 9 7 5 ) .

B a s i c I s s u e : S t a n d a r d s f o r a T V A D i r e c t o r

T h e b a s i c i s s u e i s : b y w h a t s t a n d a r d s d o e s t h i s C o m m i t t e e

b e l i e v e a p r o s p e c t i v e T V A D i r e c t o r s h o u l d b e m e a s u r e d ?

W h a t i s d i f f e r e n t a b o u t t h e T V A B o a r d p o s i t i o n ?

F i r s t , T V A i s a l a r g e a n d s i g n i f i c a n t F e d e r a l r e g i o n a l a g e n c y , 

w i t h m o r e t h a n $ 7 b i l l i o n i n a s s e t s , a n d c h a r g e d w i t h t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y 

f o r p r o v i d i n g e l e c t r i c p o w e r s u p p l y t o m o r e t h a n 6 m i l l i o n p e o p l e i n a n 

8 0 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e m i l e a r e a c o v e r i n g p a r t s o f s e v e n S o u t h e r n s t a t e s . T V A 

o p e r a t e s t h e N a t i o n ' s l a r g e s t i n t e g r a t e d p o w e r n e t w o r k , w i t h m o r e 

t h a n 2 5 m i l l i o n k i l o w a t t s o f g e n e r a t i n g c a p a c i t y , a n d a n o t h e r 1 5 m i l l i o n 

k i l o w a t t s p l a n n e d o r u n d e r c o n s t r u c t i o n .

T V A i s a p u b l i c c o r p o r a t i o n , p r o v i d i n g e l e c t r i c i t y u n d e r 

l a w s p a s s e d b y t h e C o n g r e s s , f o r p u b l i c p u r p o s e s . T h o u g h i n t e r m s 

o f t e c h n o l o g y i t m a y r e s e m b l e a p r i v a t e p o w e r c o m p a n y , i t i s a p u b l i c 

e n t e r p r i s e , s e r v i n g a n u m b e r o f p u b l i c p u r p o s e s i n a d d i t i o n t o e l e c t r i c 

p o w e r s u p p l y .

T V A a l s o o p e r a t e s a- m u l t i p u r p o s e r e s o u r c e d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m 

r a n g i n g f r o m f e r t i l i z e r d e v e l o p m e n t a n d f o r e s t a t i o n f o r b e t t e r l a n d 

u s e , t o f l o o d c o n t r o l , n a v i g a t i o n a n d r e c r e a t i o n .

S e c o n d , T V A i s, t o a r e m a r k a b l e d e g r e e , a n a g e n c y o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l 

r e n o w n . E a c h y e a r h u n d r e d s o f s e r i o u s s t u d y v i s i t o r s f r o m o t h e r 

c o u n t r i e s v i s i t T V A t o l e a r n m o r e a b o u t i t s p o w e r a n d r e s o u r c e d e v e l o p ­

m e n t p r o g r a m . T V A i s f l a t t e r e d b y b e i n g c o p i e d i n o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e 

w o r l d . I t i s t h e w o r l d ' s b e s t - k n o w n e x a m p l e o f m u l t i p u r p o s e w a t e r a n d 

r e s o u r c e d e v e l o p m e n t .
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T h i r d , T V A i s a n o p e r a t i n g a g e n c y , f a c i n g i n c r e a s i n g l y c o m p l e x 

a n d d i f f i c u l t p o l i c y i s s u e s . C o n g r e s s h a s a u t h o r i z e d b o r r o w i n g a u t h o r i t y 

» o f u p t o $ 1 5 , b i l l i o n . T V A ' s a n n u a l p u r c h a s e s , a n d o p e r a t i n g b u d g e t ,

a r e w e l l o v e r a b i l l i o n d o l l a r s .

T o d a y T V A i s i n t h e m i d s t o f t h e i n t r i c a t e i s s u e s o f e l e c t r i c 

r a t e - m a k i n g i n a c h a n g i n g s o c i e t y ; t h e t r a d e o f f s b e t w e e n e n v i r o n m e n t a l 

p r o t e c t i o n , a d e q u a t e e l e c t r i c p o w e r s u p p l y , a n d e c o n o m i c s ; t h e r o l e 

o f e n e r g y r e s e a r c h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t ; c h o o s i n g b e t w e e n n u c l e a r p o w e r , 

c o a l - f i r e d g e n e r a t i o n , a n d o t h e r e n e r g y s o u r c e s ; t h e f u t u r e f i n a n c i n g 

o f t h e r e g i o n a l p o w e r s u p p l y s y s t e m ; a n d h o w T V A c a n m o s t u s e f u l l y 

a f f e c t t h e f u t u r e d e v e l o p m e n t o f a n i m p o r t a n t r e g i o n o f t h e N a t i o n . 

F u r t h e r , T V A s e r v e s i n a r e g u l a t o r y r o l e o n r e t a i l e l e c t r i c r a t e s i n 

t h e V a l l e y .

S i n c e T V A i s a F e d e r a l l y - o w n e d c o r p o r a t i o n , i t s p o l i c y d e c i s i o n s 

o n t h e s e m a j o r i s s u e s h a v e a n i m p a c t n o t o n l y w i t h i n t h e T e n n e s s e e 

V a l l e y b u t a l s o o n d i r e c t i o n s i n n a t i o n a l e n e r g y p o l i c i e s .

T V A ' s p o s i t i o n o n s u c h s e n s i t i v e e n e r g y q u e s t i o n s a s t h e 

i n s t a l l a t i o n o f s t a c k g a s s c r u b b e r s , s t r i p m i n i n g r e c l a m a t i o n , 

d e v e l o p m e n t o f n e w e n e r g y s o u r c e s , e l e c t r i c r a t e d e s i g n , t h e e x t e n t 

o f n u c l e a r p o w e r d e v e l o p m e n t , a n d o t h e r i s s u e s i s o f c o n c e r n b e y o n d 

t h e l i m i t s o f t h e V a l l e y .

F o u r t h , t h e T V A A c t o f 1 9 3 3 c o n t a i n s p r o v i s i o n s n o t u s u a l l y 

f o u n d i n s t a t u t e s c o n c e r n i n g F e d e r a l a g e n c i e s .

F o r r e g u l a t o r y c o m m i s s i o n s , f o r e x a m p l e , t h e r e i s o f t e n a

r e q u i r e m e n t o f p o l i t i c a l p a r t y b a l a n c e o n t h e b o a r d . T h e r e i s n o 

s u c h p r o v i s i o n i n t h e T V A A c t o f 1 9 3 3 .
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T h e T V A A c t c o n t a i n s a s p e c i f i c p r o v i s i o n ( S e c t i o n 6 ) c o n c e r n i n g 

c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f p o l i t i c a l f a c t o r s i n s e l e c t i o n o f T V A p e r s o n n e l :

" I n t h e a p p o i n t m e n t o f o f f i c i a l s a n d t h e s e l e c t i o n o f 

e m p l o y e e s f o r s a i d C o r p o r a t i o n , a n d i n t h e p r o m o t i o n o f 

a n y s u c h e m p l o y e e s o r o f f i c i a l s , n o p o l i t i c a l t e s t o r 

q u a l i f i c a t i o n s h a l l b e p e r m i t t e d o r g i v e n c o n s i d e r a t i o n . • .

A n y m e m b e r o f s a i d b o a r d w h o i s f o u n d b y t h e P r e s i d e n t o f 

t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t o b e g u i l t y o f a v i o l a t i o n o f t h i s s e c t i o n 

s h a l l b e r e m o v e d f r o m o f f i c e b y t h e P r e s i d e n t . . . "

T h e T V A A c t c o n t a i n s w h a t m a y b e a u n i q u e p r o v i s i o n ( S e c t i o n 2 h ) :

" A l l m e m b e r s o f t h e b o a r d s h a l l b e p e r s o n s w h o p r o f e s s a 

b e l i e f i n t h e f e a s i b i l i t y a n d w i s d o m o f t h i s A c t . "

T h e A c t c o n t a i n s a n o t h e r p r o v i s i o n , p e r h a p s r e l a t e d , d e a l i n g 

w i t h f i n a n c i a l i n t e r e s t s o f d i r e c t o r s ( S e c t i o n 2 f ) :

" N o d i r e c t o r s h a l l h a v e f i n a n c i a l i n t e r e s t i n a n y p u b l i c - u t i l i t y 

c o r p o r a t i o n e n g a g e d i n t h e b u s i n e s s o f d i s t r i b u t i n g a n d s e l l i n g 

p o w e r t o t h e p u b l i c n o r i n a n y c o r p o r a t i o n e n g a g e d i n t h e 

m a n u f a c t u r e , s e l l i n g , o r d i s t r i b u t i o n o f f i x e d n i t r o g e n o r 

f e r t i l i z e r , o r a n y i n g r e d i e n t s t h e r e o f , n o r s h a l l a n y m e m b e r 

h a v e a n y i n t e r e s t i n a n y b u s i n e s s t h a t m a y b e a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t e d 

b y t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e C o r p o r a t i o n a s a p r o d u c e r o f c o n c e n t r a t e d 

f e r t i l i z e r s o r a s a p r o d u c e r o f e l e c t r i c p o w e r . "

T h e o t h e r p r o v i s i o n i n t h e T V A A c t t h a t d i s t i n g u i s h e s i t f r o m 

m o s t F e d e r a l a g e n c i e s i s t h e n i n e - y e a r t e r m o f d i r e c t o r s . T h i s 

l e n g t h y t e r m w a s a p p a r e n t l y a d o p t e d t o e n c o u r a g e a n i n d e p e n d e n t c l i m a t e 

f o r d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g b y T V A d i r e c t o r s . O n e r e s u l t o f t h e n i n e - y e a r 

t e r m i s t o g i v e a d d e d s i g n i f i c a n c e t o t h e s e l e c t i o n a n d c o n f i r m a t i o n 

o f e a c h T V A d i r e c t o r . T h i s C o m m i t t e e h a s f e w o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o 

c o n s i d e r a T V A B o a r d n o m i n a t i o n . T h e p r e s e n t T V A c h a i r m a n , A u b r e y 

W a g n e r , i s i n h i s s e c o n d t e r m , h a v i n g b e en ' o n t h e B o a r d s i n c e 1 9 6 1 ;

t h e o t h e r B o a r d m e m b e r , W i l l i a m J e n k i n s , J o i n e d t h e B o a r d i n 1 9 7 2

a n d h i s p r e s e n t t e r m e x p i r e s i n 1 9 8 1 .

T V A , t h e n , i s a m a j o r F e d e r a l c o r p o r a t i o n , c h a r g e d w i t h v i t a l 

p u b l i c s e r v i c e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s i n m a n y a r e a s o f e n e r g y a n d r e s o u r c e

d e v e l o p m e n t ; w i t h a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e p u t a t i o n a n d s t a n d i n g ; a n d 

w i t h a l e g i s l a t i v e m a n d a t e t h a t s e e m s t o d e m a n d a h i g h l y c o m p e t e n t ,
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i n d e p e n d e n t , n o n - p o l i t i c a l b o a r d .

T h e S p e c i a l N e e d F o r A L e a d e r i n t h e T V A T r a d i t i o n

I t i s o u r v i e w t h a t , w h i l e a l l T V A B o a r d a p p o i n t m e n t s a r e 

i m p o r t a n t , t h e s e l e c t i o n o f a d i r e c t o r t o f i l l t h e p r e s e n t B o a r d 

v a c a n c y i s p a r t i c u l a r l y s i g n i f i c a n t .

T V A i s a t a c r i t i c a l j u n c t u r e i n i t s h i s t o r y . R i s i n g f u e l 

p r i c e s , e s c a l a t i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n c o s t s , r e c o r d i n t e r e s t r a t e s a n d 

g e n e r a l i n f l a t i o n h a v e c o m b i n e d t o r e v e r s e a 3 5 - y e a r t r e n d t o w a r d 

l o w e r e l e c t r i c r a t e s i n t h e V a l l e y . T V A ' s w h o l e s a l e r a t e s h a v e 

d o u b l e d s i n c e 1 9 6 7 .

F u r t h e r , n a t i o n a l c o n c e r n o v e r e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n , 

h i g h l i g h t e d b y A c t s o f C o n g r e s s , h a s p l a c e d n e w r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s a n d 

n e w p u b l i c p r e s s u r e s o n T V A b e c a u s e o f t h e A u t h o r i t y ' s c o a l - f i r e d 

a n d n u c l e a r p o w e r g e n e r a t i o n s t a t i o n s . T V A h a s b e e n c r i t i c i z e d f o r 

i t s a t t i t u d e s a n d p o l i c i e s o n a i r a n d w a t e r p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l i s s u e s .

A t r e n d t o w a r d p u b l i c p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n p o l i c y - m a k i n g , a n d 

m o r e o p e n p u b l i c d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g , h a s a f f e c t e d T V A , w h o s e b o a r d 

m e e t i n g s a r e n o w o p e n t o t h e p u b l i c .

R i s i n g e l e c t r i c r a t e s h a v e a r o u s e d p u b l i c c o n c e r n o v e r t h e 

d e s i g n o f e l e c t r i c r a t e s t r u c t u r e s . T h e r e * i s p u b l i c p r e s s u r e f o r 

T V A t o e x a m i n e i t s r a t e d e s i g n s t o c o n s i d e r l i f e l i n e r a t e s , p e a k l o a d 

p r i c i n g , l o n g - r u n i n c r e m e n t a l p r i c i n g , a n d o t h e r c o n c e p t s .

W h i l e T V A ' s i m p o r t a n c e t o t h e r e g i o n a n d n a t i o n h a s n o t c h a n g e d , 

a n d w h i l e T V A ' s p u b l i c s e r v i c e o r i e n t a t i o n h a s n o t b e e n b l u n t e d , i t 

i s a p p a r e n t t h a t r i s i n g e l e c t r i c r a t e s a n d n e w e m p h a s e s i n s o c i e t y ' s 

v a l u e s h a v e c h a l l e n g e d t h e A u t h o r i t y ' s p r e s t i g e i n t h e V a l l e y .

7 4 - 9 6 9 0 - 7 6 - 7
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I t i s , s a y v a r i o u s c r i t i c s o f T V A , t i m e f o r n e w d y n a m i c 

l e a d e r s h i p t h a t w i l l e n h a n c e t h e s t a t u s o f T V A ; p r o v i d e i t w i t h 

f r e s h a n d m o r e i m a g i n a t i v e d i r e c t i o n ; e n a b l e i t t o c o p e w i t h t h e 

c h a n g i n g p u b l i c a t t i t u d e s o n t h e e n v i r o n m e n t , r a t e p o l i c i e s a n d 

r e g i o n a l g r o w t h ; p r o v i d e l e a d e r s h i p t h a t i s m o r e r e s p o n s i v e t o 

p u b l i c c o n c e r n s ; a n d h e l p r e s t o r e T V A t o i t s p o s i t i o n o f n a t i o n a l 

a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l p r e s t i g e .

W h i l e w e d o n o t a g r e e w i t h a l l o f t h e c h a r g e s m a d e b y t h e s e 

c r i t i c s , T V A t o d a y d o e s n e e d a n e w d i r e c t o r o f n a t i o n a l p r e s t i g e 

a n d r e c o g n i z e d c o m p e t e n c e i n p u b l i c s e r v i c e , a p e r s o n o f t h e 

c a l i b e r o f t h e d i s t i n g u i s h e d T V A C h a i r m a n , A u b r e y ( R e d ) W a g n e r , 

w h o h a s m a d e a c a r e e r o f p u b l i c s e r v i c e .

T h i s B o a r d a t t h i s t i m e n e e d s t h i s k i n d o f n e w d i r e c t o r — a 

p e r s o n w i t h r e c o g n i z e d a b i l i t y a n d p u b l i c s e r v i c e d e d i c a t i o n . T o d a y 

T V A h a s a s p e c i a l n e e d f o r a n e w d i r e c t o r i n t h e h i s t o r i c T V A 

t r a d i t i o n .

T h e T V A B o a r d p o s i t i o n a n d t h e n o m i n e e '

T h e A s s o c i a t i o n ' s p o s i t i o n i s t h a t M r . L o n g s h o r e d o e s n o t 

m e a s u r e u p t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f p u b l i c s e r v i c e a s a T V A D i r e c t o r .

I d o n o t k n o w M r . L o n g s h o r e p e r s o n a l l y . I w a n t t o e m p h a s i z e 

t h a t t h e A s s o c i a t i o n ' s p o s i t i o n i s i n n o w a y i n t e n d e d t o q u e s t i o n 

h i s i n t e g r i t y o r p e r s o n a l c h a r a c t e r . W e s i m p l y h a v e a s e t o f j o b 

s p e c i f i c a t i o n s , a s I h a v e a t t e m p t e d t o o u t l i n e , a n d M r . L o n g s h o r e 

d o e s n o t s e e m t o f i t t h o s e s p e c i f i c a t i o n s .

M r . L o n g s h o r e , a c c o r d i n g t o o u r i n f o r m a t i o n , h a s n o t s e r v e d 

i n a d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g p o s i t i o n w i t h A l a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y . H e i s

n o t i n c l u d e d i n a l i s t o f t h e 4 0 t o p e x e c u t i v e s i n t h e c o m p a n y
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i n t h e 1 9 7 5 - 1 9 7 6 E l e c t r i c a l W o r l d D i r e c t o r y o f E l e c t r i c U t i l i t i e s .

( p a g e 3 3 ) . H i s 1 5 y e a r s w i t h A l a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y a p p a r e n t l y 

h h a v e b e e n s p e n t e n t i r e l y i n s t a f f p o s i t i o n s , p e r f o r m i n g a v a r i e t y

o f m i d d l e - l e v e l f u n c t i o n s . H e w o u l d n o t b r i n g t o T V A t h e s t a t u r e , 

t h e p r e s t i g e a n d t h e p u b l i c s e r v i c e o r i e n t a t i o n i t n e e d s a t t h i s 

t i m e . W i t h a l e n g t h y c a r e e r o n t h e s t a f f o f a p r i v a t e l y o w n e d 

e l e c t r i c u t i l i t y , h e d o e s n o t s e e m t o o f f e r t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r c r e a t i v e 

p u b l i c s e r v i c e o r i e n t e d n e w l e a d e r s h i p o n e n v i r o n m e n t a l , e l e c t r i c r a t e ,

a n d o t h e r i s s u e s .

I n s h o r t , i t s e e m s t h a t t h e P r e s i d e n t a n d h i s p e r s o n n e l a d v i s e r s 

c o u l d h a v e o b t a i n e d t h e s e r v i c e s o f a b e t t e r q u a l i f i e d p e r s o n t h a n 

M r . L o n g s h o r e f o r t h i s p o s i t i o n o n t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f t h e 

N a t i o n ' s l a r g e s t p u b l i c p o w e r a n d r e s o u r c e d e v e l o p m e n t a g e n c y .

W e a r e a w a r e t h a t t h e B o a r d v a c a n c y h a s e x i s t e d s i n c e M a y 1 8 , 1 9 7 5 , 

a n d t h a t t h e P r e s i d e n t h a s w i t h d r a w n o n e n o m i n e e a f t e r t h e C o m m i t t e e

t a b l e d t h e n o m i n a t i o n . H o w e v e r , i t i s o u r v i e w t h a t t h e o v e r r i d i n g 

c o n s i d e r a t i o n i s n o t t h e s p e e d w i t h w h i c h t h e B o a r d v a c a n c y i s f i l l e d , 

b u t t h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s o f t h e n o m i n e e a s r e l a t e d t o t h e s p e c i a l n e e d s 

o f t h e T V A B o a r d p o s i t i o n .

T h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y a n d p r i v a t e p o w e r

I h a v e d i s c u s s e d t h e e s s e n t i a l r e a s o n f o r o u r o p p o s i t i o n t o 

c o n f i r m a t i o n o f M r . L o n g s h o r e ' s n o m i n a t i o n : t h a t , m e a s u r e d a g a i n s t 

t h e s t a n d a r d s w e f e e l a r e b a s i c t o T V A B o a r d m e m b e r s h i p , M r . L o n g s h o r e 

f a l l s s h o r t .

H o w e v e r , I w o u l d l i k e t o d i s c u s s a n o t h e r a s p e c t o f M r . L o n g s h o r e ' s 

n o m i n a t i o n — t h e f a c t t h a t h e h a s d e v o t e d m o s t o f h i s a d u l t l i f e t o 

s e r v i c e w i t h a p r i v a t e p o w e r c o m p a n y .
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I t i s u n f a i r t o r e j e c t M r . L o n g s h o r e s i m p l y b e c a u s e h e h a s 

w o r k e d 1 5 y e a r s f o r a p r i v a t e p o w e r c o m p a n y . H o w e v e r , I s e r i o u s l y 

q u e s t i o n w h e t h e r a n y o n e o f t h i s b a c k g r o u n d h a s t h e p r o p e r 

o r i e n t a t i o n o r p e r s p e c t i v e f o r a p o s i t i o n a s m e m b e r o f t h e B o a r d 

o f D i r e c t o r s o f a n a g e n c y s u c h a s T V A .

1 . T h e p e o p l e o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y , s e v e r a l d e c a d e s a g o , 

v o t e d i n r e f e r e n d a a n d v i a o t h e r m e t h o d s t o m a k e t h e s h i f t f r o m 

p r i v a t e p o w e r s e r v i c e t o e l e c t r i c s e r v i c e f r o m c o n s u m e r - o w n e d e l e c t r i c 

s y s t e m s . A f e w V a l l e y c i t i z e n s r e c a l l A l a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y ' s 

a t t a c k s o n T V A i n i t s e a r l y d a y s ; m o r e c i t i z e n s r e c a l l t h e i l l - f a t e d 

D i x o n - Y a t e s d e a l — w i t h w h i c h A l a b a m a P o w e r C o . w a s a s s o c i a t e d t h r o u g h 

t h e S o u t h e r n C o m p a n y — b y w h i c h i t w a s b e l i e v e d t h a t p r i v a t e p o w e r 

c o m p a n i e s w e r e a t t e m p t i n g t o i n f i l t r a t e b a c k i n t o t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y .

T h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y h a s e n j o y e d p u b l i c p o w e r f o r m o r e t h a n 

f o u r d e c a d e s , a n d t h e r e i s t o d a y i n t h e V a l l e y s k e p t i c i s m a b o u t p r i v a t e 

p o w e r . F a i r l y o r u n f a i r l y , M r . L o n g s h o r e w o u l d , i f c o n f i r m e d b y t h e 

S e n a t e , t a k e o n h i s d u t i e s u n d e r t h i s c l o u d o f s k e p t i c i s m — a t t h e 

v e r y t i m e w h e n t h e p e o p l e o f t h e V a l l e y n e e d t o h a v e r e a s o n f o r 

r e s t o r e d c o n f i d e n c e i n T V A ' s f u t u r e p a t h . T h i s i s n o t t o b e c r i t i c a l 

o f M r . L o n g s h o r e ; i t i s s i m p l y t o s t a t e t h a t — g i v e n t h e l o n g h i s t o r y 

o f p u b l i c - p r i v a t e p o w e r c o n f l i c t i n t h e a r e a — v i r t u a l l y n o o n e i n t h e 

V a l l e y w o u l d h a v e e x p e c t e d t h e P r e s i d e n t t o n o m i n a t e a l o n g - t i m e 

p r i v a t e p o w e r c o m p a n y e m p l o y e e t o t h e T V A B o a r d . T e n n e s s e e C o n g r e s s m a n 

E d J o n e s e x p r e s s e d t h e v i e w s o f m a n y p e o p l e w h e n h e s a i d M r . L o n g s h o r e ' s 

a p p o i n t m e n t w a s l i k e " a p p o i n t i n g t h e f o x t o g u a r d t h e h e n h o u s e . "
 T h e a t t i t u d e o f t h e N a t i o n ' s m u n i c i p a l p o w e r s y s t e m s t o w a r d 

t h e n o m i n a t i o n o f M r . L o n g s h o r e m u s t , t o s o m e d e g r e e , b e a f f e c t e d b y 

t h e a t t i t u d e o f A l a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y t o w a r d m u n i c i p a l p o w e r s y s t e m s 

i n A l a b a m a . T o d a y A l a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y i s v i g o r o u s l y o p p o s i n g t h e 

r i g h t o f m u n i c i p a l p o w e r s y s t e m s a n d r u r a l e l e c t r i c c o o p e r a t i v e s t o 

p a r t i c i p a t e i n o w n e r s h i p o f a n u c l e a r g e n e r a t i n g p l a n t t h a t A l a b a m a 

P o w e r p r o p o s e s t o c o n s t r u c t .

T h e N u c l e a r R e g u l a t o r y C o m m i s s i o n n o w h a s b e f o r e i t a c a s e 

i n v o l v i n g t w o p r o p o s e d n u c l e a r g e n e r a t i n g u n i t s , F a r l e y u n i t s 1 a n d 2 . 

M u n i c i p a l a n d c o - o p s y s t e m s h a v e a s k e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n f i n a n c i n g 

a n d o w n e r s h i p o f t h e s e u n i t s . T h e J u s t i c e D e p a r t m e n t , i n a n A u g u s t 1 6, 

1 9 7 1 l e t t e r t o t h e U . S . A t o m i c E n e r g y C o m m i s s i o n , s t a t e s t h a t 

A l a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y ' s p o l i c y ■r e l a t i n g t o A l a b a m a E l e c t r i c C o o p e r a t i v e 

( a g e n e r a t i n g a n d t r a n s m i s s i o n c o o p e r a t i v e o r g a n i z a t i o n ) " r a i s e s 

s u b s t a n t i a l q u e s t i o n s u n d e r S e c t i o n 2 o f t h e S h e r m a n A c t s i n c e i t 

r a i s e s a n u n n e c e s s a r y b a r r i e r t o g r o w t h o f c o m p e t i t i o n o r e n t r y o f 

n e w c o m p e t i t o r s . " T h e C o m p a n y , s a y s t h e J u s t i c e D e p a r t m e n t l e t t e r , 

i s " u n w i l l i n g t o c o o r d i n a t e w i t h a c o m p e t i t o r , " a n d s u c h " c o n d u c t 

o f a m o n o p o l i s t , e v e n t h o u g h i t s m o n o p o l y p o w e r w a s l a w f u l l y a c q u i r e d , 

i s u n l a w f u l w h e n u t i l i z e d t o r e t a i n o r e x t e n d i t s m o n o p o l y . "

Y e t i n a n e i g h b o r i n g S t a t e , t h e G e o r g i a P o w e r C o m p a n y — a p a r t o f

t h e S o u t h e r n C o m p a n y , a h o l d i n g c o m p a n y , a s i s A l a b a m a P o w e r — h a s

w e l c o m e d t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f m u n i c i p a l p o w e r s y s t e m s a n d r u r a l

e l e c t r i c c o o p e r a t i v e s i n o w n e r s h i p a n d f i n a n c i n g o f n e w g e n e r a t i n g 

s t a t i o n s .

H i s t o r i c a l l y , A l a b a m a P o w e r C o . h a s a d o p t e d w h a t w e c o n s i d e r 

a n a n t i - c o m p e t i t i v e a t t i t u d e t o w a r d m u n i c i p a l p o w e r s y s t e m s i n A l a b a m a . 

I t i s u n f a i r t o b l a m e t h e c o m p a n y ' s p o l i c i e s o n M r . L o n g s h o r e . B u t 

t h e P r e s i d e n t i s d e m a n d i n g a b i t t o o m u c h i f h e e x p e c t s m u n i c i p a l
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p o w e r s y s t e m s t o w e l c o m e h i s n o m i n a t i o n o f a n A l a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y 

e m p l o y e e t o t h e T V A B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n T V A i s t h e 

s o l e s o u r c e Q f p o w e r s u p p l y f o r 1 1 0 m u n i c i p a l p o w e r s y s t e m s i n t h e 

T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y .

3 . T h e p r e c e d e n t o f a n a p p o i n t m e n t o f a p r i v a t e p o w e r c o m p a n y 

o f f i c i a l t o a k e y p o l i c y - m a k i n g p o s i t i o n w i t h t h e N a t i o n ' s l a r g e s t 

p u b l i c p o w e r s y s t e m m u s t b e t a k e n i n t o a c c o u n t . T o m y k n o w l e d g e ,

M r . L o n g s h o r e ' s n o m i n a t i o n r e p r e s e n t s t h e f i r s t t i m e t h a t a p r i v a t e 

p o w e r c o m p a n y o f f i c i a l h a s b e e n n o m i n a t e d b y t h e P r e s i d e n t f o r s u c h 

a p o s i t i o n .

T h i s p r o b l e m i s c o m p o u n d e d b y t h e f a c t t h a t A l a b a m a P o w e r C o . 

a n d T V A h a v e h a d , a n d w i l l c o n t i n u e t o h a v e , d e a l i n g s o n i m p o r t a n t 

p o l i c y m a t t e r s t h a t w i l l a f f e c t t h e f i n a n c i a l a n d o t h e r i n t e r e s t s 

o f t h e F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t a s o w n e r o f T V A . T h i s C o m m i t t e e w i l l 

u n d o u b t e d l y e x p l o r e f u l l y t h e l e g a l q u e s t i o n s r a i s e d b y M r . L o n g s h o r e ' s 

n o m i n a t i o n .

M r . L o n g s h o r e ' s l e n g t h y t e n u r e w i t h a p r i v a t e c o m p a n y t h a t h a s 

f o u g h t T V A i n y e a r s p a s t , a n d t h a t w i l l c o n d u c t i m p o r t a n t c o n t r a c t u r a l 

a n d f i n a n c i a l a r r a n g e m e n t s w i t h T V A i n t h e f u t u r e , r a i s e s q u e s t i o n s 

a b o u t h i s a b i l i t y t o d e v e l o p a n o b j e c t i v e , a r m s - l e n g t h r e l a t i o n s h i p 

w i t h h i s l o n g - t i m e e m p l o y e r . G i v e n t h e s i z e a b l e a r r a y o f p o t e n t i a l 

n o m i n e e s , i t s e e m s u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t a n o m i n e e w a s s e l e c t e d w h o s e 

b a c k g r o u n d r a i s e s l e g a l q u e s t i o n s ( e s p e c i a l l y S e c t i o n 2 o f t h e A c t) 

t h a t w o u l d n o t h a v e a r i s e n w i t h a n o m i n e e n o t a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a p r i v a t e

p o w e r c o m p a n y .
I n c o n c l u s i o n , w a n t t o r e e m p h a s i z e o u r p r i m a r y c o n c e r n t h a t 

t h i s n o m i n e e t o t h e T V A B o a r d d o e s n o t , i n o u r v i e w , m e e t t h e 

r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h i s s i g n i f i c a n t p o l i c y - m a k i n g p o s i t i o n w i t h t h e 

N a t i o n ' s l a r g e s t p u b l i c p o w e r a n d r e s o u r c e d e v e l o p m e n t a g e n c y .
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Se nat o r Bu r di c k . Mr. B o wers ?

S T A T E M E N T O F J. WI L E Y B O W E RS, E X E C U TI V E DI R E C T O R,

T E N N E S S E E V A L L E Y P U B LI C P O W E R A S S O CI A TI O N

Mr. B o we rs . Mr. C hair ma n a n d me m bers of t he c o m mittee, m y 

na me is J. Wile y B o wers. I ser ve as e xec uti ve direct or of t he Te n nessee 

Valle y P u blic P o wer Ass ociati o n, a re gi o nal or ga niz ati o n re prese nti n g t he 1 10 m u nici pal p o wer s yste ms a n d 5 0 r ural el ectric c o o perati ves 

t h at p urc hase t heir e ntir e w h olesale p o wer s u p pl y fr o m t he Te n nessee 

Valle y A ut h orit y [ T V A ] a n d distri b ute t hat electricit y at retail t o 

m ore t ha n 6 milli o n pe o ple i n pa rts of se ve n Te n nessee Valle y States.

I was i nstr ucte d b y m y b oar d of direct ors t o a p pe ar bef ore t his 

c o m mittee i n o p p ositi o n t o Mr. L o n gs h ore. First I wa nt t o e x plai n 

o ur ass ociati o n’s i nterest i n t he a p p oi nt m e nt of a T V A Direct or.

T he 1 10 m u nici pal p o wer s yste ms a n d 5 0 r u ral electric c o o perati ves 

i n t he valle y ser ve a c o m bi ne d t otal of nearl y 2. 5 milli o n electric 

meters, or m ore t h a n 6 milli o n pe o ple. T hese l ocall y o w ne d utilities 

p urc hase all of t heir w h olesale p o wer fr o m T V A, a n d t he y pa y T V A 

m ore t ha n t hre e- q uarters of a billi o n d ollars a year f or t h at w h olesale 

electricit y s u p pl y.

Beca use T V A is t heir s ole s o urce of w h olesale p o wer, t hese 1 60 

c o ns u mer- o w ne d p o wer distri b uti o n s yste ms, a n d t heir milli o ns of 

electricit y users, are vitall y c o ncer ned wit h t he me m bers hi p a n d t he 

c o m petence of t he T V A B oar d of Direct ors.

O n Ma y 1 8, 1 9 76, t he T V P P A b oar d of dir ect ors a d o pte d a res ol uti o n s pelli n g o ut t he q ualificati o ns t he y dee me d necessar y i n a pers o n 

w h o wo ul d ser ve as a T V A B oar d me m ber.

O n J ul y 9, 1 9 76, a fter t he Presi de nt h a d n o mi nate d T h o mas L o n gs h ore t o t he T V A B oar d, t he T V P P A b oar d of direct ors a gai n met 

a n d a p pr o ve d a res ol uti o n ur gi n g t he Se nate P u bli c W or ks C o mmittee t o reject t he n o mi nati o n of Mr. L o n gs h ore.

I ha ve attac he d t o m y pre pare d state me nt a c o p y of t he Ma y 1 8 

a n d J ul y 9 res ol uti o ns of t he Te n nessee Valle y P u blic P o wer Ass ociati o n B oar d. ( See p. 1 00.)

O ur p ositi o n ca n be s u m marize d i n t w o p oi nts.

O ne: Mr. L o n gs h ore d oes n ot meet t he q ualificati o ns re q uire d f or 

t he hi g hl y i m p orta nt p ositi o n of T V A Direct or. Wit h o ut e x perie nce 

i n a decisi o n ma ki n g e xec uti ve p ositi o n i n Ala ba ma P o wer C o., he «,

see ms t o fall c o nsi dera bl y s h ort of t he hi g h e x pectati o ns o ur ass ociati o n h as f or a Direct or of t his m ulti billi o n d oll ar Fe d eral c or p orati o n.

T w o: His a p p oi nt me nt raises t he p ossi bilit y of a c o nflict of i nterest, 

beca use of his l o n g years of ser vice wit h a pri vate p o wer c o m pa n y 

t h at has c o nti n ual deali n gs wit h T V A. Y o ur c o m mittee will, of c o urse, 

e x pl ore t his q uesti o n f ull y.

I w o ul d li ke t o a d d, h o we ver, t hat i n t hese ti mes, t he p ossi bilit y of 

a c o nflict of i nterest deser ves seri o us atte nti o n n ot o nl y fr o m a le galistic sta n d p oi nt b ut als o fr o m t he sta n d p oi nt of p u blic o pi ni o n a n d 

attit u des i n t he valle y t o war d T V A.

T he pe o ple of t he Te n nessee Valle y, i n o ur o pi ni o n, are c o ncer ne d 

b y t he Presi d e nt’s selecti o n of a pri vat e p o wer c o m pa n y official t o
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t he T V A B oar d. T he y are c o ncer ned t hat Mr. L o n gs h ore d oes n ot 

see m t o ha ve t he q ualificati o ns f o r t hat j o b, at a ti me w he n T V A nee ds 

a wi del y k n o w n a n d r es pecte d pers o n t o fill t his B oar d vaca nc y.

We ur g e t he c o m mittee t o r eject t he n o mi nati o n of Mr. L o n gs h ore. 

We w o ul d rat h er see f urt her dela y i n filli n g t hi s s eat t ha n t o ha ve it 

fille d b y a pers o n w h o d oes n ot fill it a de q uatel y. T ha n k y o u.

[ T he res ol uti o ns a p pe n de d t o Mr. B o wers’ state me nt f oll o ws:]
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R E S O L U TI O N

W H E R E A S, t h e T e n n e ss e e V alle y A ut h o rit y o p e r ate s t he 

la r g e st p o w er net w or k i n t h e w orl d, w hic h s e r v e s m o re t h a n 

6 - m illi o n pe o ple, a n d

W H E R E A S, i n t he ne xt fe w y e a r s T V A will be re s p o n si b le 

f o r s p e n di n g billi o n s of d oll a r s a n d will m a k e d e cisi o n s af fe cti n g 

t h e li v e s of milli o n s of pe o p le t h r o u g h o ut t h e N ati o n, a n d

W H E R E A S, t h e D ir e ct o rs of t his o r g a niz ati o n m u st be p ers o n s 

of s u p er b a b ilit y, vi si o n, i n te g rit y a n d e x ec uti v e c a p a cit y,

N O W, T H E R E F O R E, B E I T R E S O L V E D: T h at t h e D ir e ct o rs 

of t h e T e n n es se e V alle y P u bli c P o w er A ss o ciati o n u r g e t h e P re si d e nt 

of t h e U nite d State s t o n o mi n at e a p ers o n wit h p r o v e n e x ec uti v e 

a b ilit y, as w ell as bei n g a p ers o n w h o will c o m ple m e n t t h e m e m b ers 

of t h e e x isti n g B oa r d, w hi c h mi g ht w ell i n dic at e t h e n ee d f o r a p er s o n 

wit h a sc ie nti fi c a n d/ o r te c h nic al ba c k gr o u n d.

P a s s e d at a S pe ci al C alle d M eeti n g of t h e B o ar d of D ir e ct o rs of t he 

T e n n e ss e e V alle y P u bli c P o w e r A ss o ci ati o n o n M a y 1 8, 1 9 7 6.
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R E S O L U TI O N

W H E R E A S, t h e P re si d e nt of t h e U nite d State s h as n o mi n at e d 

T h o m as L. L o n gs h o re of Bir mi n g ha m, Ala ba m a, t o be a ne w 

D ir e ct o r of t h e T e n n e ss e e V all e y A ut h orit y, a n d

W H E R E A S, t h e B o ar d of D ir e ct o rs of t h e T e n n e ss e e V alle y 

P u bli c P o w er A ss o ciati o n, i n a re s o l u ti o n date d Ma y 1 8, 1 9 7 6, 

s p ell e d o ut t h e q u ali fi c ati o n s t h e y de e m e d n e c e s s a r y i n a p er s o n 

w h o w o ul d s e r v e as a T V A B oa r d M e m be r, a n d

W H E R E A S, t h e T V P P A B oa r d d o es n ot t hi n k M r. L o n g s h or e, 

b e c a u se of hi s la c k of e x p eri e n c e i n a n e x ec uti v e p o siti o n ma ki n g 

m aj o r d ec isi o n s, m e ets t h e q u alific ati o n s a s s p ell e d o ut i n t h eir 

Ma y 1 8 re s o l u ti o n, a n d

W H E R E A S, t h e T e n n e s s e e V alle y P u blic P o w er A ss o ciati o n 

t hi n k s t h ere mi g ht be a p o ss i b ilit y of a c o nfli ct of i n te r e st o n 

b e h alf of M r. L o n g s h ore,

N O W, T H E R E F O R E, B E I T R E S O L V E D: T h at t h e D ir e ct o rs 

of t h e T e n n e ss e e V all e y P u bli c P o w er A ss o ci ati o n u r g e s t h e Se nate 

P u bli c W or ks C o m mitte e t o r eje ct t h e n o mi n ati o n of M r. L o n g s h or e

B E I T F U R T H E R R E S O L V E D: T ha t a c o p y of t h is re s o l u ti o n 

be f o r w ar de d t o t h e H o n o ra bl e G er al d F o r d, P re si d e nt of t h e U nite d 

Sta te s; t h e H o n or a ble Je n ni n g s Ra n d ol p h, C h ai r m a n of t h e Se nate 

P u bli c W or ks C o m mitte e; all m e m b ers of t h e T e n n e ss e e V alle y 

d el e g ati o n i n t h e C o n g re ss, a n d t h e 1 5 7 m e m b er s y ste m s of t he 

T e n n e ss e e V alle y P u bli c P o w er A ss o ciati o n.

P a s s e d at a m eeti n g of t h e B oa r d of D ir e ct o rs of t h e T e n n e ss e e 

V alle y P u b li c P o w er A ss o ciati o n o n F ri d a y, J u l y 9, 1 9 7 6.
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Se na t or Bu r di c k . Mr. C h air m a n ?

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I h a ve n o q uesti o ns. I wis h t o re s u m e m y c oll o q u y 

wit h t h e n o mi nee, a s I i n dic ate d t hi s m or ni n g.

Se nat or B u r di c k . S e n at or C ul ve r ?

Se nat or C u l v e r . I ha v e n o q ue sti o ns of t hese wit n esse s, Mr. C hairma n. T h a n k y o u.

Se nat or B u r di c k . T ha n k y o u, ge ntle m e n.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h [ p re si d i n g]. Mr. L o n gs h ore, ha ve y o u e ver bee n 

i n v ol v e d i n n e g otiati o n s w it h t h e T e n nes see V all e y A ut h o rit y o n i nt er ­

c ha n g e a gre e me nts or p o w er sales ?

Y o u a n d I u n de rst a n d t h e i nt erc ha n g e a gr ee m e nt s. B ut we per ha ps 

s h o ul d e x plai n i n clarificati o n t h at t h at is t h e use of p o w er bac k a n d 

f o rt h i n certai n p r o ble m a rea s o r ti me s w h e n o ne c o m p a n y w o ul d c o me 

t o t he ai d o f a n ot he r, o r t h e T e n nes see V alle y A ut h o rit y w o ul d pr o vi de 

p o w er, a n d vice versa.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I a m ge nerall y a wa re of t h e c o n ce pt a n d t h e ra ­

ti o nale a n d t h e a d va nta ge t o b ot h or g a nizati o ns a n d t he p u blic o f s uc h 

a c o nc e pt.

I ha v e n ot i n a n y wa y be e n i n v ol ve d i n a n y te c h nic al disc us si o n of a 

c o ntra ct a n d a m n ot fa milia r wit h t he c o ntra cts p er se.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I f y o u ar e c o nfir me d as a me m b er of t he B oar d 

of Direct or s of t he T e n n esse e V alle y A ut h o rit y, I w o ul d feel t h at y o u 

w o ul d t he n bec o me a me m b er of a ver y s u bsta ntial a n d di ver se e nterpri se. I t hi n k t he j o b, Mr. L o n gs h ore, w o ul d be ver y de m a n di n g. I 

belie ve it w o ul d be ve r y ti m e c o ns u mi n g.

T hi s is a q uesti o n t h at s o me mi g ht n ot as k y o u b ut I w o ul d w a nt t o 

as k it. Is y o ur he alt h s ufficie nt t o wit h sta n d t he ri g or s of s uc h a p ositi o n o ver a c o nti n ui n g pe ri o d o f ti m e ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Ye s, sir. M y he alt h is e xcelle nt, Se nat or.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T he Te n n essee Valle y A ut h o rit y Act i n dicat es 

t h at beca use of t he f ull-ti m e nat ure of t his p o siti o n, as we ha ve dis ­

c uss e d bef or e, t h at Dire ct or s s h o ul d li ve or re si de i n t he a rea of K n o xville. I f c o nfir me d, is it y o ur i nt e nti o n or w o ul d it be y o ur i nt e nti o n 

t o m o ve t o Te n ne ssee?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, si r. It w o ul d be m y i nte nti o n t o d o s o. I w a nt t o 

a v ail m ys elf, t o be a v ail a ble f o r p u blic ser vice. As I sai d, t his is t he 

t h ir d ge n erati o n of L o n g s h o res t o ha v e t his o p p ort u nit y n o w. I t hi n k 

I ca n d o it i n a n effe cti ve ma n ner.

Of c o urse, m y fir st c o n si d erati o n is m y re p utati o n a n d t he re p uta ­

ti o n of m y fa mil y, m y c o usi n, m y br ot h er, m y wif e, a n d m y c hil d 

sitti n g d o w n her e.

We di d i n d ee d g o t o K n o x ville, Te n n. W e di d n ot k n o w a n y b o d y. We 

l o v e d it. We l o o k f o r w ar d t o m o vi n g t h ere w it h t h e a d vice of t he S e nat e a n d t he c o nfir m ati o n b y t his c o m mittee.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I a m s ur e m y c olle a g ue, S e n at or B a ke r, will r eme m b er t he re was a ti m e w he n W est V ir gi nia ns w ere i n K n o x ville i n 

n u m b ers at t he U ni ve rsit y o f Te n ne ssee, m a ki n g t h at V ol u nteer f o otball tea m a real s uccess. I c o ul d na m e ma n y of t he m.

Se nat or B a k e r . I c o ul d ha r dl y p r o n o u n ce t h ei r na mes.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Yo u ha v e a bac k gr o u n d i n t he p o wer i n d u str y, 

a n e m pl o yee of a pri v at e p o w er c o m pa n y. T h at has bee n me nti o ne d 

bac k a n d f o rt h d u ri n g t h e m o r ni n g a n d aft er n o o n, as it s h o ul d be.
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B ut I wa nt t o a gai n as k y o u, Mr. L o n gs h ore, y o u ha ve a n i n de pe n de nce 

of j u d g me nt, d o n’t y o u?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n dee d I d o. All L o n gs h ores d o.

• Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I d o n’t h ol d it a gai nst a ma n w he n he spea ks well 

of his fa mil y. I wa nt y o u t o k n o w t hat. S o i n deali n g wit h t he iss ues 

t hat w o ul d c o me bef ore y o u, if y o u were a me m ber of t he B oar d, y o u 

w o ul d be a ble t o e xercise i n de pe n de nt j u d g m e nt a n d act t here o n?

• Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I gi ve y o u m y p u blic c o m mit me nt ri g ht n o w, Se n ­

at or, t hat t h at will occ ur. N ot o nl y m y pr ofes si o nal re p utati o n b ut m y 

c haract er a n d i nte grit y a n d m y fa mil y’s bac k gr o u n d is at sta ke. I will 

n ot je o par dize it.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I n t he s pecial pr ojects pr o gr a m w hic h was dis ­

c ussed t o da y b y Se nat or Ba ker a n d m yself a n d per ha ps ot hers, y o u 

ha ve pa rtiall y a ns were d t his q uesti o n, b ut I ret u r n t o it. I n c o n necti o n 

wit h t hat p ositi o n or ot her p ositi o ns, I wa nt t o u n derst a n d t h or o u g hl y 

fr o m y o u, were y o u a p olic y ma ki n g pers o n i n t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T here has bee n m uc h de bate o n t hat, a n d i n certai n 

areas, yes, I ha ve bee n gi ve n t he ge neral g oal t o p urs ue, t o e m pl o y pe o ­

ple, gi ve t he m directi o ns t o acc o m plis h a j o b, set t he ge neral o bjecti ves, 

f oll o w t h ose o bjecti ves t o see if t he y ha ve bee n o btai ne d, a n d if t he y 

are n ot o btai ne d, t o c ha n ge t he directi o n of t he wa y y o u are hea de d.

A gai n, I ha ve ha d se veral assista nce p ositi o ns, a n d t h ose p osi ­

ti o ns, as we all k n o w, are o nl y as i m p orta nt as t he pri nci pal ma kes 

t he m. I n t he utilit y b usi ness, t h o u g h, I ha ve w or ke d ver y har d a n d 

ver y l o n g —I a m q uite k n o wle d gea ble —f or 15 years. I n s o me i nsta nces 

I ha ve bee n i n t he decisi o n ma ki n g pr ocess a n d ot hers carrie d o ut t he 

g oals t hat ha ve bee n set.

S o it is a d ual sit uati o n. I n s o me sit uati o ns I ha ve bee n i n a p olic y ­

ma ki n g p ositi o n t o set o bjecti ves. T hat w’as t otall y m y de vel o p ment, 

t he e ner g y i nf or mati o n pr o gra m.

I n t he p ositi o n of w or ki n g wit h st oc ks, t here ar e c ertai n t hi n gs y o u 

ha ve g ot t o d o. M y le gal bac k gr o u n d was of assista nce t o me t o k n o w 

w het her I was f oll o wi n g t he pr o per r ules. I di d n ’t ha ve a n y s u per vi ­

si o n i n t hat area.

I n m y first j o b a fter c o mi n g fr o m t he la w practice as a staff assist ­

a nt i n t he p o wer s u p pl y de part me nt, I ga ve t he directi o ns t o t he s u per ­

i nte n de nts as t o w hat t he pers o nal p olic y was, aft er ma ki n g m y o w n 

j u d g m e nt a n d n ot g oi n g t hr o u g h t he b oss ma n, t he de part me nt hea d.

» S o it has been a c o m bi nati o n of b ot h. I ha ve g otte n g o o d e x peri ­

e nce. I ha ve ha d s o me p olic y ma ki n g decisi ons a n d at ti mes I f oll o wed 

o bjecti ves set b y ot hers. S o i ha ve ha d a d ual res p o nsi bilit y, a n d I ha ve 

d o ne it o n b ot h si des.

, I ha ve g o ne t hr o u g h it t h or o u g hl y, a n d I a m r ea d y f or t his p ositi o n

n o w a n d t he c halle n ges a hea d, wit h y o ur a p pr o val a n d t hat of t he 

Se nate.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Mr. L o n gs h ore, we are i n a gree me nt t hat a 

relia ble s o urce of f uel a n d e ner g y s u p pl y f or t he ge nerati o n of p o wer 

is certai nl y a ver y real pr o ble m of t he electric utiliti es at t his ti me. 

Pers o nall y I feel t hat we are i n p ossi bl y a greater e ner g y crisis, al ­

t h o u g h t hat w o ul d be a self-ser vi n g state me nt. It w o ul d n’t be a 

hea dli ne.
B ut I t hi n k it is tr ue beca use we are i m p orti n g m ore petr ole u m 

pr o d uct s i n t o t he U nite d States t ha n we were at t he ti m e of t he Mi deast e m bar g o. All of t hat is statistic all y c orrect w he n I ma ke t hat 

state me nt. We are de pe n di n g t o da y o n u n de pe n da ble s o urces of petr ole u m pr o d ucts.

T h at bri n gs us t o t he pr o gra ms t hat m ust be p urs u e d a n d s h o ul d 

ha ve bee n p urs ue d l o n g a g o, a n d I will g o bac k o ver t he rat h er dar k 

pict ure of o ur fail ure t o act bef ore t he fa ct rat her t ha n a fter t he fact.

B ut t h e utilities face a ver y real pr o ble m. T he Te n nessee Valle y, i n 

its pr o g ra m of pr o vi di n g p o wer, is faci n g a pr o ble m. T here are tr a nsiti o n pr o gra m s t h at I well u n dersta n d. Se nat or Ba ker a n d I ha ve ha d 

s o me disc ussi ons d uri n g t he heari n gs o n t he pri o r n o mi nati o n of 

Mr. H o o per a b o ut t he use of c oal a n d t he de vel o p me nt of o ur n uclear 

e ner g y as a ge nerati o n of f uel.

I d o n’t wa nt t o g o dee pl y i nt o t hat s u bject. Y o u ha ve certai nl y sai d 

t hat we nee d t o sec ure a n d utilize t he ma n y s o urces of f u el: c oal, n uclear, a n d per ha ps e ve n s olar, i n t he ge nerati n g of electricit y wit hi n 

o ur T V A esta blis h me nt.

I d o as k y o u t his q uesti o n. I d o n’t wa nt t o ma ke it t o o str o n g a 

q uesti o n. B ut I ha ve a feeli n g per ha ps t h at t here is a n u n d ue e m p hasis 

wit hi n t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y t o w ar d t he ge nerati o n of f uel 

fr o m a n uclear i ns pire d pr o gra m. I d o n’t wa nt it u n derst o o d t hat I 

a m a bs ol utel y a gai nst n uclear p o wer. I d o t hi n k t her e are e xtre me 

da n gers i n t he de vel o p ment of o ur n uclear ca pacit y.

B ut d o y o u ha ve k n o wle d ge of t h e c o nstr ucti o n pr o gra ms a n d ha ve 

y o u f or me d a n y o pi ni o n t hat T V A mi g ht bec o me or is i n t he pr ocess 

of bec o mi n g pr o- n uclear ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n m y o pe ni n g state me nt, Se nat or, I di d all u de t o 

t he sa me t hi n g y o u j u st sai d. We d o nee d t o ha ve all t he f uels a vaila ble t o us.

I a m a ware ge nerall y t hat t he y ha ve a str o n g c o m mit me nt t o n uclear i n t he f ut ure. I d o n’t pres u p p ose g oi n g o n t he B oar d t hat t hat 

mea ns a n u n bala nce d j u d g m e nt, beca use I d o n’t k n o w. I ha ve n ot 

st u die d t h ose decisio ns w hic h are ver y tec h nical, as we b ot h k n o w: 

ge ol o gy a n d seis mol o g y a n d w hat t he c ost is i n ter ms of d ollars a n d 

h u ma n c o nsi derati o ns a n d la n d.

I d o n’t k n o w t he vari o us ele me nts t h at we nt i nt o t h ose decisi o ns. I 

k n o w t he y m ust ha ve bee n ma de b y i ntelli ge nt me n a n d w o me n de dicate d t o t he tas k of d oi n g t he best f or t he Valle y.

I ma ke t hat ass u m pti o n f or e ver y b o d y. I d o k n o w we m ust utilize 

o ur n uclear pr ocess. We ha ve g ot t o be caref ul i n t he pr ocess of d oi n g 

it. S afet y has g ot t o be t he lea d li ne o n it. I d o k n o w t h at we ha ve g ot 

t o de vel o p o ur c oal res o urces. I t hi n k t h at we nee d m ore researc h a n d 

de vel o p me nt a n d i nterface wit h t he Fe d eral G o ver n me nt.

I w o ul d h o pe t o be t he catal yst or o ne of t he catal ysts f or t hat t y pe 

of de vel o p me nt. I t hi n k we nee d a bala nce d pr o gra m.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I c o ul d a gree o n t his. I j ust wa nt t o be ver y 

caref ul t hat T V A d oes n ot f or g et t he a b u n da nt c oal reser ves t hat are 

i n t he ver y area t hat it ser ves. Is t hat n ot c orrect ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir. A w hile bac k I di d all u de t o t hat. I a m 

a ware o f t he fact of t he k n o w n reser ves of c oal i n t his w orl d, o n t his 

pla net, half of t he m are i n t he U nite d States.
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It see ms t o me we nee d t o get o n wit h t he pr ocess of de vel o pi n g 

t he m. I a m ver y m uc h c o m mitte d t o utilizi n g t he f uels a vaila bl e t o us. 

Tec h nicall y, I c o ul d n’t t ell y o u w het her t he pla nt o u g ht t o be here or 

t here. I w o ul d ha ve t hat res p o nsi bilit y t o ta ke a n o ver vie w a n d l o o k 

at t h ose. I will d o it o bjecti vel y a n d wit h o ut bias.

We are l uc k y we ha ve t he m b ot h, is m y ge neral o pi ni o n. F urt her 

t ha n t hat, I t hi n k we ha ve g ot t o get o n wit h t he de vel o p me nt of 

str o n ger c o m mit me nts t o researc h a n d de vel o p me nt. I h o pe t he Te nnessee Valle y A ut h orit y ca n be a yar d stic k i n t h at area as well.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Mr. L o n gs h ore, I d o n ot wa nt t o be pr o vi ncial, 

a n d yet I w o n der if y o u w o ul d ha ve a n y k n o wle d ge of t he prese nt 

p olicies of T V A i n refere nce t o c oal p urc hases; a n d d o y o u t hi n k t hat 

w he n p ossi ble, t h ose c oal p urc hases s h o ul d c o me e xcl usi vel y fr o m t he 

T V A re gi o n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I a m n ot fa miliar, as y o u s us pect, wit h t he c o ntract s of T V A. T here are ma n y j u d g me nts t hat w m ul d ha ve t o g o i nt o 

t hat a n d, wit h o ut k n o wi n g t he s pecific facts, I w o ul d sa y ge nerall y 

t he cl oser y o u can b u y it, t he m ore ec on o mic it is.

O n t he ot her ha n d, T V A has a d ual res p o nsi bilit y. T he y ha ve t o 

de vel o p t he area, t he h u ma n a n d nat ur al res o urces. S o meti mes t h ose 

are c o nflicti n g. T h at ma y ver y well mean i n t h e valle y y o u nee d t o devel o p s o me ot her areas i n t he c oal mi ne. T here m ust be a bala nce d 

j u d g me nt bet wee n t he e n vir o n me nt a n d recla mati o n a n d s u p pl y of c oal 

a n d de vel o p me nt of res o urces a n d clea ni n g u p t he pr o ble ms we d o 

ha ve i n t hat area.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I w o ul d j ust li ke t o ha ve o n t he rec or d, wit h o nl y 

a n e x pressi o n of a pers o nal n at ure, n ot e ve n as c hair ma n of t he c o mmittee, t h at if y o u d o ser ve o n t he B oar d of Direct ors, Mr. L o n gs h ore, 

I w o ul d li ke f or y o u t o gi ve caref ul atte nti o n t o t h e nee d, as I see it, 

f or a d diti o nal c oal-fire d ge n erati n g ca pa cit y b y t he Te n nessee Valle y 

A ut h o rit y.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . I w a nt y o u t o be i n a se nse a st u de nt, h o pef ull y 

bec o mi n g a n e x pert o n t he s u bject because we ca n n ot o vere m p hasize 

t he e ner g y sit uati o n as o ne of t he real pr o ble ms wit hi n t his c o u ntr y.

I a m rat h er disc o ura ge d t hat o ur ca n di dates f or t he Presi d e nc y ha ve 

n ot a d dresse d t his s u bject i n de pt h b ut ha ve a d dresse d t he wi de s pectr u m of s u bject matters. I d o n’t t hi n k t hat is s ufficie nt t o t he c halle n ge 

- t hat we ha ve t o da y.

W he n we t hi n k of T V A a n d its relati o ns hi p t o Fe deral a n d State 

e n vir o n me ntal p olicies — we ha ve disc usse d t hat s o me w hat t o da y, b ut 

bef ore y o u lea ve t he sta n d, w o ul d y o u ha ve a n y f urt he r or a d de d 

• t h o u g hts o n t he s o-calle d e n vir o n me ntal p olicies t hat T V A has i n relati o n t o b ot h t he State a n d Fe de ral at t he prese nt ti me?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes; I d o. I n t h at area, I sai d i n m y o pe ni n g stateme nt t hat I t hi n k t he T V A n ot o nl y nee ds t o c o m mit itself, t o be t he 

yar dstic k i n t he tra n s mitti n g a n d ge nerati n g of p o wer, b ut I t hi n k 

t he y nee d t o be t he yar dstic k i n ma n y ot her areas.

T his is o ur h o pef ul drea m, t hat t he y ca n a n d s h o ul d be t he yar dstic k i n t he de vel o p me nt of ne w e n vir o n m e ntal pr otecti o ns fr o m t he 

sta n d p oi nt of g e nerati n g p o wer. I t hi n k t h e y o u g ht t o get i nt o t hat, 

per ha ps m ore t ha n t he y are.
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A gai n, I a m n ot o n t he B oar d. I d o n’t k n o w precisel y w hat t h e y are 

d oi n g. I w o ul d be c o m mitte d i n t hat area. A gai n, it is bala nce d j u d g ­

me nt, de pe n di n g o n w hat t he facts are.

Wit h m y k n o wle d ge a n d bac k gr o u n d, I t hi n k I c o ul d get m y feet 

o n t he gr o u n d q uic kl y a n d k n o w wit h g o o d c o u nsel a n d a d vice w hat 

t he directi o n is. T hat c o u nsel a n d a d vice w o ul d ha ve t o c o me fr o m t he 

pe o ple t he msel ves, a n d t he y are dee pl y c o ncerne d a n d ha ve str o n g 

feeli n gs a b o ut t hese su bjects.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Se nat or Ba ker, d o y o u ha ve f urt her c oll o q uy 

wit h t he n o mi nee ?

Se nat or B a k e r . Mr. C hair ma n, I ha ve a fe w m ore q uesti o ns. I was 

t he last of t he 1 0- mi n ute r ule t his m or ni n g.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Yo u are n ot referri n g t o t he “ L o n gs h ore” r ule 

bei n g a p plie d.

Se nat or B a k e r . N ot t o t he “ L o n gs h ore” n or t he 2 0 mi n utes or t he 

5 0 mi n utes. It was all w ort h w hile.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Yes, I wa nt t o c o m me nd t he me mbers of t he c o mmittee f or t he t y pe of q uesti o ns use d i n a n atte m pt t o clarif y p oi nts.

Se nat or B a k e r . Mr. L o n gs h ore, I ha ve a series of brief q uesti o ns o n 

parti c ular iss ues t hat c o ncer n y o u eit her as y o u face T V A or will 

s h ortl y face T V A. Bef ore I get t o t he m, I wa nt t o e x ha ust as f ar as I 

ca n e x h a ust a n y c o ncer n or s u g gesti o n t hat y o ur rec o m me n dati o n t o 

ser ve o n t h e T V A B oar d or y o ur as pirati o ns t o ser ve o n it is r elate d 

i n a n y wa y t o a n y p ur p ose ot her t ha n ser vice o n t he T V A B oar d.

I as ke d y o u earlier t o da y, a n d y o u i n dicate d t hat certai n of y o ur 

frie n ds s u g geste d t hat y o ur na me be a d va nce d, i ncl u di n g pa rt of t he 

H o use dele gati o n of Ala ba ma. Y o u i n dicate d t hat y o u t al ke d t o t he 

presi de nt of Ala ba ma P o wer w h o, as I u n derst o o d, j ust si m pl y ack n o wle d ge d t h at he u n derst o o d t hat y o u were g oi n g t o d o it, a n d I 

g uess wis he d y o u well —alt h o u g h I d o n’t believe he sai d t hat. B ut t he 

i m plicati o n was clear t hat he di d n ot ur ge y o u t o d o it or e nc o ura ge 

y o u t o d o it.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N

Se nat or B a k e r . Di d a n y b o d y at Ala ba ma P o wer e ver e nc o ura ge 

y o u t o d o t his?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir.

Se nat or B a k e r . Or c o n ve y i n a n y wa y t heir e nt h usias m f or it or 

s u g gest t hat t here mi g ht be a g o o d p ur p ose o n be half of a pri vate 

p o w’er c o m pa n y or Ala ba ma P o wer i n parti c ular if y o u were i n fact 

a p p oi nte d a n d c o nfir me d ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir, Se nat or. T he stat e me nt-----

Se nat or B a k e r . “ N , sir” is g o o d e no u g h. T hat is all ri g ht.

S o ut her n C o. o w ns all of t he st oc k of Ala ba ma P o wer, d oes n’t it?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . C o m mo n st oc k, yes, sir.

Se nat or B a k e r . It als o o w ns Ge or gia P o wer, G ulf P o wer, a n d Mississi p pi P o wer?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T hat is ri g ht.

Se nat or B a k e r . Ha ve y o u tal ke d t o a n y b o d y wit h a n y of t h ose ot her 

c o m pa nies i n t he S o ut her n C o. fa mil y o n t his basis? D o y o u k no w’ 

w hat I a m t r yi n g t o get at ? Has a n y b o d y i n t his gr o u p e nc o ura ge d 

y o u t o d o t his or s u g geste d it w o ul d be a g o o d t hi n g f or t he S o ut h er n 

C o. or its affiliates ?
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Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N ot o ne p ers o n wit hi n t h ose or ga nizati o n s or a n yb o d y o n t he B oar d.

Se nat or B a k e r . H o w a b o ut Ke nt uc k y Utilities, Fl ori da P o wer a n d

• Li g ht, D u ke P o wer? H o w a b o ut s o me of t he peri p her y of S o ut her n 

P o wer C o. ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir, I ha ve ne ver as ke d f or or s o u g ht a n y s u pp ort i n t he pri vate utilit y fiel d, e ver, t hr o u g h o ut t he c o urse of m y

* a p plicati o n.

Se nat or B a k e r . Yo u ha ve tal ke d t o s o me pe o ple ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve tal ke d. Y o u k n o w, I atte n d meeti n gs. As 

Se nat or C ul ver sai d a w hile bac k, I a m ma ki n g a li vi n g. B ut w he n I 

a m o n t his, I a m o n vacati o n ti me t o s u p p ort m y o w n eff ort.

I ha ve ne ver tal ke d wit h a n i ntereste d pers o n o n t he pri vate si de, 

e ver, i n relati o n t o m y a p plicati o n t o t he B oar d of Direct ors of T V A.

Se nat or B a k e r . Ha ve y o u e ver o perate d o ut of t he N ati o nal Ass ociati o n of Eelectric C o m pa nies or t he E dis o n Electric I nstit ute offices i n 

Was hi n gt o n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir, I k n o w t he y are i n Was hi n gt o n. I d o n’t 

k n o w t he a dress. I ha ve ne ver bee n t hr o u g h t h e d o ors. I d o n ot k n o w 

a n y secretar y or i n di vi d ual i n t he office.

Se nat or B a k e r . H a ve y o u e ver ma de a pr o mise o n a n y p olic y, issue, 

a pr o mise t o d o or t o refr ai n fr o m d oi n g a n yt hi n g if y o u beca me a 

Direct or of T V A t o a n y official of a n y p o wer c o m pa n y, a n y place, 

a n yti me?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N o, sir, n o ne.

Se nat or B a k e r . W hat pr o mises, if a n y, ha ve y o u ma de t o a n y of 

y o ur c o n gressi o nal s p o ns ors or t o a n y ot her Me m bers of C o n gress or 

t o t he e xec uti ve de part me nt ? H a ve y o u ma de a n y pr o mises a b o ut w hat 

y o u w o ul d d o as a Direct or of T V A ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir, I will sa y o ne t hi n g, a n d t hat is as t o ma y ors 

a n d ot her t o w h o m I i ntr o d uc e d m yself. I w o ul d h a ve a n o pe n d o or 

p olic y. I w o ul d w or k 2 4 h o urs a da y. I w o ul d ha ve a n o pe n mi n d, a n d 

I w o ul d c o m m u nicate wit h pe o ple a n d tr y t o hel p s ol ve t he c o m m u nicati o n pr o ble m w hic h is o ne t hat a n y or ga nizati o n has. T h at is t he o nl y 

pr o mise.

Se nat or B a k e r . T V A’ B oar d is u ni q ue. It reall y is n ot a b oar d. It 

is a c o m mittee of ma na gers, I s u p p ose, m ore t ha n a b oar d of direct ors, 

i n t h at it is m ore t ha n a p olic y gr o u p. It is i n fact a gr o u p of a d mi nis- 

- trat o rs. Ha ve y o u e ver disc usse d wit h a n y o ne, Mr. L o n gs h ore, t he

p ossi bilit y of c ha n gi n g t h at arra n ge me nt, e x pa n di n g t he size of t he 

b oar d or s h ort e ni n g t he ter m of office ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir, I ha ve bee n as ke d t h at q uesti o n, b ut I ha ve 

• n ot-----

Se nat or B a k e r . W he n ha ve y o u bee n as ke d t h at q uesti o n? Y o u 

mea n t o da y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir, t o da y.

Se nat or B a k e r . D y o u ha ve a n y c o m mit me nt o utsta n di n g, directl y 

or i n directl y, t o s u p p ort a n i ncrease or re d ucti o n i n t he size of t he 

b oar d of direct ors ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N o, sir, I d o n ot.

Se nat or B a k e r . Yo u k n o w, of c o urse, t h ere is le gislati o n pe n di n g 

t o d o t hat n o w.

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Mr. Lo n g s h o r e . Yes, sir, I a m a ware of t hat.

Se nat or B a k e r . D y o u ha v e a vie w o n it n o w t h at y o u c o ul d gi v e 

t o us ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve a ge n eral vie w. Pe o ple ha v e as ke d me t h at 

q ue sti o n fr o m ti m e t o ti m e as I i ntr o d uc e d m y self t o pe o ple.

M y p ositi o n is I a m a p pl yi n g f o r t h e p ositi o n as is. I ha ve b ee n s p o ns or e d f or t his p o siti o n, n o mi nate d f o r t his p o siti o n, base d o n w hat 

t h e la w is t o d a y.

I w o ul d ha ve a hi g h a n d res p o nsi ble G o ver n m e nt p ositi o n. It is u p 

t o t h e electe d officials t o ma ke t h e decisi o n. I d o n’t t hi n k t h at m ore 

me a ns t h e bette r or less mea ns better.

Se nat or B a k e r . I he ar d y o u sa y t h at. B ut w hat is y o ur o pi ni o n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I a m a p pl yi n g f o r it wit h t hr ee. I t hi n k if y o u 

ha ve t hree g o o d o nes, t h e y ca n dir ect it, wit h t h e pr o p er pe o ple. We 

ha ve t h e res o urce of 2 5, 0 0 0 pe o ple w o r ki n g at t h e Te n n essee Valle y 

A ut h o rit y. I t hi n k t h at t h at pri nci pl e of c o m m u nic ati o n a n d re pr ese ntati o n fr o m all of t h e are as dir ectl y affecte d b y T V A a n d t he 

Valle y I a m s pe a ki n g o f ca n c o me a b o ut wit h o ut nec ess aril y e x pa n d ­

i n g t h e B oa r d.

I d o n’t ha v e a p o siti o n o n it o ne wa y or t he ot he r beca u se I w o ul d 

n ot, as I u n de rst a n d it, ha ve a n y a ut h orit y t o ma ke a n y decisi o n. 

T h at w o ul d be u p t o t h e electe d p u blic officials.

Se nat or B a k e r . T his is le ft o ver fr o m m y la w ye r da y s, b ut a n y 

a n s w er t h at g oes be y o n d yes or n o I get s us pici o us of. Let’s g o bac k 

j u st f o r a sec o n d.

I u n de rst a n d all ot t h at. D o y o u ha v e a pr e vi o u s p ositi o n or 

a d v ocate t he i ncr ease or decreas e of t h e B o ar d ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o n’t ha ve a pre dis p o siti o n t o d o s o. I was m otivat e d a n d a p pli e d u n de r t h e la w as it is. I feel I ca n ser v e effecti vel y 

o n a t hr ee- pers o n b oa r d.

Se nat or B a k e r . D o y o u ha ve a n y pr o mis e o utst a n di n g t o a n y o ne?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve n o pr o mis e or c o m mit me nt t o a n y o ne f o r a 

p o siti o n o n t h at s u bj ect.

Se nat or B a k e r . D y o u ha ve pr o mis es o ut o n lif eli ne rat e m a ki n g 

or a n y o f t h e ot h er a d va n ce d or e x otic, de pe n di n g o n t he p oi nt of vie w, 

rate m a ki n g sc he mes t h at ar e s u g geste d fr o m ti m e t o ti m e?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I t hi n k t h at w o ul d be pr es u m pt u o us o n m y pa rt 

t o ta ke p ositi o ns o n t hi n gs .faci n g t h e T V A ri g ht n o w pri o r t o m y 

c o n fir m ati o n. I d o h a v e a c o m mit me nt, as y o u k n o w, i n m y state m e nt, 

t h at s o m et hi n g m u st be d o n e. O ur c o m mit me nts ha ve t o d o s o met hi n g t o bri n g a b o ut------

Se nat o r B a k e r . I a gre e w it h y o u. S o met hi n g d oes nee d t o be d o ne. I 

k n o w t h er e were c h arts here ea rli er t o d a y s h o wi n g t h at T V A is t h e 

sec o n d l o we st i n t he c o u ntr y, ra n ki n g o nl y a b o ve P o rtla n d, Ore g., 

w hi c h is s u p pli e d b y B o n n e ville P o we r A d m i nist rati o n, w hi c h is, I 

g uess, all h y dr o, B o n n e ville sells 1, 0 0 0 kil o w att h o ur s i n P o rtl a n d, 

Ore g., at $ 1 6.

T h e hi g hest is Xe w Y o r k C it y $ 6 3; B ost o n $ 4 1; Atl a nta $ 3 1; W as hi n gt o n $ 3 4; Bir mi n g ha m, $ 3 0; Little R oc k $ 3 0; C hica g o $ 2 6; L o uis ­

ville $ 2 2; T V A R- 2, w hi c h is a sta n d ar d resi de nti al rat e, $ 2 1; P ort ­

la n d. Ore g., $ 1 6.
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I a gree s o met hi n g nee ds t o be d o ne. We ha d heari n gs here a n d 

k n o w first ha n d t he c ost distress t hat is ca use d b y i ncrease d p o wer 

rates. B ut I d o n’t k n o w t hat I a m c o n vi nce d t h at a n y ma gic f or m ula 

has bee n f o u n d s h ort o f re d uci n g t he c ost of c oal or gas t o get t h ose 

rates d o wn. D o y o u ha ve a n y s u g gesti o n?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir, I d o n’t. I will ha ve t o see w hat t he facts 

are. I d o k n o w t hat it-----

Se nat or B a k e r . Ho w w o ul d y o u feel a b o ut a T V A l oa n pr o gra m 

f or m ore efficient heati n g i nstallati o ns a n d i ns ulati o ns?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T h ose are t he t y pes of pr o gra m s a n d per ha ps t he 

a ns wer or a n a p pr o ac h t o t he a ns wer t o hel p t he fi xe d a n d l o w i nc o me.

Se nat or B a k e r . T his has bee n as ke d, t o o. H o w d o y o u feel a b o ut 

wet li mest o ne scr u b bers?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I be g y o ur par d o n?

Se nat or B a k e r . Ho w d o y o u feel a b o ut stac k gas scr u b bers?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n a partic ul ar i nstallati o n, if t he e n gi neer i n dicates it is g oi n g t o be s uccessf ul, I t hi n k t he y o u g ht t o be i m ple me nte d. 

A gai n, t hat is a c ost. B ut y o u ha ve t o bala nce t hat.

Se nat or B a k e r . Ala ba ma P o wer has o ne e x peri me ntal or de m o nstrati o n scr u b ber.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or B a k e r . W hat is Ala ba ma P o wer’s official p ositi o n o n 

scr u b bers ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Per h a ps t he sa me t hi n g t he i n d ustr y p ositi o n is. 

T he y are l o o ki n g i nt o it a n d tr yi n g t o deter mi ne if it is ec o n o micall y 

feasi ble a n d will d o a c o m me n dable j o b f or t he e n vir o n me nt.

Se nat or B a k e r . Ec o n o micall y feasi ble gets t o be a tric k y ter m, t o o. 

B ut d o y o u k n o w of a n y ot her wa y t o re m o ve s ulf u r di o xi de fr o m 

stac k gases?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T re m o ve t he m bef ore y o u b ur n it, a n d t here is a n 

e x peri me nt g oi n g o n i n t hat area as well. I w o ul d h o pe t h at t he Te nnessee Valle y c o ul d be a lea der i n t hat t y pe of researc h a n d de vel o pme nt, a n d a de m o nstrati o n, a n d ser ve as t he de m o nstrati o n f or a 

c o n necti o n as t he G o ver n me nt utilit y.

Se nat or B a k e r . T he C hair ma n re mar ke d earli er t o da y a n d t he n 

a gai n j ust a fe w m o me nts a g o t h at he a n d I s o meti mes j o ust a little 

a b o ut f uel res o urces. We reall y d o n’t j o ust. We e nj o y ar g ui n g wit h 

eac h ot her s o me, b ut I t hi n k b ot h of us feel y o u are g oi n g t o ha ve 

t o ha ve all t he c oal a n d n uclear t hat we are g oi n g t o be a ble t o p ut 

t o get h er t o f ulfill t he v oraci o us a p petite of t he pe o ple a n d of t he T V A 

re gi o n. I ha ve n o q uarrel a b o ut t hat.

We s h o ul d t hi n k of a n d de vel o p less pri miti ve wa ys of b ur ni n g c oal. 

We d o reall y b ur n it i n a pri miti v e wa y, e ve n i n t he m ost e x otic 

a d va nce d p o wer pla nts. I t still is a ver y bac k war d wa y of c o ns u mi n g it.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I w o ul d h o pe T V A c o ul d be t he lea der i n t hat.

Se nat or B a k e r . Yo u ha ve a pr o ble m t here, Mr. L o n gs h ore, b ut I 

w o n’t pr ol o n g t his. Y o u me nti o ne d t h at Ala ba ma P o wer has a de mm o nstrati o n pla nt. S o me b o d y earlier t o da y me nti o ne d t hat t he differe nce bet ween T V A a n d Ala ba ma P o wer was Ala ba ma pa ys ta xes. 

Last year it di d n ot pa y a n y ta xes. T he y ha ve a n $ 8 milli o n re bate. 

T V A pai d $ 95 milli o n t o t he Treas ur y i n ret u r n o n i n vest me nts. S o 

t hat als o is s ort of tric k y s o meti mes.
B ut y o u start t h at de m o nstrati o n pr oje ct; T V A rate pa y ers are 

g oi n g t o ha ve t o pa y t he w h ole t hi n g o ut o f t heir p oc kets, t heir electric 

bills, si nce we d o n’t ha ve t he i nc o me ta x t o write it off a gai nst li ke 

Ala ba ma P o wer d oes — w hic h, i n effect, s hifts pa rt of t he b ur de n off 

t he rate pa y er a n d o nt o t he Treas ur y.

T he o nl y t hi n g T V A c o ul d d o w o ul d be t o c o me bac k t o t he C o ngress a n d sa y, “ He y, l o o k, if we are g oi n g t o de m o nstrate t he feasibilit y of c oal s ol ve nt refi ni n g or wet li mest o ne scr u b bers or s o met hi n g 

else, h o w a b o ut gi vi n g us s o me m o ne y? N ot j ust o ut of o ur rat epa yers’ p oc kets.” W o ul d yo u s u p p ort t hat ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I certai nl y w o ul d.

Se nat or B a k e r . Yo u w o ul d ha ve n o hesitati o n a b o ut d oi n g t hat ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . No ne w hate ver.

Se nat or B a k e r . A n d bec o mi n g t he yar dstic k f or de vel o pi n g t hese 

tec h ni q ues f or t he rest of t he c o u ntr y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I certai nl y t hi n k s o, a n d I de dicate m yself t o t hat.

Se nat or B a k e r . I ur ge d Presi de nt Ni x o n t o se n d a re q uest f or f u n di n g a n d t o pr o vi de f or c o o perati ve pr ojects bet ween t he t he n A E C, 

pri vate p o wer c o m pa nies, c o- ops, p u blic p o wer, a n d T V A. T hat was 

d o ne. T V A is i n v ol ve d i n t he ma na ge me nt a n d de vel o p me nt of t he 

Cli nc h Ri ver Bree der React or pr oject. W o ul d y o u c o nti n ue t hat?

D o yo u t hi n k it is a w ort h w hile pr oject?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or B a k e r . A n d t he Fe deral Treas ur y f u n ds a p pr o priate d t o 

it?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir, I w o ul d c o nti n ue it.

Se nat or B a k e r . Yo u feel t hat it is a w ort h w hil e pr oject f or T V A?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o t hi n k it is w ort h w hile. I t hi n k it is res p o nsi ve 

a n d res p o nsi ble.

Se nat or B a k e r . C oal stri p pi n g. Let’s tal k a b o ut t hat f or a sec o n d. 

I s p o ns ore d a bill t hat passe d t he Se nate a n d passe d t he H o use a n d 

was vet oe d b y Presi de nt F or d, a n d we di d n ot o verri de his vet o. T he bill 

pr o vi de d i n effect t h at i n cases of s urface mi ni n g, y o u ha ve t o rest ore 

t he site t o its ori gi n al t o p gra p h y; t h at is, p ut t he la n d bac k t he wa y 

y o u f o u n d it.

T V A di d a de m o nstrati o n pr oject o n t h at bef ore we c o nsi dere d t h at 

bill. It was calle d t he L o n g Pit, T belie ve. I ha ve fl o wn o ver it rece ntl y. T he o nl y wa y y o u c o ul d tell t he differe nce is t he trees ar e n ot 

t here. It is gree n. S o me da y I t hi n k it will be a m o del f or s urface 

mi ni n g i n t he rest of t he c o u ntr y.

W o ul d y o u s u p p ort, Air. L o n gs h ore, a p pr o priate meas ures, eit her 

b y la w or b y c o ntract, t o m o ve us cl oser t o t hat s ort of ulti mate reclamati o n of la n d?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, Se nat or. I w o ul d. Y es; I w o uld. Y o u ha ve g ot 

l o l o o k at t he facts of a partic ular sit uati o n, b ut t o t hat e n d I w o ul d 

c o m mit m yself. T here is no q uesti o n a b o ut it.

Se nat or B a k e r . I d o n’t k n o w q uite w hat t h ose fa ct ors are. Let’s bac k 

u p a little bit. W o ul d y o u ge nerall y s u p p ort t h at s ort of recla mati o n?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Ge nerall y I d o s u p p ort t h at t y pe of c o nce pt, yes, sir.

Se nat or B a k e r . I t h a n k y o u, Mr. C hair m a n.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T ha n k y o u, Se nat or Ba ker. T he C hair is a ppreciati ve of y o ur cl ose atte nti o n t o a n d y o ur disc ussi o n of t hese m atters wit h t he n o mi nee.
Se nat or Ba ker. O ne m ore q uesti o n, Mr. C hair ma n. I s h o ul d n’t as k 

t his, b ut 1 ca n ’t resist. I belie ve 1 hear d y o u sa y y o u ha ve met wit h t he 

ot her t w o me m bers of t he B oar d.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes; I di d.

Se nat or B a k e r . D o y o u t hi n k y o u ca n g et al o n g wit h t h ose pe o ple ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I certai nl y d o. I get al o n g well wit h pe o ple.

Se nat or B a k e r . Yo u are g oi n g t o ha ve s o me t o u g h decisi o ns t o ma ke. 

Y o u res pect b ot h of t he m?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yo u ta ke t he m at face val ue a n d u n der sta n d y o u 

ma y ha ve di ver gi n g p oi nts of vie w, b ut I will a gree t o w or k i n har ­

m o n y wit h t h ose ot her t w o Direct ors. I n dee d I d o.

Se nat or B a k e r . T ha n k y o u.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T ha n k y o u, S e nat or Ba ker.

We n o w ha ve t he o p p o rt u nit y t o ha ve q uesti o ns fr o m Se nat or 

C ul ver.

Se nat or C u l v e r . I j ust wa nt t o f oll o w u p o n t he li ne of q uesti o ni n g bei n g p urs ue d b y t he c hair m a n i n re gar d t o y o ur q ualificati o ns. 

W o ul d y o u briefl y descri be y o ur prese nt d uties at Ala ba ma P o wer?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . M y prese nt d uties i n v ol ve, w he n I l eft t he p ositi o n 

of t he assista nt t o t he presi de nt a n d c hief e xec uti ve officer, at t hat ti me 

c hair ma n of t he b oar d —s o meti me bef ore he ha d left t hat partic ula r 

office —a n d I t o o k p art of m y re s p o nsi bilities fr o m t hat office i nt o t he 

ne w office calle d s pecial pr ojects.

De pe n di n g o n w hat I w o ul d be w or ki n g o n, I mi g ht re p ort t o a n y 

of t he fi ve pri nci p al officers. O ne of t he mai n t hi n gs I t o o k wit h me, we 

were j ust be gi n ni n g t o de vel o p t he e ner g y i nf or m ati o n pr o gra m. I 

t o o k t hat a n d de vel o pe d t hat as part of t he s pecial pr ojects de part me nt.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Yo u are n ot prese ntl y i n a n e xec uti ve decisi o nma ki n g p ositi o n?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Ha ve y o u e ver ha d s uc h a p ositi o n wit h Ala ba ma 

P o wer ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir, I ha ve ne ver bee n a vice presi de nt or me mber of t he b oar d.

Se nat or C u l v e r . D uri n g y o ur te n ure wit h t his s pecial pr ojects di visi o n, w hat t y pe of i nf or mati o n di d y o u p ut o ut re gar di n g Ala ba ma 

P o wer ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I t ca me a b o ut i n o ur t otal as pect of t he tal ks a b o ut 

o ur e ner g y pr o gra m i n Ala ba ma P o wer a n d t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o. 

ser vice area, a n d we tal k e d a b o ut t he nati o nal pr o ble m as well. T here 

is reall y n ot a n y c o m pa n y t al ki n g a b o ut t he pr o ble m. We are tal ki n g 

a b o ut t he-----

Se nat or C u l v e r . Di d t his i n f or mati o n e ver ha ve a n y reflecti o n on t he 

c o m petiti ve ness of Ala ba ma P o wer wit h T V A?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N ; e ner g y t otall y. It was n ot a p r o pa ga n d a pr ogra m of p u blic or pri vate. Ma n y pr o gra ms were gi ve n because we 

ne ver used ca n ne d pr o gra ms.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Were t he vie ws y o u a d va nce d i n t his c or p orate r ole 

c o nsiste nt wit h y o ur o w n pers o nal p hil os o p h y?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . T he y ca me prett y cl ose, yes, sir, beca use I was res p o nsi ble f or w hat was sai d.
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Se nat or C u l v e r . At n o ti me i n y o ur c or p orate e x perie nce of 1 5 years 

di d y o u fi n d y o urself a d v ocati n g p ositi o ns wit h w hic h y o u di d n’t p ers o nall y a gree?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N

Se nat or C u l v e r . I f it is tr ue t h at t he p ositi o n of Ala ba ma P o wer 

o ver t he years has bee n i n ma n y cases vi g or o usl y i n o p p ositi o n t o t he 

g oals a n d pr o gra ms of T V A. di d y o u fi n d y o urself c o m pati ble wit h 

t h ose p ositi o ns '! I gat her y o u di d.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I t hi n k, Se nat or, a m o me nt a g o I s h o ul d ha ve sai d 

wit hi n a ra n ge. Y o u d o n’t a gree t otall y wit h e ver y b o d y.

Se nat or C u l v e r . B ut n o ne of Ala ba ma P o wer's p ositi o ns, e ve n t he 

m ost e xtre me o nes, was u nacce pta ble.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . S o me of t he t hi n gs t h at I ha ve hear d, I ha d n o part 

i n t he m. I a m lear ni n g. I ha ve ha d n o p art i n ne gati ve pr o gra ms of t he 

Ala ba ma P o wer C o. E v er yt hi n g I ha ve d o ne i n m y t ot al 1 5 years has 

bee n p ositi ve.

Se nat or C u l v e r . W o ul d t he p ositi o ns y o u ha ve ass u me d i n ter ms of 

Ala ba ma P o wer’s vie ws of t he r ole of e ner g y i n p u blic a n d pri vate 

p o wer c o m pa nies be c o nsiste nt wit h y o ur o w n p hil os o p h y?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ca n’t sa y I t otall y a gree.

Se nat or C u l v e r . B ut y o u certai nl y d o n ot disa gree e n o u g h t o c o nsi der resi g nati o n?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ne ver c o nsi dere d resi g nati o n.

Se nat or C u l v e r . If t he y were t o reac h a n e xtre me p ositi o n, y o u 

w o ul d n ot necessaril y hestitat e t o resi g n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I d o n’t k n o w, sir. I d o u bt it. I t hi n k w he n y o u are 

a n e m pl o yee of a n or ga niz ati o n of 8, 00 0 pe o ple, y o u ha ve g ot t o 

perf or m y o ur w or k i n a n effecti ve, de dicate d ma n ner. I t hi n k as a n 

e m pl o yee I ha ve. I t hi n k y o u are a n e m pl o yee of a n or ga ni zati o n, n ot 

a sla ve of a n or ga nizati o n.

Se nat or C u l v e r . T hat is w hat I a m tr yi n g t o get at.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I a m n ot a sla ve of Ala ba ma P o w er; ne ver will be.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Yo u ne ver di d a n yt hi n g u n willi n gl y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Certai nl y.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Y o u were s u p p orti ve of t h e c or p orate p hil os o p h y, 

a n d it c o m p orte d wit h y o ur o w n basic vie ws o n t his q uesti o n?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I n m ost i nsta nces. I t hi n k we ha ve r u n a g o o d s hi p. 

It has bee n a n h o n ora ble or ga nizati o n. I ha ve ne ver bee n as ke d t o d o 

a n yt hi n g I c o ul d n’t d o pers o nall y.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Yo u me nti o ne d i n res p o nse t o Se nat or Ba ker’s 

i n q uir y t hat y o u ne ver at a n y ti me tal ke d t o a n y officials or ot hers at 

t he S o ut he r n C o m pa n y a b o ut t he p ossi bilit y of ser vi n g o n t h e T V A. 

W h y n ot? Y o u ha ve bee n i nterest e d i n t his p ositi o n f or o ver a year. 

Y o u ass ociate wit h t hese pe o ple i nti matel y all t h e ti me. It see ms ver y 

stra n ge t o me t hat y o u w o ul d ha ve n o disc ussi o ns wit h t he m. Di d y o u 

c o nsci o usl y a v oi d s uc h disc ussi ons?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I c o nsci o usl y a v oi de d it beca use I k ne w t here w o ul d 

be pe o ple, reas o na bl y per ha ps, t hat w o ul d raise t hat q uesti o n a n d t he 

p ossi bilit y of a c o nflict of i nterest, a n d I t hi n k I be nt o ver bac k war ds 

n ot t o i n v ol ve m yself i n t hat.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Di d n’t a n y of t he m o ver c offee sa y, “ He y, I hear 

y o u are i ntereste d i n t he T V A p ositi o n. I f we ha ve t o ha ve t hat o utfit
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at all, it w o ul d be nice t o ha ve y o u t here. At le ast y o u u n dersta n d o ur 

pr o ble ms.” ? Y o u ne ver ha d a c o n versati o n o ver c offee li ke t hat?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir.

Se nat or C u l v e r . N ot at all o ver t he last year ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir. I di d n ot. I f s uc h a t hi n g occ urre d, a n d I 

d o n’t reall y re me m ber a n yt hi n g occ urri n g al o n g t he li ne of t hat, I 

w o ul d c ut it off. I w o ul d be r u de a b o ut it.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Yo u mi g ht p us h it off, b ut I a m j ust c uri o us 

w het her it e ver occ urre d. I s h o ul d t hi n k pe o ple, after rea di n g it i n t he 

pa per, w o ul d sa y, “I s ure h o pe y o u get t hat j o b. We d o n’t wa nt a n y of 

t h ose left w’i n g frea ks i n t here.”

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir. Pe o ple sai d t he y sa w m y na me i n t he pa per.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Ha ve y o u ha d c o n versati o ns wit h a n y b o d y i n t he 

W hite H o use a b o ut t he nati o nal c o n ve nti o n a n d t he dele gate fi g hts?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve n ot. I ha d t w o differe nt i nter vie ws at t he 

W hite H o use f or t his p ositi o n. O ne of t hese was 2 h o urs a n d o ne was 

9 h o urs. T he y wa nte d t o kn o w’ w hat I k ne w.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Ha ve y o u ha d a n y disc ussi o ns wit h a n y ot her 

electe d p olitical officials or u nelecte d p olitical acti vists o n t his s u bject 

d uri n g t he m o nt hs of y o ur i nter est i n t his p ositi o n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir. Se nat or, I a m pr o u d of m y bac k gr o u n d a n d 

herita ge. I ha ve n ot hel d a p ositi o n i n t he Re p u blica n Part y o ver a 

deca de. I was secretar y a n d tre as ur er of t he Y o u n g Re p u blica ns, w hate ver it was. M y br ot her has hel d a fe w p ositi o ns i n t he Re p u blica n 

Part y. He has n ot hel d o ne i n o ver a decade.

Se nat or C u l v e r . I k n o w y o u ha ve ha d n o e xperie nce i n fl oo d c ontr ol, 

ref orest ati o n, la n d use, a n d a gric ult ural de vel o p me nt. I t w o ul d see m 

t o me t hat t hese are all ver y i m p ort a nt c o ncer ns of t he T V A.

D o y o u believe y o u are q ualifie d t o acti vel y parti ci pate i n t he 

ma na ge me nt of t he T V A i n vie w of t hese deficie ncies ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir, I d o. I ha ve a n e d ucati o nal bac k gr o u n d 

a n d la w practice. I ha ve e n ga ge d i n t he acti ve practice of la w.

I n t he pri vate- utilit y b usi ness y o u fi n d y o urself i n pr o ba bl y o ne of 

t he lar gest la n d o w ners i n t he State. I ha ve bee n res p o nsi ble f or 

de vel o pi n g a fe w c o nser vati o n pr o gra ms wit h fis heries i n t he Ala ba ma 

P o wer C o. la kes. I ha ve de vel o pe d a p u blic r ecreati o n pr o gra m tac ke d 

o nt o o ur pri vate recreati o n pr o gr a m.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Yo u left t h at pri vat e practice. Y o u were i n a la w 

fir m wit h y o ur br ot her ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir. Bill L o n gs h ore, sitti n g be hi n d me.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Yo u left t hat pri vate la w practice a n d we nt i nt o 

t he c or p orate str uct ur e of t his pri vate p o wer c o m pa n y, is t hat ri g ht?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . M y first p ositi o n was n ot i n t he E xec uti ve De p artme nt. I ha ve been e m pl o ye d a t otal of 1 5 years. T hirtee n a n d a half of 

it has bee n i n vari o us as pects of t he e xec uti ve de part m e nt. M y first 

year a n d a half was as staff assista nt i n t he p o wer s u p pl y d e part me nt. 

I was n ot i n a n e xec uti ve p ositi o n, if y o u will. It was a res p o nsi ble 

p ositi o n, b ut n ot a n e xec uti ve p ositi o n.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Yo u ha ve bee n ass ociate d t he n f or esse ntiall y 

1 5 years wit h t he p hil os o p h y a n d practices of a pri vate- p o wer c o mpa n y. Y o u ha ve bee n de dicate d t o t heir g oals a n d o bjecti ves. Y o u 

ne ver f o u n d t he m i nc o m pati ble t hr o u g h o ut t hat peri o d of ser vice. Y o u
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ne ver c o nsi dere d resi g nati o n o ver a n y of t he p ositi o ns t he y p u blicl y 

a d o pte d. W o ul d n’t it be reas o na ble t o ass u me y o u w o ul d be t o o tie d 

t o t he p hil os o p h y of ma ki n g bi g ger pr ofits at t he e x pe nse of t he 

resi de ntial a n d s mall b usi ness c ust o mers? W h y s h o ul d we ha ve 

a n y c o nfi dence t hat, gi ve n t he nat ure of t hat bac k gr o u n d, y o u are 

li kel y t o s u d de nl y e m brace a t otall y differe nt a n d f u n da me ntal per ­

s pecti ve of e ner g y as it relate s t o o ur s ociet y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Beca use it has a great deal of res p o nsi bilit y i n 

t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y. T he y ha ve a d ual res p o nsi bilit y, 

u nli ke t he pri vate utilit y c o m pa ny. I ha ve st u die d t his. I k n o w I ca n 

de dicate m yself t o it. I will de dicate m yself t o d oi n g t hi n gs f or 

pe o ple t hr o u g h t he B oar d of t he T V A. T hat i ncl u des h u ma n c o nsi derati o n. T here are ot her j u d g me nts ot her t ha n ec o no mic.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Ala ba ma P o wer is t he s u bsi diar y of S o ut her n 

C o., is it n ot ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or C u l v e r . T he T V A re g ularl y e xc ha n ges p o wer a n d has ot her 

deali n gs wit h t he S o ut her n C o., d oes n’t it?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Fr o m ti me t o ti me.

Se nat or C u l v e r . W o ul d n't t here be a c o nflict of i nterest if y o ur 

n o mi nati o n is c o nfir me d as a res ult of T V A ’s deali n gs wit h t he 

S o ut her n C o. ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir, Se nat or.

Se nat or C u l v e r . H o w c o ul d y o u be o bjecti ve a b o ut a n y s uc h 

deali n gs?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I will ta ke as a n o bli gati o n t o p urs ue t he o bjecti ve 

of t he T V A a n d, m ore i m p orta ntl y pr o ba bl y, I ha ve n’t been a part y o f 

t h ose decisi o n- ma ki n g pr ocesses i n t he p o wer e xc ha n ge pr o gra m. I 

will liste n t o t he c o u nsel a n d a d vice I get i n t he Te n nessee Valle y 

A ut h orit y a n d I will p urs ue t h ose o bjecti ves wit h de dicati o n.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Yo u ha ve ne ver been i n a n e xec uti ve p ositi o n w here 

y o u ha d ge n ui ne p olic y res p o nsi bilit y?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N ot of t hat t y pe.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Yo u ha ve bee n gi ve n marc hi n g or ders a n d 

marc he d. Y o u ha ve ne v er ha d t he res p o nsi bilit y t o s ha pe, f or m ulat e, 

or i nitiate p olic y q uesti o ns re g ar di n g t he e ner g y fiel d i n y o ur pri vate 

sect or e x perie nce ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I t hi n k t hat I ha ve i n t hat I ha ve been gi ve n a 

ge neral assi g n me nt t o l o o k i nt o re g ulati o ns. T h ose t hi n gs T rec o mme n de d, t he y were all i m ple me nte d. I ha ve a g o o d rec or d of gi vi n g 

s o u n d a d vice a n d j u d g me nt. Wit h t he la n d deali n gs we ha ve ha d 

wit h t he c o nser vati o n de part me nt, i n setti n g u p wil dlife reser ves, et 

cetera.

Se nat or C u l v e r . D o y o u o w n a n y st oc k i n t he S o ut her n C o.?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N , sir, I d o n ot.

Se nat or C u l v e r . A a me m ber of t he T V A B oar d, c o ul d y o u reall y 

s u p p ort t he p hil os o p h y a n d wis d o m of t he T V A Act?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Wit h o ut q uesti o n.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Y o u sa y y o u c o ul d, e ve n t h o u g h y o u ha ve bee n 

ass ociate d wit h t he pri vate- p o wer i n d ustr y, w hic h is n ot al wa ys 

s u p p orti v e of T V A.
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Mr. o n g s h o r e . Wit h t he 1 5 years I ha ve bee n wit h Ala ba ma 

P o wer, I ha ve n ot ha d a n y pr o ble m w hate ver. I ha ve a g o o d, t h o u g h, 

n ot a n i n- de pt h, relati o ns hi p wit h T V A. I ha ve a g o o d relati o ns hi p 

wit h t he m o n a pers o nal basis. I ha ve n’t ha d a n y pr o ble m.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Mr. L o n gs h ore, y o u ha ve n o w bee n a n acti ve 

ca n di d ate f or t his p ositi o n f or o ver a y ear n o w, is t h at ri g ht ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or C u l v e r . L uri n g t h at ti me, ha ve y o u visite d C o n gress me n 

a n d ma de ot her tri ps i n s u p p ort of y o ur ca n di dac y ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve.

Se nat or C u l v e r . W h y d o y o u ha ve s uc h a str o n g i ntere st i n bec o mi n g a me m ber of t he T V A B oar d? H o w m uc h m o ne y are y o u 

ma ki n g n o w ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I a m n ot ma ki n g as m uc h. I ha ve t ur ne d t hat 

o ver t o t he c o m mittee.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Fi ne. T hat is all ri g ht.

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . It is i n t h e fi na ncial. It is a s u bsta nti al raise f o r me.

Se nat or C u l v e r . It w o ul d be a s u bsta ntial raise ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or C u l v e r . W h y d o y o u ha v e s uc h a str o n g i ntere st i n bec o mi n g a me m ber of t he T V A b oar d ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Beca use I t hi n k I a m tr ul y q ualifie d f or t he p ositi o n a n d I ca n le n d m y tale nt t o t he p u blic ser vice sect or at t his par ­

tic ula r ti me. It is a pr o m oti o n f or m y fa mil y. It is a pr o m oti o n f or 

m y life. It is a n o p p ort u nit y f or me t o s h o w w hat I ca n d o wit h t he 

tale nts I h a ve de vel o pe d o ver t he last 1 5 years. I ha ve pra ctice d la w. 

I ca n bri n g m y b o d y, m y mi n d, m y bac k gr o u n d, m y s pirit, t o t hat 

or ga nizati o n, a n d d o t he ri g ht t hi n g f or t he Te n nessee Valle y A ut h orit y a n d t h e pe o ple i n t h at area.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Ha ve y o ur tri ps i n s u p p ort of y o ur ca n di dac y 

br o u g ht y o u t o Was hi n gt o n ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I ha ve c o me t o Wa s hi n gt o n se veral ti m es; yes, sir.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Ha ve y o u pai d f or t h ose tri ps y o urself ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir; I ha ve.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Has t he S o ut h er n C o m pa n y fi na nciall y s u p p orte d 

i n a n y wa y y o ur acti vities i n t his re g ar d ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . N ot i n a n y wa y w hate ver. I t is va cati o n ti me a n d 

m y o w n e x pe nse.

Se nat or C u l v e r . Y o ur o w n e x pe nse?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or C u l v e r . I ha ve n o a d diti o nal q uesti o ns ri g ht n o w, Mr. 

C hair ma n.

Se nat or B u r di c k . I ha ve n o q uesti o ns.

Se nat or B a k e r ( presi di n g). T he C hair ma n was calle d a wa y. I 

t hi n k he pr o ba bl y d oes n ot ha ve a n yt hi n g f urt her.

I ha ve o ne m ore stat e me nt t hat I w o ul d li ke t o ma ke. T her e is o ne 

s mall matter staff w o ul d li ke t o tal k t o t he n o mi nee a b o ut aft er t his 

heari n g. I d o n’t t hi n k it w o ul d be necessar y t o ta ke a n y m ore testim o n y, b ut if it were, I ta ke it y o u w o ul d be willi n g t o ret u r n?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.
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a m o me nt t o fi n d o ut if t he C hair m a n is a vaila ble? I mi g ht as k if 

t here is a n y ot her wit nesses o n t he a ge n da or a n y o ne else w h o wa nts 

t o te stif y.

Se nat or B u r di c k . N ; t hat is all.

At t his ti me, w hile we are waiti n g, wit h o ut o bjecti o n, I w o ul d i ncl u de letter s fr o m Se nat ors M us kie, A b o urez k, a n d H u d dlest o n a n d 

t he state me nt of t he Re prese nt ati ve of Ala ba ma, R o bert E. J o nes.

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Dear Je n ni n gs:

As y o u k n o w, a n u mber of pe o ple ha ve e x press e d c o nce r n a b o ut t h e 

p ote nti al c o n flic t of i n te re st of t h e n o mi nati o n of T ho mas L. L o n gs h ore 

t o t h e B oar d of Dire ct or s of t h e Te n n essee Valle y A ut h o rit y.

Q ue sti o ns ha ve bee n rais e d a b o ut t h e a p plic ati o n of se cti o n 2f 

of tlic T V A Act t o tlii s n o mi nati o n. T hi s se cti o n st ate s t h at n o dir e c ­

t o r of t h e T V A st a ll ha ve a n i n te r e st i n a p u blic u tilit y c o r p or ati o n 

e n ga ge d i n distri b uti n g a n d se lli n g p o wer t o t he p u blic n or s h all a n y 

dir e ct o r ha ve a n i n te re st i n a b u si n es s w hic h may be a d versel y af fe ct e d 

b y t he s uc ce ss of t he T V A. Mr. L o n gs h ore is a n o ffic ia l of a pri v at e 

p o wer c o mpa n y ( Ala ba ma P o wer C o mpa ny) w hic h a p p ears t o c o n flic t wit h 

t he s p irit a n d i n te nt of t h is se cti o n.

I k no w t h at t he C o n mittce has sc he d ule d a heari n g f o r J ul y 21 t o 

c o nsi de r Mr. L o n gs h ore’ s n o mi nati o n. H o we ver, I w o ul d h o pe t h at t h is 

he ari n g c o ul d be p ost p o ne d u ntil t h e le gis la ti v e hist o r y a n d C o n gre ssi o nal 

i n te nt of t h is se cti o n of t h e T V A Act ca n be f u ll y res earc h e d b y t he 

A merica n La w Di visi o n of t h e C o n gr essi o n al Researc h Se r vic e. Als o, 

a Ge n eral Acc o u nti n g Of fic e o pi ni o n may be a p pr o p riate t o deter mi ne 

w het her t h is n o mi nati o n p os es a vi o la ti o n of t h is se cti o n of t he sta t u te .

I h o pe y o u will a gr ee wit h me t h at a p ost p o ne me nt of c o nsi d er ati o n 

of t h is n o mi nati o n w o ul d be t h e m ost us ef ul a p pr oac h i n pr o vi di n g a n 

o p p o rt u nit y t o re vi e w t h e man y q u esti o ns w hic h ha ve bee n rais e d.

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Dear Je n ni n gs,

I a m writi n g t o re q u est t h at y o u c o nsi de r dela yi n g t he 

he ari n g o n t h e nc mi nati o n o f T ho mas L. L o n gs h ore t o t h e B oar d of 

Di re ct o rs of t he Te n n essee Valle y A ut h o rit y.

Se v eral q u esti o ns ha ve bee n rais e d b y le a d er s i n t h e r u ral 

ele ctric c o o p erati v es i n S o ut h Da k ota, as well as i n ot he r sta te s, 

re g ar di n g Mr. L o n gs h o re's se r vic e wit h t he Ala ba ma P o wer C o m pa ny.

It is my u n derst a n di n g t h at t he Act esta blis hi n g t h e T V A 

e x pli citl y re q uire s t h at a ll me m bers of t he B oar d s h all be pe o ple 

wh o " p r ofe ss a b eli e f i n t h e f e a si b ilit y a n d wisd o m of t h e A ct," a n d 

ha ve n o i n te re st i n a n y b u si n es s t h at ma y be a d versel y af fe ct e d b y 

t he A ut h o rit y as a pr o d uc er of ele ctr ic p o wer. T he s p irit of t h is 

la w see ms t o i n di cate a br oa der i nte r p retati o n of p o ssi ble c o nflicts 

of i n te re st t ha n mere fi n a n cial p o siti o n w o ul d i m pl y.

Neit he r of t h e c urr e ntl y ser vi n g me m bers of T V A's b oar d ha ve 

ha d a n y pre vi o us e m pl o y me nt wit h pri v at e ele ctr ic al u tiliti e s. I n 

fa ct, I belie ve t h at n o ne of t h e pa st b oar d me m bers i n t h e hist o r y 

of t h e a ge nc y ha d bac k gr o u n ds w hic h i ncl u d e d w or k wit h pri v at e ele ctric 

u tilit y c o m pa nies. I n vie w of t he se ri o us q u esti o ns w hic h ha ve aris e n 

a b o ut t he c o n mit me nt o f ot he r o ffic ia ls of re g ulat or y b o die s t o t he 

p olic y of re g ulati o n t h eir a ge nci es ar e s u p p ose d t o ca rr y o ut, I t hi n k 

it is p artic ula rl y i m p orta nt t o as se ss t he c o m mit me nt of ne w a p p oi ntee s 

t o st at ut o r y ai ms.

I n vie w of t he se c o nsi d er ati o ns, I belie ve t h at a f ull a n d f air 

he ari n g, t o w hic h me mbers of t h e Se nate ca n de v ote t h eir c o m plete 

att e nti o n, w o ul d be i n t h e be st i n te re sts of all c o nc er ne d i n Mr. L o n g s h ore' s 

n o mi nati o n. I re s p ec tf ull y s u g gest t h at a del a y w o ul d af f o r d c o ncer ne d
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n o m i n a t i o n . F u r t h e r , w i t h o u t s u c h a d e l a y , m a n y m e m b e r s o f t h e 

S e n a t e w i l l n o t b e a b l e t o d e v o t e t h e i r f u l l a t t e n t i o n t o t h e q u e s t i o n 

b e c a u s e o f t h e p r e s s o f b u s i n e s s b e t w e e n t h e C o n v e n t i o n s .

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A s I m e n t i o n e d t o y o u e a r l i e r , I h a v e s t r o n g r e s e r v a ­

t i o n s a b o u t t h e p r o s p e c t o f M r . T h o m a s L . L o n g s h o r e o f A l a ­

b a m a b e i n g n a m e d t o t h e b o a r d o f d i r e c t o r s o f t h e T e n n e s s e e 

V a l l e y A u t h o r i t y .

I l e a r n e d t o d a y t h a t d e s p i t e w i d e s p r e a d o p p o s i t i o n , 

P r e s i d e n t F o r d h a s s e n t M r . L o n g s h o r e ' s n o m i n a t i o n t o t h e 

S e n a t e .

I d o n o t k n o w M r . L o n g s h o r e p e r s o n a l l y , a n d I h a v e n o 

r e a s o n t o q u e s t i o n h i s p e r s o n a l a b i l i t y o r i n t e g r i t y . B u t 

h i s l o n g a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h t h e A l a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y , a p r i ­

v a t e u t i l i t y c o m p a n y , i s b o u n d t o r a i s e s e r i o u s d o u b t s i n 

t h e m i n d s o f a l l T . V . A . s u p p o r t e r s .

I n d e e d , i t h a s a l r e a d y g e n e r a t e d o p p o s i t i o n f r o m t h e 

A m e r i c a n P u b l i c P o w e r A s s o c i a t i o n , t h e T e n n e s s e e R i v e r V a l ­

l e y A s s o c i a t i o n , t h e M u n i c i p a l E l e c t r i c P o w e r A s s o c i a t i o n o f 

K e n t u c k y , I n c. , t h e e n e r g y p o l i c y t a s k f o r c e o f t h e C o n s u m e r 

F e d e r a t i o n o f A m e r i c a , a n d m a n y i n d i v i d u a l r u r a l e l e c t r i c c o ­

o p e r a t i v e s .

A t a t i m e w h e n T . V . A . n e e d s o u t s t a n d i n g l e a d e r s h i p , I 

a m a f r a i d t h e P r e s i d e n t h a s o n c e a g a i n f o r e g o n e a n o p p o r t u n i t y 

t o n a m e s o m e o n e w h o c o u l d p r o v i d e e n l i g h t e n e d a n d p r o g r e s s i v e 

l e a d e r s h i p t o m e e t t h e d e m a n d s o f t h e t i m e .

T h e r e f o r e , I u r g e t h e c o m m i t t e e t o g i v e t h i s n o m i n a t i o n 

t h e m o s t s e r i o u s a n d t h o r o u g h s t u d y . I t w o u l d b e a m i s t a k e t o 

a c q u i e s c e i n t h e a p p o i n t m e n t o f a n y t h i n g l e s s t h a n a t r u l y o u t ­

s t a n d i n g p e r s o n . Y o u r c o m m i t t e e r e f u s e d t o a p p r o v e a n e a r l i e r 

n o m i n e e w h o d i d n o t m e e t t h i s s t a n d a r d , a n d I u r g e y o u t o c o n ­

t i n u e t o i n s i s t o n e x c e l l e n c e .

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M r . C h a i r m a n , I a p p r e c i a t e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r e s e n t t o y o u a n d 

y o u r c o l l e a g u e s o n t h e S e n a t e P u b l i c W o r k s C o m m i t t e e m y v i e w s o n t h e

n o m i n a t i o n b y t h e P r e s i d e n t o f M r . T h o m a s L . L o n g s h o r e t o b e a d i r e c t o r 

o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y A u t h o r i t y .

T h e T V A f a c e s a c r i t i c a l p e r i o d w h i c h c a n d e t e r m i n e u s e f u l n e s s o f 

t h i s i n s t i t u t i o n t o t h e p e o p l e i n p o r t i o n s o f s e v e n s t a t e s s e r v e d b y t h e

a g e n c y .

A t n o t i m e i n t h e p a s t h a s i t b e e n m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a n n o w f o r t h e

T V A t o h a v e c o m p e t e n t p e o p l e o f t h e h i g h e s t a d m i n i s t r a t i v e q u a l i t y —

t h i s i s e s p e c i a l l y t r u e o f t h e T V A B o a r d .

R a p i d l y e s c a l a t i n g e n e r g y c o s t s , d e v e l o p i n g n e w t e c h n o l o g i e s , a n d

g e n e r a l e r d s i o n o f e s t e e m f o r a l l i n s t i t u t i o n s m a k e s t h e i m m e d i a t e y e a r s

a h e a d f a t e f u l f o r t h e T V A a n d i t s r o l e i n a s s i s t i n g p e o p l e o f t h e r e g i o n

t o a b e t t e r l i f e .

T h e t i m e s d e m a n d i n t e l l i g e n t a n d e x p e r i e n c e d a d m i n i s t r a t o r s w h o a r e

w e l l a c q u a i n t e d w i t h T V A i n a l l i t s d i v e r s e f u n c t i o n s a n d w h o h a v e a n

u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f a n d s y m p a t h y w i t h t h e n e e d s a n d a s p i r a t i o n s o f t h e

p e o p l e o f t h e V a l l e y .
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Y o u a r e c h a r g e d w i t h a s e r i o u s m a t t e r i n t h e h e a r i n g — y o u r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n 

t o t h e S e n a t e o n t h i s n o m i n a t i o n i s o f v i t a l c o n c e r n t o t h e p e o p l e o f 

t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y a n d s h o u l d b e o f i n t e r e s t t o t h e o t h e r c i t i z e n s o f 

t h e N a t i o n . T h e p o s t w h i c h h a s a l r e a d y b e e n v a c a n t f o r s o m e 1 4 m o n t h s , 

i s f a r m o r e s i g n i f i c a n t t h a n w o u l d b e i n d i c a t e d b y t h e c a s u a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n 

i t h a s b e e n g i v e n t h e n o m i n a t i o n b y t he . W h i t e H o u s e s t a f f .

T h e i r i n d i f f e r e n c e t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h i s n o m i n a t i o n p l a c e s a 

h e a v y b u r d e n o n y o u a n d y o u r a s s o c i a t e s o n t h e C o m m i t t e e t o e x a m i n e

c l o s e l y t h e p o s i t i o n a n d t h e n o m i n e e .

M r . C h a i r m a n , y o u r c o m m i t t e e d e m o n s t r a t e d k e e n i n s i g h t s i n t o t h e 

n a t u r e o f t h e T V A r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d t h e c r i t i c a l n a t u r e o f t h e t i m e s b y 

r e j e c t i n g t h e f i r s t p o l i t i c a l l y - i n s p i r e d n o m i n e e .

T h e p r e s e n t n o m i n e e , a g a i n w i t h e x t e n s i v e f a m i l y p o l i t i c a l c o n n e c t i o n s ,

i s a n a t t o r n e y w h o l e f t a f a m i l y l a w f i r m 1 5 y e a r s a g o t o w o r k f o r a 

p r i v a t e l y - o w n e d e l e c t r i c p o w e r c o m p a n y w h i c h i s o n l y o n e - f o u r t h t h e s i z e 

o f T V A i n t e r m s o f p o w e r p r o d u c t i o n . T h e n o m i n e e i s n o t o n e o f t h e 2 1 

p o l i c y - m a k i n g o f f i c e r s o f t h e f i r m n o r o n e o f t h e 1 9 d i r e c t o r s . H o w e v e r , 

h i s f a m i l y ' s s t r o n g p o l i t i c a l t i e s w e r e d e e m e d s u f f i c i e n t e x p e r i e n c e f o r 

t h e W h i t e H o u s e p e o p l e i n c h a r g e o f n o m i n a t i o n s .

W h e t h e r T V A c o n t i n u e s a s a f i n e , u s e f u l e n t e r p r i s e o r r e v e r t s t o a 

s t a t i o n o f r e w a r d f o r s o m e p o l i t i c a l a c t i v i t i e s i s t h e r e a l q u e s t i o n 

f a c i n g t h e U . S . S e n a t e i n r e v i e w i n g t h i s n o m i n a t i o n .

T h e f i l l i n g o f t h e v a c a n t T V A p o s i t i o n w i t h a p e r s o n o f e x p e r i e n c e 

a n d h i g h a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a n d m a n a g e m e n t a b i l i t i e s i s a c r u c i a l m a t t e r f o r 

t h e p e o p l e o f T e n n e s s e e a n d t h e o t h e r s t a t e s s e r v e d b y t h e a u t h o r i t y .

B e c a u s e o f t h e g r e a t n e e d s o f t h e a u t h o r i t y , 1 a m o p p o s e d t o t h e 

n o m i n a t i o n o f M r . L o n g s h o r e t o t h e T V A p o s i t i o n .

I h a v e m e t w i t h h i m . I h a v e r e v i e w e d h i s c r e d e n t i a l s .
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H e i s a v e r y p e r s o n a b l e a n d l i k e a b l e f e l l o w w h o m a y d e s e r v e a P r e s i d e n t i a l 

* a p p o i n t m e n t t o s o m e o t h e r h i g h g o v e r n m e n t p o s t i n r e c o g n i t i o n o f h i s

s e r v i c e a n d t h a t o f h i s f a m i l y t o p u b l i c a f f a i r s .

H o w e v e r , f r o m m y n e a r l y 3 0 y e a r s o f c o n s t a n t e x p e r i e n c e w i t h t h e 

V T V A a n d t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f i t s B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s , i t i s m y d e e p

c o n v i c t i o n t h a t g r a v e s t a t u t o r y q u e s t i o n s a r e p r e s e n t e d w i t h t h i s n o m i n a t i o n . 

T h e T V A A c t p l a i n l y s t a t e s ( S e c t i o n 2 ( f ) ) :

N o d i r e c t o r s h a l l h a v e f i n a n c i a l i n t e r e s t i n a n y p u b l i c - 

u t i l i t y c o r p o r a t i o n e n g a g e d i n t h e b u s i n e s s o f d i s t r i b u t i n g 

a n d s e l l i n g p o w e r t o t h e p u b l i c . . . n o r s h a l l a n y m e m b e r 

h a v e a n y i n t e r e s t i n a n y b u s i n e s s t h a t m a y b e a d v e r s e l y 

a f f e c t e d b y t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e C o r p o r a t i o n a s . . . a p r o d u c e r 

o f e l e c t r i c p o w e r .

T h e n o m i n e e w o r k s f o r a p r i v a t e l y - o w n e d e l e c t r i c p o w e r f i r m . H e h a s 

b e e n i n t h i s , o r s i m i l a r p o s i t i o n s , f o r t h e p a s t 1 5 y e a r s . W h a t o t h e r 

a d v a n c e m e n t s w o u l d b e h i s w i t h t h i s e l e c t r i c - u t i l i t y c o r p o r a t i o n , I c a n 

n o t s a y . N e i t h e r d o I k n o w h o w m u c h o f t h i s f i r m ' s m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c y 

m a y h a v e i n f l u e n c e d h i s o u t l o o k a n d p h i l o s o p h y . W h e t h e r t h e n o m i n e e o r 

h i s w i f e h a v e r e t i r e m e n t b e n e f i t s o r o t h e r i n t e r e s t s d e p e n d e n t o n t h e 

s u c c e s s o f t h e a d j a c e n t e l e c t r i c u t i l i t y c o r p o r a t i o n , a l s o n e e d s c a r e f u l

e x a m i n a t i o n .

A l t h o u g h t h e T V A ' s e l e c t r i c p o w e r p r o d u c t i o n i s m o r e t h a n f o u r 

t i m e s g r e a t e r t h a n t h a t o f t h e f i r m w i t h w h i c h h e h a s b e e n e m p l o y e d , h i s 

e x p e r i e n c e o f 1 5 y e a r s m a y h a v e s o m e a p p l i c a t i o n t o t h e p o w e r p r o g r a m o f

T V A .

7 4 - 9 6 9 0 - 7 6 - 9
H o w e v e r , e l e c t r i c p o w e r i s o n l y o n e f a c e t o f T V A . W h i l e i t i s a

h i g h l y v i s i b l e T V A a c t i v i t y o f c o n s i d e r a b l e c a p i t a l i n v e s t m e n t , i t i s 

n o t t h e o n l y p r o g r a m o r a c t i v i t y . T h e T V A i s f i r s t a n d f o r e m o s t a

r e g i o n a l r e s o u r c e d e v e l o p m e n t a g e n c y w h i c h i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e w a t e r 

r e s o u r c e s m a n a g e m e n t f o r a v a s t a n d i m p o r t a n t s e g m e n t o f t h e n a t i o n .

T h e T V A A c t d e f i n e s t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e ' a u t h o r i t y i n t h e s e w o r d s :

T o i m p r o v e t h e n a v i g a b i l i t y a n d t p p r o v i d e f o r t h e 

f l o o d c o n t r o l o f t h e T e n n e s s e e R i v e r ; t o p r o v i d e f o r 

r e f o r e s t a t i o n a n d t h e p r o p e r u s e o f m a r g i n a l l a n d s i n 

t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y ; t o p r o v i d e f o r t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l

a n d i n d u s t r i a l d e v e l o p m e n t o f s a i d v a l l e y ; t o p r o v i d e

f o r t h e n a t i o n a l d e f e n s e b y t h e c r e a t i o n o f a c o r p o r a t i o n 

. f o r t h e o p e r a t i o n o f G o v e r n m e n t p r o p e r t i e s a t a n d n e a r

M u s c l e S h o a l s i n t h e S t a t e o f A l a b a m a , a n d f o r o t h e r

p u r p o s e s

E l e c t r i c i t y i s h e l p f u l i n r e a l i z i n g s e v e r a l o f t h e s e o b j e c t i v e s .

Y e t i t i s t h e g e n i u s o f t h e t o t a l T V A p r o g r a m w h i c h h a s b e e n s o 

m e a n i n g f u l t o t h e e c o n o m i c i m p r o v e m e n t o f t h e l i v e s o f t h e p e o p l e o f t h e

R e g i o n .

G r e a t a d v a n c e s h a v e b e e n m a d e i n a l l a s p e c t s o f p e r s o n a l a n d 

c o m m u n i t y l i f e b e c a u s e o f t h e s e n s e o f b a l a n c e a n d p r o p o r t i o n w h i c h h a v e

b e e n t h e h a l l m a r k o f t h e T V A p o l i c y .

I f i n d n o t h i n g i n t h e n o m i n e e ' s b a c k g r o u n d t o i n d i c a t e h i s a c q u a i n t a n c e

w i t h n a v i g a t i o n , f l o o d c o n t r o l , r e f o r e s t a t i o n , p r o p e r u s e o f m a r g i n a l 

l a n d s , a g r i c u l t u r a l d e v e l o p m e n t o r s e n s i t i v i t y t o t h e d e s i r e s a n d a s p i r a t i o n s 

o f t h e p e o p l e o f t h e T V A a r e a .
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I f e e l t h a t t h i s n o m i n a t i o n t o t h e T V A B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s w o u l d b e

a v e r y d a m a g i n g b l o w t o t h e p r o g r e s s a n d d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h i s f i n e o r g a n i z a t i o n 

t h a t h a s m e a n t s o m u c h t o t h e p e o p l e o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y a n d t o t h e

w h o l e c o u n t r y .

T h e p e o p l e w h o e l e c t e d m e h a v e a g r e a t i n t e r e s t i n t h e t y p e o f m e n 

w h o c o m p r i s e t h e T V A B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s w h o d e t e r m i n e t h e p o l i c i e s a n d 

p r o c e d u r e s f o r t h e w h o l e T V A . W h e n t h e P r e s i d e n t a n n o u n c e d t h e a p p o i n t m e n t 

o f M r. L o n g s h o r e , 1 a n d m o s t o f m y c o n s t i t u e n t s h a d g r e a t m i s g i v i n g s .

I t h a s s e e m e d t o u s h i g h l y u n l i k e l y t h a t a m a n w h o h a d s e r v e d i n a n 

i m p o r t a n t c a p a c i t y w i t h a p r i v a t e l y - o w n e d p o w e r c o m p a n y w h i c h h a s b e e n 

s o h o s t i l e t o T V A , c o u l d p o s s i b l y e s c a p e i n d o c t r i n a t i o n w i t h t h e p o w e r 

c o m p a n y ' s p o i n t o f v i e w o n T V A .

I n m a k i n g t h i s n o m i n a t i o n i t s e e m s a s t h o u g h t h e P r e s i d e n t i s

a t t e m p t i n g a n o t h e r D i x o n - Y a t e s b y t h e b a c k d o o r .

I n t h a t e f f o r t , t h e F i r s t B o s t o n C o r p o r a t i o n w a s a b l e t o p l a c e o n e 

o f i t s v i c e p r e s i d e n t s i n a h i g h p o s t i n t h e B u r e a u o f t h e B u d g e t w h e r e 

t h e D i x o n - Y a t e s s c h e m e w a s h a t c h e d t o d e s t r o y T V A . T h i s s a m e F i r s t 

B o s t o n C o r p o r a t i o n c o u n s e l s w i t h p r i v a t e p o w e r c o m p a n i e s o n t h e i r f i n a n c i a l

h e a l t h .

T h e Y a t e s o f D i x o n - Y a t e s w a s E u g e n e A . Y a t e s , h e a d o f t h e S o u t h e r n 

C o m p a n y , t h e o w n e r o f t h e f i r m e m p l o y i n g t h e p e n d i n g n o m i n e e .

T h e f r a t e r n i z a t i o n o f t h e p o w e r c o m p a n i e s w i t h F i r s t B o s t o n w a s t h e 

i n s p i r a t i o n f o r t h e D i x o n - Y a t e s s c h e m e . T h a t a s s o c i a t i o n r e m a i n s a c t i v e . 

B e t w e e n 1 9 7 0 a n d 1 9 7 4 , F i r s t B o s t o n C o r p o r a t i o n a s s i s t e d A l a b a m a P o w e r 

C o m p a n y i n f i v e o f t h e u t i l i t y ' s e i g h t b o n d o f f e r i n g s .
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T h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f t h e s e c o n t i n u e d d e a l i n g s w i l l b e t h e u s u a l p r i v a t e

p o w e r a n t i p a t h i e s t o T V A a n d t h e p u b l i c p o w e r i n g e n e r a l .

A r e c e n t e x a m p l e o f t h i s a n t i p a t h y w a s t h e f a c t t h a t p r i v a t e l y - 

o w n e d p o w e r c o m p a n i e s s o u g h t t o p r e v e n t t h e p a s s a g e o f a T V A P o l l u t i o n

C r e d i t s B i l l w h i c h I s p o n s o r e d i n t h e l a s t C o n g r e s s . T h e H o u s e a n d 

S e n a t e a p p r o v e d t h e b i l l o n l y t o s e e t h e P r e s i d e n t y i e l d t o t h e p r i v a t e 

p o w e r c o m p a n y o p p o s i t i o n a n d v e t o t h e l e g i s l a t i o n w h i c h w o u l d h a v e g i v e n

T V A c o n s u m e r s a p a r i t y w i t h c o n s u m e r s o f p r i v a t e p o w e r i n r e g a r d t o 

t h e i r i n v e s t m e n t s f o r p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l . M r . L o n g s h o r e i s h i s c o m p a n y ' s

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t o t h e e l e c t r i c u t i l i t y o r g a n i z a t i o n s w h i c h e n g i n e e r e d

t h i s g r e a t l o s s f o r t h e p e o p l e o f t h e T V A a r e a o n l y l a s t y e a r .

T h e l a w g o v e r n i n g t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e T V A r e q u i r e s t h a t a l l a p p o i n t e d

t o t h e T V A B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s p r o f e s s a b e l i e f i n t h e w i s d o m o f T V A ,

a n d e a c h a p p o i n t e e m u s t t a k e a n o a t h w h i c h p l e d g e s h i s b e l i e f a n d h i m s e l f

t o a d m i n i s t e r t h e T V A a c c o r d i n g t o t h a t b e l i e f . I t i s t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s

c l e a r l e g a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o l i v e u p t o t h e l e t t e r o f t h a t l a w i n 

m a k i n g n o m i n a t i o n s . W h a t e v e r t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s o w n b e l i e f s m a y b e , s o 

l o n g a s C o n g r e s s d o e s n o t c h a n g e t h e l a w — a n d i t h a s n o t c h a n g e d i t i n 

t h a t r e s p e c t — h e i s l e g a l l y r e q u i r e d t o a p p o i n t a m a n w i l l i n g t o

p r o f e s s h i s b e l i e f i n t h e w i s d o m a n d f e a s i b i l i t y o f T V A A c t a n d w h o i s

c l e a r o f a n y p o t e n t i a l i n t e r e s t i n a p u b l i c - u t i l i t y c o r p o r a t i o n e n g a g e d 

i n t h e b u s i n e s s o f s e l l i n g p o w e r n e x t d o o r t o T VA .

B e c a u s e o f t h e g r e a t a n d d i v e r s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e T V A B o a r d

a t t h i s t i m e a n d t h e c l e a r d i c t a t e s o f t h e T V A A c t r e g a r d i n g m e m b e r s o f

t h e B o a r d , I u r g e y o u t o r e t u r n t h i s n o m i n a t i o n t o t h e W h i t e H o u s e w i t h 

t h e c l e a r m e s s a g e t h a t t h e p e o p l e o f t h e T V A a r e a w a n t t h e l e g a l a p p o i n t m e n t 

o f a d i r e c t o r w h o c a n h o n e s t l y d i s c h a r g e t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s u n d e r t h e

T V A A c t .
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Se nat or a n d o l p h [ presi di n g]. A n yt hi n g f u rt he r, Se nat or B a ker?

Se nat or B a k e r . I belie ve n ot, Mr. C hair ma n. I ha ve i n dicate d t o 

t he wit ness t here is o ne s mall matt er t he staff wis hes t o tal k t o hi m 

a b o ut, b ut t hat I ha ve n o f urt her q uesti o ns. He has i n dicate d if t here is 

a n y f urt her q uesti o ns, he will be willi n g t o ret ur n.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T ha n k y o u. Se nat or B ur dic k, a n y f u rt he r q uesti o ni n g or c o m me nt ?

Se nat or B u r di c k . N ot at t his ti me, if t he n o mi nee is willi n g t o 

ret u r n if necessar y.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Mr. L o n gs h ore, y o u will be a vaila ble if t he 

c o m mittee me m bers f or s o me reas o n f o u n d it necessar y f or f urt her 

q uesti o ns ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . Yes, sir.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . Se nat or C ul ver, d o y o u ha ve a n y f urt her 

q uesti o ns ?

Se nat or C u l v e r . N ot at t his ti me, Mr. C hair ma n. T ha n k y o u.

Se nat or R a n d o l p h . T his c o ncl udes o ur heari n g. We will i n dicate 

t o y o u, Mr. L o n gs h ore, t hat i ns ofar as p ossi ble, we ha ve atte m pte d 

t o ha ve a t h or o u g h heari n g. I w o ul d li ke t o ass ure y o u t h at me m bers 

will disc har ge t heir d ut y i n w hat t he y belie ve t o be a fair decisi o n 

i n refere nce t o y o ur n o mi nati o n.

As I ha ve ofte n sai d i n t he past, we h o pe t hat y o u, t he n o mi nee, 

ha ve ha d a feeli n g t h at t h e me m bers w h o ha ve p artici pate d — n ot all 

o n t he c o m mittee ha ve bee n pri vile ge d t o d o t hat beca use of ot her 

sc he d ules — have f oll o we d o ur r ule of gi vi n g a n o p p ort u nit y t o t he 

wit ness t o sa y w h at he desires t o sa y, t o e x pa n d u p o n a n a ns wer, a n d 

y o u ha ve ha d t he o p p ort u nit y t o d o t hat.

W o ul d y o u wa nt t o ma ke a n y f urt her c o m me nt as we cl ose t he 

heari n g ?

Mr. L o n g s h o r e . I w o ul d li ke t o ma ke o ne c o m me nt, Mr. C hair ma n, 

a n d me m bers of t he c o m mittee. I ha ve t h or o u g hl y e nj o ye d t his e xperie nce. T he staff has bee n o pe n wit h me. T he y ha ve gi ve n me e ver y 

piece of i nf or mati o n t hat I nee de d. T he y ha ve tre ate d me wit h dec or u m. T he q uesti o ns ha ve bee n i n de pt h. I ha ve e nj o ye d a p peari n g 

bef ore y o u. I ha ve e nj o ye d t he e x perience. I t ha n k y o u f or t he pr ospects of bei n g here.

Se nat or R a n d o lp h . T ha n k y o u, Mr. L o n gs h ore. We t ha n k t h ose 

w h o ha ve sat t hr o u g h o ur heari n gs. We are a p preciati ve als o of t he 

me m bers of t he fa mil y w h o ha ve bee n wit h us d uri n g t his ti me of 

t he heari n g.

T he heari n g is a dj o ur ne d.

[ W here u p o n, at 4 : 25 p. m., t he c o m mittee was recessed, t o rec o n ve ne 

s u bject t o t he call of t he C hair.]

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d e v el o p m e n t p r oje ct will d e p e n d 

m o r e u p o n t h e a bilit y, visi o n 

a n d e x ec uti v e c a p a cit y of t h e 

m e m b e rs of t h e b o a r d t h a n u p o n 

le gis la ti v e p r o vis i o n s. "

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H is t o r y of t h e T e n n e ss e e 

V all e y A ut h o rit y A ct

A S T U D Y O F T H E B O A R D O F DI R E C T O R S 

O F T H E T E N N E S S E E V A L L E Y A U T H O R I T Y

T h e B o ar d of D ir e ct o r s of t h e T e n n e s s e e V alle y A ut h o rit y is 

c o m p ri s e d of t h r e e p e rs o n s s ele cte d b y t h e P r e si d e nt wit h t h e a p p r o v al 

of t h e S e n at e t o s e r v e st a g g ere d, ni n e - y e a r t e r m s. T h e P r e si d e n t 

als o d e si g n ate s t h e c h air m a n of t h e B o ar d.

T h e r e ha ve be e n fi ft e e n p e r s o n s o n t h e T V A B o ar d si n c e 1 9 3 3.

Si x of t h e d ir e ct o r s w ere c oll e g e p r e si d e nts , d ea n s o r p r o f e s s o r s; fi v e 

w e re e n gi n e e r s, f o u r w ere la w y e rs a n d o n e a n a cc o u nta nt. F o u r 

m e m b e rs c o ul d b e c o n si d ere d p oliti cia n s: t w o w e re a p p oi nte d s h o rtl y 

a fte r b ei n g d efe ate d f o r r e ele cti o n -- o n e t o t h e S e n at e, o n e t o t h e 

H o u se. F o u r dir e ct o r s c a m e fr o m p o siti o n s i n sta te o r n ati o n al 

g o v er n m e nt; o n e dir e ct o r w as a j o u r n ali st. T w o d ir e ct o r s s e r v e d 

a s T V A G e n e ra l M a n a g er p ri o r t o a p p oi n t m e n t t o t h e B o ar d. All 

ha ve b e e n w hit e m ale s.

O n e dir e ct o r, A rt h u r E. M or g a n, w as re m o v e d w hil e i n offic e. 

R a y m o n d R o ss P at y die d d uri n g his te r m . F o u r m e m b e rs h a v e r e si g n e d 

b e f o re c o m ple ti n g t h eir te r m s. Si x p e r s o n s ha ve b ee n re a p p oi n te d t o 

a se c o n d te r m , b u t o nl y t w o d ir e ct o r s w e re a p p oi n te d b y m o r e t h a n 

o n e P r e si d e nt: A u b re y W a g n er ( K e n ne d y, Ni x o n) a n d F r a n k S m it h 

( K e n ne d y, J o h n s o n).
1 2 9

nl y t w ic e h as a P r e si d e n ti al n o m i n e e f o r a B o ar d p o si ti o n 

b e e n dr o p p e d. I n 1 9 51 w he n P r e si d e nt T r u m a n n o mi n at e d F r a n k A. 

W ari n g of C ali f o r n ia, s e v e r al a r e a S e n at o rs a n d C o n g re ss m e n w e r e 

u p s et b e c a u s e t h e y w ere n ot c o n s u lt e d. S e n at o r K. D. M c K ell ar 

( D - T e n n) le d t h e fi g h t a n d si x w e e k s l at e r, T r u m a n a p p oi nte d 

W ari n g t o a st ate d e p art m e nt p o si ti o n i n T o k y o, Ja p a n. W ari n g, 

a n e c o n o m is t a n d f o r m e r h e a d of t h e P hili p pi n e W ar D a m a g e 

C o m m is si o n, s ai d he r e q u e ste d t h e c h a n g e i n a s si g n m e nts.

J a m e s F. H o o p er of M is sis si p pi w a s n o m i n ate d b y P r e si d e nt 

F o r d i n M a y, 1 9 7 5. O p p o siti o n t o his n o m i n ati o n w as le d b y S e n at o r 

Bill B r o c k ( R - T e n n ). T he S e n ate P u bli c W or k s C o m mitte e h el d 

h e a ri n g s o n H o o p e r's n o mi n ati o n a n d v ote d i n F e b r u a r y , 1 9 7 6 t o 

p o st p o n e i n d efi nit el y a n y a cti o n. T h e P r e si d e n t t h e n wit h dre w t h e 

n o mi n ati o n. H o o p er w as c h all e n g e d f o r his la c k of e x p eri e n c e a n d 

i n v ol v e m e n t i n s e v e r al u n s u c c e s s f u l b u si n e s s v e nt u re s. S e v era l 

m e m b e rs of t h e S e n ate c o m m itte e sta te d t h e y di d n ot fe el he w as 

q u ali fi e d f o r t h e p o si ti o n a s T V A dir e ct o r.

T he a v e r a g e a g e of a p p oi n te e s is 5 2. 4. A v era g e a g e u p o n 

r eti r e m e nt, r e si g n ati o n o r r e pla c e m e nt is 6 2. 1 4. L e n gt h of s e r vic e 

ra n g e s fr o m 1 6 m o nt h s b y F r a n k W el c h t o 1 5 y e a r s b y A u bre y 

W a g ne r. T he a v e r a g e is 8. 7 9 y e a r s.

T he T V A A ct is r ela ti v el y sil e nt a b o ut q u ali fi c ati o n s f o r 

B o ar d m e m b e r s. It r e q uir e s ea c h d ir e ct o r t o b e a U nite d Sta te s 

citiz e n, t o ta k e a n o at h t o s u p p o rt t h e C o n st it uti o n a n d fa it hf u ll y 

a n d i m p a rti all y p e rf o r m t h e d uti e s s et b y t h e A ct, a n d t o p r o f e s s 

a b eli ef i n t h e f e a si b il it y a n d wis d o m of t h e A ct. N o dir e ct o r s h all 

ha ve fi n a n cia l i n te r e st i n a n y p u bli c - uti li t y c o r p o ra ti o n e n ga ge d i n 

dis tri b uti n g a n d s ell i n g p o w er t o t h e p u bli c n o r i n a n y c o r p o ra ti o n 

m a n u fa ct u ri n g, s ell i n g o r dis tr i b uti n g fi x e d nit r o g e n o r f e rtiliz e r.

N o m e m b e r s h all h a v e a n y i n te r e st i n a n y b u si n e s s t h at m a y be 

a d v e rs el y a ff e cte d b y t h e s u c c e s s of t h e C o r p o ra ti o n a s a p r o d u c e r 

of ele ctr ic p o w er o r of c o n c e ntr ate d f e rtili z e r s. N o m e m b e r of 

t h e B o ar d s h all e n g a g e i n a n y ot h er b u si n e s s w hil e i n offic e. [ 1 6 U. S. C. 

8 3 1(a) a n d ( g)J

T he T V A A ct c o ntai n s n o re q uir e m e nt t h at B o ar d m e m b e rs b e 

fr o m t h e T e n n e s s e e V all e y re gi o n, a n d, i n fa ct, o nl y t h r e e d ir e ct o r s 

h a v e be e n fr o m t h e s e v e n sta te s m a k i n g u p t h e T V A s e r vic e a r e a.
1 3 0

Alt h o u g h t h e A ct s e t s fe w sta n d a r d s of q u ali fi c ati o n f o r 

B o a r d m e m b e rs , t h e L e gis la ti v e H is t o r y lis ts s e v e r al tr ait s 

C o n g re ss f elt w e re i m p o rt a nt. T he C o nfe re n c e R e p o rt a c c o m ­

p a n yi n g H. R. 5 0 8 1 of t h e 7 3 r d C o n g re ss, 1st S e ss i o n, M a y 1 5, 

1 9 3 3, sta te s:

T h e b o ar d of t h r e e m e m b e rs s h o ul d n ot o nl y b e s o u n d 

a n d e x p eri e n c e d m e n of a ffa ir s; t h e y s h o ul d n o t o n l y 

be s o u n dl y e d u c ate d a n d wi d el y tr a v ele d a n d w ell - 

r e a d m e n; b u t t h e y s h o ul d be m e n of c o n str u cti v e 

visi o n, t o s e e k t o fit t h e f ut u re i nt o t h e f o r m of t h e 

p r e s e nt. T h e r e f o r e, t h e b o a r d is c h ar g e d wit h t h e 

d ut y of c o n st a ntl y st u d yi n g t h e w h o le sit u ati o n p r e ­

se nte d b y t h e T e n n e s s e e R i v er V alle y, a n d t h e a d ­

j oi ni n g t e r rit o r y, wit h t h e vi e w of e n c o u ra gi n g a n d 

g ui di n g i n t h e o r d e rl y a n d b ala n c e d d e v el o p m e n t of 

t h e di v e r s e a n d ri c h r e s o u r c e s of t h at s e cti o n. It 

is a g r e at r e s p o n si b il it y i m p o se d u p o n t h e m e m b e r s 

of t h e b o ar d. B ut it is a g r e at o p p ort u nit y t h at w ill 

c o m e t o t h o se c h o s e n f o r t h is g r e at s e r vic e. F o r s u c h 

p o siti o n of t u r st a n d r e s p o n si b ilit y u n d o u bte dl y t h e 

P r e si d e nt w ill s e a r c h t h e N ati o n o v e r f o r t h e ri g ht 

m e n t o w h o m t o e n tr u st n ot o n l y t h is v a st i n v e st m e nt 

of m o n e y b ut t h is g r e at r e s p o n si b ilit y, n ot o n l y t o t h e 

p e o ple of t h at s e cti o n of t h e c o u ntr y b ut t o t h e p e o ple 

of t h e w h o le N ati o n. If, t h r o u g h t h e i n c a p a cit y o r t h e 

i n dif fe re n c e of t h e m e m b e rs of t h e b o ar d , t h is g r e at 

h u m a nit ari a n p r o j e ct s h o u l d fa il, t h e n p r o g r e s s al o n g 

t h is li n e i n ot h e r p a rts of t h e c o u ntr y will be s et b a c k 

f o r t w o o r t h r e e g e n e ra ti o n s.

Wit h s u c h a r e s p o n si b il it y u p o n t h e P r e si d e n t i n c h o o si n g 

t h e ri g ht m e n, a n d wit h s u c h a r e s p o n si b ilit y r e sti n g 

u p o n t h e c o n s cie n c e s of t h e m e n t h u s c h o se n, w e ca n n ot 

b eli e v e t h at t h e r e w ill b e fa il u r e. W he n t h e r a c e a d ­

v a n c e s, it m u st d o s o al o n g t h e r o a d of f ait h i n o u r ­

s el v e s a n d o u r fe ll o w s. T he m e m b e rs of t h e b o a r d a r e 

gi ve n t h e te r m of 9 y e a r s, s o t h e r e m a y be c o n si s ­

te n c y a n d c o nti n uit y i n t h e p oli cie s of t h e a ut h o rit y .
T V A B O A R D O F DI R E C T O R S

A R T H U R E. M O R G A N -- 1 9 3 3 - 1 9 3 8 ( R o o se v elt). B or n: 1 8 7 8, Ci n ci n n ati,

O hi o. Di e d: 1 9 7 5. S er v e d a s c h air m a n of t h e fir st B o ar d of D ir e ct o r s fr o m 

1 9 3 3 u ntil re m o v e d fr o m offic e i n 1 9 3 8 b y P r e si d e nt F r a n kli n D. R o o se v elt 

b e c a u s e of his i n a bilit y t o w o r k wit h t h e ot h e r t w o b o a r d m e m b e rs . He w as 

p r e si d e nt of A nti o c h C oll e g e, O hi o, w he n a p p oi nte d t o t h e b o a r d alt h o u g h he ha d 

o n l y a hi g h sc h o ol e d u ca ti o n. H e w as a ci v il e n gi n e e r b y tr a d e a n d w as 

p r e si d e nt of D a yt o n- M or g a n E n gi n e eri n g C o. u ntil 1 9 3 3. H e s e r v e d a s a d ­

vis o r t o s e v e r al s o ut h e r n st a t e s o n re cla m ati o n p r a ctic e s, h el p e d d ra ft a n d 

r e v is e w ate r a n d d ra i n a g e c o d e s f o r s e v e r al st ate s, a n d w a s a n ati o n all y 

re c o g niz e d a ut h o ri t y o n w ate r r e s o u r c e d e v el o p m e n t. B o o ks: T he M a ki n g 

of T V A, ( 1 9 7 4 X S e arc h f o r P u r p o s e, ( 1 9 5 5); T h e M ia mi C o n s e r v a nc y D is tr ic t, 

( 1 9 5 1); T h e S m all C o m m u nit y, F o u n d ati o n of D e m o cra ti c Lif e, ( 1 9 4 2); T he 

L o n g R o a d, ( 1 9 3 6); M y W orl d, ( 1 9 2 7 ); Mia mi V all e y a n d t h e 1 9 1 3 Fl o o d, ( 1 9 1 7). 

M or g a n vs. Lilie nt h al; T he fe u d wit hi n t h e T V A, T h o m a s K. M c C ra w, ( 1 9 7 0); 

T he H u m a n E n gi n e er: A. E. M or g a n a n d t h e L a u n c h i n g of T V A, R a y T al b e rt, 

( 1 9 6 7).

H A R C O U R T A. M O R G A N- - 1 9 3 3- 1 9 4 8 ( R o o se v elt ). B or n; 1 8 6 7, O nta ri o,

C a n a d a. Di e d: 1 9 5 0. H e w a s a p p oi nte d t o t h e fi r st b o a r d i n 1 9 3 3 a n d r e a p ­

p oi n te d i n 1 9 3 9. He s e r v e d a s c h air m a n of t h e b o a r d fr o m 1 9 3 8 - 1 9 4 1 a fte r 

A. E. M or g a n w as o u st e d. H a r c o u rt M or g a n si d e d wit h D a v i d Lilie nt h al i n 

dis p ute s wit h t h e c h air m a n. M or g a n w as p r e si d e nt of t h e U ni v e r sit y of 

T e n n e s s e e at t h e ti m e h e w a s a p p oi nte d. P ri o r t o t h at h e w a s a p r o f e s s o r of 

z o ol o g y a n d e n t o m ol o g y a n d w a s d ir e ct o r of t h e U T A g ric ult u r al E x p eri m e nt 

Sta ti o n. Hi s c h ie f i n te r e st s w e r e a g ric ult u r e, la n d a n d f o r e str y p r o g r a m s.

H e r e tir e d at a g e 8 1. B o o ks: T h re s h ol d of a Ne w Da y: T h e U ni v e rs it y of 

T e n n e s s e e, 1 9 1 9 - 1 9 4 6, J a m e s Ril e y M o nt g o m er y; T he V ol u nte er Sta te 

F o r g e s It s U ni v ersit y: T h e U ni v e r sit y of T e n n e s s e e, 1 8 8 7 - 1 9 1 9, M o nt g o m er y.

D A VI D E, L I L I E N T H A L-- 1 9 3 3 - 1 9 4 6 ( R o o se v elt ). B or n; 1 8 9 9, M ort o n, Ill.

H e w a s a m e m b e r of t h e o ri g i n al b o ar d a n d w a s re a p p oi n te d t w ic e b y P r e s i ­

d e nt R o o se v elt. H e s e r v e d a s c h air m a n fr o m 1 9 4 1 t o 1 9 4 6. Lilie nt h al 

re si g n e d fr o m t h e T V A b o a r d i n 1 9 4 6 t o b e c o m e c h air m a n of t h e At o mic 

E n er g y C o m mis si o n, a p o st h e h el d u ntil 1 9 5 0. He s et u p t h e D e v el o p m e nt 

a n d R e s o u rc e s C o r p o ra ti o n i n Ne w Y or k Cit y a s a p ri v ate e n te r p ris e s y ste m of 

p utti n g t h e T V A i d ea t o w o r k i n u n d er d e v el o p e d re gi o n s of A si a, L ati n 

A m e ric a, a n d A fric a. H e w a s l at e r j o i n e d i n t h e c o r p o ra ti o n b y T V A o ff ic ia ls 

G or d o n Cl a p p a n d J o h n O li v er. Lilie nt h al w as a H a r v a r d La w Sc h o ol g ra d u ate 

a n d p r a cti c e d la w i n C hic a g o, s p e cia li zi n g i n uti li t y la w. H e w as a sta te 

p u bli c uti li ti e s c o m m is si o n e r i n W is c o n si n f o r t w o y e a r s p ri o r t o his T V A 

a p p oi nt m e n t. D uri n g t h at ti m e h e c o m ple te l y r e w r ote t h at st a t e's utilit y c o de, 

w hi c h b e c a m e a m o d el f o r t h e N ati o n. B o o ks: T h e J o u r n als of D a vi d E. 

Lilie nt h al; T he T V A Y e a r s, T h e At o mic E n er g y Y e a rs , T h e V e nt u re s o m e Y e a rs
1 3 2

e R oa d t o C ha n g e, T he H a r v e st Y e a r s, ( 1 9 6 4 ); . C ha n g e, H o p e a n d t h e 

B o m b, ( 1 9 6 3); Bi g B u si n e s s: A Ne w E r a, ( 1 9 5 3); T V A: D e m o cra c y o n t h e 

M a r c h, ( 1 9 4 4, 1 9 5 3 ); T his I D o B eli e v e, ( 1 9 4 9). M or g a n v s. Lilie nt h al: T he 

F e u d Wit h i n T V A, T h o m a s M c C ra w, ( 1 9 6 8, 1 9 7 0); D a vi d Lilie nt h al: P u bli c 

S e r v a nt i n a P o w er A ge, W ills o n W hit m a n, ( 1 9 4 8 ).

J A M E S P. P O P E -- 1 9 3 9 - 1 9 5 1 ( R o o se v elt ). B or n: 1 8 8 4, J o n e s b o r o , La.

Di e d: 1 9 6 6. He w as a p p oi n te d t o fill t h e u n e x pir e d te r m of A rt h u r M or g a n i n 

1 9 3 9 s h o rtl y a fte r b ei n g d e fe ate d f o r r e ele cti o n t o t h e S e n ate fr o m I d a h o. He 

w a s re a p p oi n te d i n 1 9 4 2 t o a f ull te r m . A ft e r r eti ri n g i n 1 9 5 1, he p ra cti c e d 

la w i n K n o x v ille a n d s e r v e d a s p r e si d e nt of t h e K n o x v ille R o u n dta ble of t h e 

N ati o n al C o nfe re n c e of C h ris ti a n s a n d Je w s. He le ft K n o x ville i n 1 9 6 3 t o 

r e ti r e i n Ale x a n dri a, Va. H e w a s g ra d u ate d fr o m t h e U ni v e r sit y of C hi ca g o 

La w Sc h o ol a n d s e r v e d i n v a ri o u s p oliti c al p o siti o n s i n I d a h o, i n cl u di n g m a y o r 

of B ois e, b ef o re be i n g ele cte d t o t h e S e n at e i n 1 9 3 3. He w a s a cti v e i n D e m oc r atic P a rt y p oliti c s i n I d a h o. I n 1 9 5 2 w hil e a c a n di d ate f o r d ele g ate t o a 

st ate c o n st it uti o n al c o n v e n ti o n, t h e K n o x v ille J o u r n al la b ele d hi m i n a ne w s 

a rti c l e a s "a le ft- w i n g e r wit h s o cia li sti c p hil o s o p h y a n d a r e d - h ot i nte r n ati o n ­

a li st a n d fr ie n d of R u s sia ..........ti m e h a s n ot fa d e d P o p e's pi n k b eli e fs. "

G O R D O N R. C L A P P -- 1 9 4 6 - 1 9 5 4 ( T r u m a n). B or n: 1 9 0 5, Ell s w o rt h, Wis. 

Di e d: 1 9 6 3. W as a p p oi nte d c h air m a n of t h e T V A B o ar d i n 1 9 4 6 t o re pla c e 

L ilie nt h al w h o re si g n e d. Cla p p w a s n ot re a p p oi n te d b y P r e si d e n t D w i g ht D. 

Eis e n h o w er, w h o la b ele d T V A a s " c re e pi n g s o cia li s m " d u ri n g t h e p re si d e nti al 

c a m p ai g n. It w as wi d el y r e p o rt e d t h at t h e p ri v ate p o w er f o r c e s w e re d et e r ­

m i n e d t o " g et" G o r d o n Cla p p a ft e r t h e ele cti o n. E is e n h o w e r's S e c r eta r y of 

C o m m e rc e, Si n cla ir W ea ks, a B o st o n c a pit ali st wit h c o n n e cti o n s t o m aj o r 

b a n k s i n v e sti n g i n p ri v ate u til it ie s, w a s r e p o rt e d t o be t h e m aj o r i n fl u e n ce o n 

Eis e n h o w er. W h e n Cla p p w a s n o m i n ate d a s c h air m a n i n 1 9 4 6 „ h e w as o p p o se d 

b y b ot h T e n n e s s e e s e n at o r s, M c K ell a r a n d Ste w art, a n d b y K e n t u c k y S e n at o r 

J o h n S h er m a n C o o pe r. Cla p p j o i n e d T V A i n 1 9 3 3 a s a s si st a n t p e rs o n n el 

d ir e ct o r a n d s e r v e d a s g e n e r al m a n a g e r fr o m 1 9 3 9 t o t h e ti m e of his b o ar d 

a p p oi n t m e n t. He w as a n a s si st a n t de a n at L a w re n c e C oll e g e, A p p let o n, W is ­

c o n si n, b e f o re j oi ni n g T V A. A fte r his te r m o n t h e b o ar d e x pir e d, h e b e c a m e 

d e p ut y cit y a d m i n is tr at o r of Ne w Y o r k Cit y a n d l at e r j oi n e d L ilie nt h al i n t h e 

D e v el o p m e n t a n d R e s o u rc e s C o r p o r ati o n of Ne w Y or k Cit y, of w hi c h he w as 

p r e si d e nt u ntil his d ea t h i n 1 9 6 3. N ota ble q u ote s: " T V A's i d e a of a b u n da nt u se 

of ele ctri cit y s o sti m ula te d t h e n ati o n's de m a n d f o r p o w er t h at t h e p ri v ate 

u til iti e s h a v e be e n f o rc e d a w a y fr o m t h eir ol d t h e o r y of s c a r c e p o w er at hi g h 

r ate s. " " A t o mic p o w er, i n o u r li fe ti m e, will n ot c o m p ete wit h t h e ele ctr ic al 

e n er g y i n a r e a s of l o w c o st p o w er s u c h a s t h e T e n n e s s e e V all e y a n d t h e 

N o rt h w e st. " ( 1 9 5 4 ). B o o ks: T h e T V A; A n A p pr o ac h t o t h e D e v el o p m e n t of a 

R e g i o n, ( 1 9 5 5, 1 9 7 1).
H A R R Y A C U R TI S- - 1 9 4 8 - 5 7 ( T r u m a n ). B or n: 1 8 8 4, S e d ali a, C ol o. Di e d: 

1 9 6 3. W as a n ot h e r T r u m a n a p p oi n te e n ot re a p p oi n te d b y Eis e n h o w er. He 

j oi n e d T V A i n 1 9 3 3 a s c hie f c h e m ic al e n gi n e er a n d s e r v e d i n t h at c a p a cit y 

u ntil 1 9 3 8 w he n he w as n a m e d d e a n of t h e c oll e g e of e n gi n e eri n g at t h e 

U ni v e rs it y of M is s o u ri. C u rt is w a s a n ati o n all y a c cla i m e d a ut h o rit y o n 

c h e m ic al e n gi n e eri n g. P ri o r t o j o i n i n g T V A, he w a s a p r o f e s s o r at Y al e, 

N o rt h w e ste r n , a n d C ol o ra d o U ni v e r sit ie s a n d w a s a s s o cia te d wit h Va c u u m 

Oil C o. , I n te r n ati o n al C oal P r o d u ci n g C or p. , a n d Cli n c hfi el d C ar b o C oal 

C or p. P r e si d e n t C al vi n C o oli d g e a p p oi nte d hi m t o st u d y t h e M u s cle S h oa ls 

pla nt f a cil it ie s. B o o k s: Fi x e d N it r o g e n, ( 1 9 3 2).

R A Y M O N D R O S S P A T Y -- 1 9 5 2 - 1 9 5 7 ( T r u m a n). B or n: 1 8 9 6, B ell B uc kl e,

T e n n. Di e d: 1 9 5 7. W as a p p oi n te d t o t h e b o a r d i n 1 9 5 2 a n d s e r v e d u ntil 

his d e at h. At t h e ti m e of H a r r y C u rti s' r eti r e m e nt, h e c all e d o n E is e n ­

h o w er t o a p p oi nt a n o n - p a rt is a n m e m b e r of t h e b o ar d a n d s ai d t h e la st t w o 

y e a r s u n d e r C h air m a n V o g el (a n Eis e n h o w er a p p oi nte e) ha d n ot b ee n v e r y 

ple a s a nt. P at y w as p r e si d e nt of Bir m i n g h a m S o ut h er n C oll e g e, t h e U ni v ers it y 

of Ala b a m a, a n d c h a n c ell o r of t h e U ni v e rs it y of G e o r g ia. A fte r g ra d u ati n g 

fr o m E m o r y U ni v ers it y, he e sta bli s h e d t h e C u m b erl a n d M o u nt ai n Sc h o ol i n 

C r o s s vil le , T e n n. a n d s e r v e d a s p ri n ci p al. At t h e ti m e of his a p p oi nt m e n t, 

P at y w a s e x ec uti v e d ir e ct o r of t h e Ric h F o u n d ati o n of R ic h's I n c. D e p art m e nt 

St o re s i n Atl a n ta.

H E R B E R T D. V O G E L - - 1 9 5 4 - 1 9 6 2 ( E is e n h o w er ). B or n; 1 9 0 0, C h els e a, Mic h. 

W as n a m e d c h air m a n of t h e b o a r d a fte r t h e c o ntr o v e r sia l n o n -r e n o m i n ati o n of 

G or d o n Cla p p. B e ca u se Eis e n h o w er h a d sta te d h e w a n te d t o fi n d a m a n wit h 

his p hil o s o p h y of t h e a g e n c y, it w a s wi d el y b eli e v e d t h at V o g el w a s be i n g 

se nt t o h el p d e st o r y T V A. E v e n wit h t h e c o ntr o v e r s y o v e r his a p p oi n tm e nt, he w a s c o n fi r m e d b y t h e S e n ate wit h o nl y o n e dis s e nti n g v ote ( W a y ne 

M o rs e, O re. ) A ft er c o mi n g t o t h e b o ar d, h o w e v er, M r. V o g el w a s g e n era ll y 

re c o g niz e d a s a n eff e cti v e m e m b e r w h o s u p p o rt e d t h e T V A c o n c e pt. V o g el w as 

a str o n g s u p p o rte r of t h e Di x o n- Y ate s c o ntr a ct ( P at y a n d C u rt is o ut v ote d hi m). 

He w a s i n str u m e nta l i n g etti n g C o n g re s s t o p a s s s elf -fi n a n ci n g le gis la ti o n f o r 

T V A i n 1 9 5 9. V o gel fir e d T V A's g e n era l c o u n se l J o s e p h S w i d le r (la te r F P C 

c h air m a n ) a fte r he f o u n d o ut S w i d le r w as c o m pili n g i n f o r m ati o n a g ai n st a 

p o s si b le T V A b o ar d n o mi n ee. V o g el att e n d e d t h e U ni v e r sit y of M ic hi g a n f o r 

t w o y e a r s a n d w as g ra d u ate d fr o m W est P oi n t M il it a r y A ca d e m y i n 1 9 2 4. He 

s e r v e d i n t h e A r m y C or p, of E n gi n e e r s u ntil 1 9 5 4 a n d a c hie v e d t h e ra n k of 

b ri g a d ie r g e n era l. He s e r v e d a s li e ute n a nt g o v e r n o r of t h e P a n a m a C a n al 

Z o n e fr o m 1 9 5 0 - 5 2. He w a s f o u n d e r a n d d ir e ct o r of t h e U. S. W at er w a y E x ­

p e ri m e nt Stati o n at Vic k s b ur g. M is s. , fr o m 1 9 3 0 - 3 4. V o g el r e si g n e d fr o m 

t h e B o a r d i n 1 9 6 2 a n d b e c a m e a n e n gi n e eri n g c o n s u lt a nt i n K n o x ville a n d w as 

m e nti o n e d a s a R e p u bli ca n c a n di d ate f o r g o v er n o r. I n 1 9 6 3 h e b e c a m e a n 

e n gi n e eri n g a d vis o r t o t h e W orl d B a n k ( w h o se p r e si d e nt ha d b e e n a s s o cia te d 

wit h t h e Di x o n- Y at es c o ntr a ct).
1 3 4

A R N O L D R. J O N E S-- 1 9 5 7 - 1 9 6 6 ( E is e n h o w er ) B or n: 1 9 0 4, H a d da m, Ka n. Di e d;

1 9 7 5. A p o i nte d d ir e ct o r i n 1 9 5 7 b y P r e si d e nt Eis e n h o w er a n d m et wit h st r o n g

o p p o siti o n fr o m a D e m o c r at- c o ntr oll e d S e n at e. T h e s u b c o m m itte e h el d 

h e a ri n g s o n t h e n o m i n ati o n b u t re f u s e d t o a ct d u ri n g t h e s e s si o n. J o n e s w as

gi ve n a n i n te ri m a p p oi n t m e nt a n d w as fi n all y c o n fi r m e d a y e a r l at e r at t h e 

s a m e ti m e a s F ra n k W el c h. L i b e r al n e w s p a p ers t h r o u g h o ut t h e c o u ntr y p r o ­

te ste d his n o mi n ati o n a n d i n v e sti g ate d his b a c k g r o u n d. H e w as a c c u s e d of 

be i n g h o stile t o r u r al e l e c t ri c c o o p era ti v e s w hil e o n t h e K a n sa s C o r p o ra ti o n 

C o m m is si o n ( w hi c h r e g ula te s uti li ti e s a n d r ail r o a d s ). J o n e s w a s a n a c c o u nta nt 

a n d s e r v e d a s a s si st a n t b u d g et dir e ct o r a n d st ate a c c o u nta nt of K a n sa s. A ft er 

m il it a r y s e r vic e, he b e c a m e de a n of fi n a n cia l a d m i n is tr ati o n at K a n sa s Sta te 

C olle ge. He w a s r e c r u ite d t o r e o r g a niz e t h e st a t e's fi n a n cia l str u ct u r e a n d 

t h e n b e c a m e d ir e ct o r of t h e d e p art m e nt of a d m i n is tr ati o n i n t h e g o v e r n o r' s 

offic e. He w as n a m e d d e p ut y dir e ct o r of t h e b u d g et (a n a g e n c y c o n si d e re d a n 

e n e m y t o T V A d u ri n g E is e n h o w e r's a d m i n is tr ati o n ) i n 1 9 5 6. W he n it b e c a m e 

a p p are nt P r e si d e nt L y n d o n J o h n s o n w as n ot g oi n g t o re a p p oi n t J o n e s t o a n ot h e r 

te r m , he t o o k a j o b a s p r o f e s s o r of b u si n e s s at t h e U ni v e rs it y of S o ut h Fl o ri d a.

I n a n n o u n ci n g his r eti r e m e n t, J o n e s sa i d : " 1 h a v e le a r n e d t h at t h e m o st i m ­

p o rt a nt ele m e nt i n a n y u n d ert a ki n g is P E O P L E. I n a c o n s u m e r- o rie nte d e n t e r ­

p ri s e li k e t h e T V A p o w er s y ste m , w e m u st n e v e r f o r g et t h at s e r v i c e t o t h e 

p e o ple --t h e citiz e n s of t h e V alle y a n d t h e n ati o n - -i s o u r c o n st a nt re s p o n si b ilit y. "

M a g az i n e a rti cl e s: T h e Fi n a n ci n g of T V A, La w a n d C o nte m p o ra r y P r o ble m s, 

p p. 7 2 5 - 7 4 0. D u ke U ni v e rs it y La w Sc h o ol, A ut u m n, 1 9 6 1.

F R A N K J. W E L C H -- 1 9 5 7 - 1 9 5 9 ( E is e n h o w er ). B or n : 1 9 0 2, Wi n fi el d, T e x a s.

W as a p p oi nte d t o t h e B o ar d b y P r e si d e nt Eis e n h o w e r i n 1 9 5 7, b ut re si g n e d 

a b o u t a y e a r l at e r t o r et u r n t o t h e U ni v e rs it y of K e n t u c k y a s d ea n of t h e a g ri ­

c ult u re sc h o ol. H e w a s a p p oi nte d t o fill t h e u n e x pir e d te r m of R a y m o n d P at y 

a fte r b ei n g gi v e n a le a v e of a b se n c e fr o m U K. I n a n a p p are nt att e m pt t o g et 

Eis e n h o w er t o a s s u r e his re a p p oi n t m e nt, W el c h s u b m itte d his r e si g n ati o n.

S o m e w hat s u r p ris i n gl y , t h e P r e si d e nt a c c e pte d t h e re si g n ati o n. W el c h w o u l d 

h a v e l o st his r eti r e m e n t ri g hts at t h e u ni v e r sit y if h e ha d n ot g o ne b a c k w he n h e 

di d. H e als o s e r v e d a s de a n of t h e M is sis si p pi Sta te A g ri c ult u re C oll e g e. H e 

s e r v e d o n t h e W ar L a b o r B o ar d a n d a s e c o n o m ic a d vis o r t o t h e N ati o n al C ott o n 

C o u ncil. W el c h w a s a D e m o cra t a n d w a s a p p oi n te d b e c a u s e Eis e n h o w er t h o u g ht 

t h e la w r e q uir e d at l e a st o n e D e m o cra t a n d o n e R e p u bli ca n o n t h e B o ar d. It 

w as als o s p e c ula te d t h at W el c h w as n o m i n ate d t o f a cil it ate t h e c o n fi r m ati o n of 

A. R. J o n e s, w h o se n o m i n ati o n w a s i n tr o u ble i n t h e S e n at e.

B R O O K S H A Y S -- 1 9 5 9 - 1 9 6 1 ( E is e n h o w er ). B or n: 1 8 9 8, R u s s ell ville , A r k.

w as a p p oi nte d i n 1 9 5 9 b y P r e si d e nt Eis e n h o w e r t o fill t h e u n e x pir e d te r m of

F ra n k W el c h. H e w a s re a p p oi n te d i n 1 9 6 0 b ut s e r v e d o n l y a y e a r of t h at te r m

b e f o re r e si g ni n g t o ta k e a p o si ti o n a s A s sis ta n t S e c r eta r y of Sta te f o r C o ng r e s si o n al R ela ti o n s. B ef o re his T V A a p p oi n t m e nt. H a y s s e r v e d ei g ht t e r m s

a s U. S. R e p r e s e nta ti v e fr o m A r k a n s a s. H e w a s d efe ate d f o r r e ele cti o n i n
1 9 5 8 ( b y a r a bi d s e g r e g ati o nis t) f o r his m o d e r ate sta n d o n r a ci al i n te g ra ti o n.

He w as a la w y e r a n d s e r v e d a s a s si st a n t att o r n e y g e n e r al i n A r k a n s a s. He 

w as p r e si d e nt of t h e S o ut h er n B a pti st C o n ve nti o n i n 1 9 5 7 - 5 8. B o o ks: A H otbe d of T ra n q uilit y; M y Lif e i n Fi v e W o rl d s, ( 1 9 6 8 ); A S o ut h er n M o d e ra te 

S p ea k s, ( 1 9 5 9); T his W orl d: A C h ri stia n's W or k s h o p, ( 1 9 5 8).

F R A N K E. S M I T H -- 1 9 6 2 - 1 9 7 2 ( K e n ne d y, J o h n s o n). B or n; 1 9 1 8, Si d o n,

M is s. W as a p p oi nte d t o t h e B o ar d b y P r e si d e nt K e n ne d y t o r e pla c e H e r b e rt 

V o g el. H e w a s st r o n gl y o p p o se d b y Se n. Bill B r o c k a n d n ot re a p p oi n te d b y 

P r e si d e nt Ni x o n. D uri n g his te r m h e w a s hi g hl y c rit i c al of n ati o n al f u el oil 

m o n o p ol y i n te r e st s a n d w as a str o n g s u p p o rte r of t h e T e n n e s s e e - T o m bi g b e e 

W at er w a y P r o j e ct. S mit h, a f o r m e r n e w s p a p er r e p o rt e r a n d e dit o r, s e r v e d 

si x t e r m s a s U. S. R e p r e s e nta ti v e fr o m M is sis si p pi b e f o re b ei n g d efe ate d i n a 

D e m o cra ti c p ri m a r y i n 1 9 6 2. He w a s c o -a ut h o r of t h e T V A s elf -fi n a n ci n g 

le gis la ti o n. S mit h w or k e d a s a l e gis la ti v e ai d t o Se n. J o h n Ste n nis ( M is s. ) a n d 

w a s a M is sis si p pi sta te s e n at o r. A fte r his te r m o n t h e T V A B o a r d e x pir e d, he 

r a n f o r C o n g re s s fr o m M is sis si p pi b ut w a s d efe ate d i n a ni n e -c a n di d ate 

p ri m a r y. B o o ks: L a n d B et w ee n T h e L a k e s; E x p eri m e nt i n R e cre ati o n, ( 1 9 7 1); 

L a n d a n d W ate r, ( 1 9 7 1); T he P o liti c s of C o n s e r v ati o n, ( 1 9 6 6, 1 9 7 1); 

M is sis si p pia n s All, ( 1 9 6 8 ); L o o k A w a y F r o m Di xie, ( 1 9 6 5); C o n g re s s m a n 

fr o m M is sis si p p i, ( 1 9 6 4); T h e Y az o o R i v e r, ( 1 9 5 4).

D O N M C B R I D E-- 1 9 6 6 - 1 9 7 5 (J o h n s o n). B or n: 1 9 0 3, C o wle s, N e b ra s k a. He 

w a s i n v ol v e d p ri m a ril y i n t h e fi el d of w ate r r e s o u r c e d e v el o p m e nt t h r o u g h 

m o r e t h a n 3 0 y e a r s of s e r v i c e wit h F e d e r al a n d st ate o r g a niz ati o n s. He w as 

a m aj o r f o r c e b e h i n d t h e T e n n e s s e e - T o m bi g b e e W at er w a y P r o j e ct. A ft er 

g ra d u ati n g fr o m t h e U ni v e rs it y of N e b ra s k a, h e w a s a n e n gi n e e r wit h t h e State 

of O kla h o m a a n d is c r e dit e d wit h b uil di n g 2 3 d a m s e n a b li n g T uls a, O kl a. t o 

b e c o m e a s e a p o rt. He als o h el p e d d e si g n t h e A r k a n s a s R i v e r b a si n da m s y ste m 

H e s e r v e d o n t h e O kl a h o m a Pla n ni n g a n d R e s o u rc e s B o ar d a n d w a s s e c r et a r y - 

m a n a g e r of t h e N ati o n al R e cla m ati o n A s s o cia ti o n. M c B ri d e w a s a s p e cia l 

a s si st a n t o n t h e st aff of Se n. A. S. ( M i k e) M o nr o n e y at t h e ti m e of his a p p oi n tm e nt t o t h e T V A B o ar d. E a rli e r he ha d s e r v e d o n t h e sta ff of Se n. R o b ert 

S. K e rr. B o o ks: T V A a n d t h e N ati o n al D ef e n se, ( 1 9 7 5)
1 3 6

A U B R E Y J. W A G N E R -- 1 9 6 1- ( K e n ne d y, Ni x o n). B or n; 1 9 1 2, H ills ­

b o r o, W is c o n si n. A p p oi nt e d b y P r e si d e n t K e n ne d y t o fill t h e u n e x pir e d 

te r m of B r o o k s H a y s a n d w as re a p p oi n te d t o a f u ll te r m b y P r e si d e n t 

Ni x o n i n 1 9 6 9. He h a s s e r v e d a s c h air m a n si n c e 1 9 6 2. He j o i n e d 

T V A i n 1 9 3 4 a s a n e n gi n e eri n g ai d e i n t h e G e n era l E n gi n e eri n g a n d 

G e ol o g y Di v isi o n. W a g ne r w as n a m e d c hie f of t h e N a v i g ati o n a n d 

T r a n s p o rt ati o n B ra n c h i n 1 9 4 8 a n d A s si st a n t G e n era l M a n a g er i n 

1 9 5 1. He w a s a p p oi nte d G e n era l M a n a g er i n 1 9 5 4 a n d h el d t h at p o st 

u ntil a p p oi n t m e nt t o t h e B o ar d. A s G e n e r al M a n a g er he w as a str o n g 

i n fl u e n c e o n C h air m a n V o g el d u ri n g a p e ri o d i n w hi c h it w a s f elt t h e 

E is e n h o w er A d m i n is tr ati o n i n te n d e d t o d e str o y t h e a g e n c y . B ef o re 

j o i ni n g T V A, W a g n er w as a n i n str u ct o r at t h e U ni v e rs it y of W is c o n si n. 

He r e c ei v e d a b a c h el o r's d e g re e i n ci v il e n gi n e eri n g fr o m W is c o n si n. 

He w a s a m e m b e r of t h e P r e si d e n t's A p p ala c hia n R e g i o n al C o m m is si o n 

1 9 6 3 - 6 5. W a g n er is a cti v e i n t h e B o y S c o uts of A m e ri c a.

WI L LI A M L. J E N K I N S- - 1 9 7 2 - ( N i x o n ). B or n: 1 9 3 6, D etr oit, M ic h ­

i g a n. A p p oi nte d i n 1 9 7 2 at t h e u r g i n g of S e n at o r Bill B r o c k. P ri o r t o 

his a p p oi n t m e nt, he s e r v e d a s T e n n e s s e e C o n se r v ati o n C o m m is si o n e r. 

He w a s d efe ate d i n a bi d f o r t h e R e p u bli c a n n o m i n ati o n f o r G o v e r n o r 

i n 1 9 7 0. J e n ki n s s e r v e d f o u r t e r m s a s a sta te r e p r e s e nta ti v e a n d w a s 

s p e a k e r of t h e h o u se. He p r a ctic e la w i n R o g e rs ville, T e n n e s s e e a fte r 

g ra d u ati o n fr o m t h e U ni v e rs it y of T e n n e s s e e La w Sc h o ol. H e r e c ei v e d 

a b a c h el o r's d e g re e i n 1 9 5 8 fr o m T e n n e s s e e T ec h, C o o k e v ille, T e n n e ss e e. H e o w ns a 2 0 0 -a c re fa r m n e a r R o g e rs ville.
A B O A R D O K D I R E C T O R S — H I S T O R Y

ll B o a r d m e m b e r s ar e a p p oi n t e d b y t h e P r e si d e nt, s u bj e ct t o S e n a t e c o n fi r m a ti o n . A p p oi n t m e n t s r u n f o r ni n e y e ar s 

( e x c e pt t h e o ri gi n al u n e q u al p e ri o d s s et u p t o st a g g e r t h e t e r m s ), o r f o r t h e r e m ai n d e r o f a n u n e x pir e d 9 - y c a r t e r m i n c a s e 

o f a v a c a n c y. T h e C h air m a n o f t h e B o a r d ( • ) i s d e si g n at e d b y t h e P r e si d e nt.

1 9 3 3 - 4 2 T e r m

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 R e si g n e d 1 0 - 2 8 - 4 6 t o b e c o m e A E C 

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f o r a p p o i n t m e n t t o t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f t h e 

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t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y A u t h o r i t y .

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As t h e f o r m er A d m i n is tr ati v e A s sis ta n t t o b ot h t h e Ma y or of 

K n o x ville , T e n n es se e, a n d o ur C o n g re ss m a n, J o h n J. D u nc a n, I w o ul d li k e 

t o str o n g l y ur g e t h e n o m i n ati o n o f T h o mas L. L o n g s h or e f o r y o ur n e xt 

a p p oi n t m e nt t o t h e T e n ne ss ee V all e y A ut h o rit y B o ar d o f D ir e ct o r s.

W hil e I a m c o n fi d e nt t h a t y o u p o s se ss a f u ll res u m e o n 

Mr. L o n g s h or e, I w o ul d li k e t o a d d a w or d o f p r ai s e b as e d o n my p e rs o n al 

k n o w le d g e o f Mr. L o n gs h o re.

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f e s si o n ali s m w hic h w ill be n e c e s s a r y i f o ur re gi o n i s t o me et t h e e n er g y 

a n d e n vir o n m e nta l ne e d s fa ci n g o u r c iti z e n s t h r o u g h t h e e n d o f t h i s 

d e ca d e. As a n i n di v i d u al w h o s p e nt a p o rt i o n o f h is c a r e e r w or ki n g 

w it h t h e H o u se Wa ys a n d Mea ns C o m mitt ee, I a m c o n fi d e nt t h at Mr. L o n g s h or e 

w ill be e f f e c ti v e i n w or ki n g w it h y o ur o f fi c e a n d me m bers o f t h e r e s p e cti v e 

C o n g re ss i o n al D ele g ati o n s a f f e c t e d b y t h e Te n n es se e V all e y A ut h o rit y.

Si n ce t h e h e a d q u a rt e r s f o r t h e T e n ne ss ee V all e y A ut h o ri t y i s 

l o c ate d i n K n o x ville, 1 h o pe y o u w ill s el e c t Mr. L o n gs h o re f o r t h e T. V. A. 

B o ar d a s he i s t h e o nl y i n d i v i d u al w h o c o m ma n ds t h e t o t a l r e s p e ct o f o u r 

c iti z e n s.

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c o n fi d e nt t h at Mr. T h o mas L o n g s h o re's a p p o i nt m e n t w ill me et w it h wi d es p re a d a c c e pta n c e b y my fe ll o w T e n n e ss e a n s.

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I a m c o n fi d e nt t h at y o ur a p p r o v al o f T h o mas L o n gs h o re w ill be i n t h e 

b e st i n t e r e s t o f a ll t h e s t a t e s s e r v e d b y t h e T. V. A.

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T e n ne ss ee V all e y A ut h o ri t y a s a r e s u lt o f l e g i s l a ti v e p o siti o n s h el d 

i n t h e C o n gr es s a n d d a y -t o - d a y c o nta cts d e v el o p e d d u ri n g my te n u re as 

A d m i n is tr ati v e A s sis ta n t t o t h e Ma y or o f K n o x ville , T. V . A .’ s H e a d q u a rt e rs ,

I a m c o n fi d e nt t h at T h o mas L. L o n gs h o re i s i n p o s s e s si o n o f t h e p r o f e s si o n al 

c a p a b iliti e s a n d e x p e ri e n c e t o s e r v e as a me m ber o f T. V . A .’ s p r e sti g i o u s

B o ar d o f D ir e ct o r s.

T he n o m i n ati o n o f T h o m as L. L o n gs h o re i s s y m b olic o f t h e ne w

e r a o f p r o g r e s s w hi c h T. V. A. h a s b r o u g ht t o o u r re gi o n.

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i n d i v i d u al w ell s c h o ole d i n t h e u se o f e n er g y r e l a t e d te c h n ol o g y, a ble

t o g ra s p t h e m a n a g eri al re q uir e m e nts i n h e r e nt i n e f fi c i e n tl y o p e r ati n g 

a la r g e m u lt i- f a c ete d p o we r o ri e n t e d i n d u str y, a n d c o g niz a nt o f t h e le g al

is s u e s i n v ol v e d i n t h e d eli v e r y o f p u bli c p o w er.

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w it h hi m 1 5 y e a rs o f e x p e rie n c e i n t h e e l e c t ri c u t i l i t y fi e l d , a n

i n ti m ate lif e -l o n g k n o wle d g e o f T. V. A. a n d t h e le g al a n d m a n a g eri al

e d u c ati o n al re q uir e m e nts n e c e s s a r y t o p r o vi d e t h o u g htf ul le a d e r s h i p

t o t h e c o m pl e x s y st e m s i n v ol v e d i n t h e de vel o p m e nt a n d p r o d u cti o n o f

p o we r f o r c o m m er ci al a n d r e s i d e n ti a l u s e.

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o f c a r r yi n g f o r w ar d t h e C o n g re ss i o n al m a n date i n h e r e nt i n t h e T. V. A.

Act w hil e a t t h e sa me ti m e p o s s e s si n g t h e a b ilit y t o a d a pt t h i s e n or m o u s 

p o we r s o u rc e t o t h e ne w a n d c o n sta nt e n er g y de m a n d s o f o u r V all e y.

As t o a n y d o u bts c o n c er n i n g Mr. L o n g s h o re's a b ilit y t o i m p a rti a ll y 

s er v e t h e b e st i n t e r e s t s o f T. V. A. d u e t o h i s b ac k g r o u n d i n t h e p ri v a t e

s e c t o r, l e t' s ta k e a l o o k at a fe w f a c t s.

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T. V. A. A ct, Mr. L o n g s h or e re c o g niz e s h i s a c c o u n ta b il it y f o r c a rr yi n g

f o r w ar d t h e i n t e n t of C o n gr es s i n c r e ati n g T. V. A. T h os e w h o vi e w Mr.

L o n gs h o re a s b ei n g s o m e w hat s u b s e r vie nt t o p ri v a t e p o w er i n t e r e s t s n e it h e r

re c o g niz e t h e hi g h p ur p o se o f c h a r a cte r p o s se ss e d b y Mr. L o n gs h o re n or

re c o g niz e t h e s a fe g u a r d s b u ilt i n t o t h e T. V. A. A ct t o p re v e nt s u c h a

s it u a ti o n .

T he f e a r t h at s o me h o w t h i s a p p oi n t m e nt w ill le a d t o t h e d i r e c t 

o r i n d i r e c t c a pt u re o f T. V. A. b y t h e p ri v a t e s e c t o r ma y ma ke a g o o d e m oti o n al 

ar g u m e nt b ut t h e f a ct o f t h e m att e r i s t h a t o nl y a n a ct o f C o n gr es s c o ul d 

c o n s u m mate s u c h a m arria g e o r f e d e r al d e v a sta t u r e. A d e cis i o n o f t h i s 

m a g nit u de w ill n e v er be ma de i n t h e B oa r d R o o m o f T. V. A.

A b a sic f a ct o f li f e t o da y i s t h at t h i s c o u ntr y m us t, a s i t 

h as i n t h e p a st, f or m a p a rt n e r s h i p b et w ee n t h e p u bli c a n d p ri v a t e s e c t o r 

t o r e s ol v e c o m mo n e n er g y pr o ble m s. T o g et h e r g o ve r n m e nt a n d p ri v a t e i n d u str y 

i n t h i s n ati o n ha ve d e fe ate d o u r e n e m ie s a br o a d a n d pla c e d A m eric a n s o n 

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d a r d s o f h o n o r a n d i n t e g rit y w hic h ha ve be e n s et b y his fa m il y. 

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me m ber o f my p r o f e s si o n.

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d o u s l y h i g h r e p u t a t i o n f o r b e i n g p e o p l e o f c h a r a c t e r a n d i n t e g r i t y . 

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a b o u t a n y o f t h e m , e x c e p t t h a t t h e y w e r e m e n o f t h e i r w o r d .

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l i f e , I h a v e b e e n a d e m o c r a t , o f t h e l i b e r a l s t r i p e , i f I h a v e 

t o p u t a l a b e l o n m y s e l f . A l l o f m y p r o f e s s i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e 

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g r o w t h p r o s p e r i t y a n d g o o d h e a l t h o f t h e T V A s y s t e m .

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c a n n o t s u c c e s s f u l l y m a k e t h e c h a n g e f r o m p r i v a t e p o w e r t o p u b l i c 

p o w e r a n d s e r v e a s a n e f f e c t i v e m e m b e r o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y 

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a s a me m ber o f t h e T e n n e ss e e V all e y A ut h o rit y b o ar d of 

d i r e c t o r s.

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s hi p t h a t T V A s o r e l y n e e d s.

His w or k w it h t h e Al a b a m a P o w er C o m p a n y g i v e s Mr. 

L o n gs h o re a u ni q u e i n s i g h t i n t o t h e e n er g y p r o ble m s of 

o u r r e g i o n a n d h i s e x p e rie n c e ca n p r o v e i n v al u a b le i n a 

p o siti o n o f d ir e c t o r s h i p t o w hi c h he a s p ir e s a n d w hic h 

he ri c h l y d e s e r v e s.

I si n c e r el y h o pe y o u w ill gi v e Mr. L o n g s h o re's n o mi n a ti o n s e ri o u s a n d t h o r o u g h c o n si d e r a ti o n. C l o s e e xa mi n a ti o n o f his b u si n e s s a n d p e rs o n al l i f e w ill, I b eli e v e 

j u s ti f y y o ur s u p p o rt o f hi m .

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H u n t s v ill e U t i l i t i e s , t h e l a r g e s t m u n i c i p a ll y o w n e d e l e c t r i c 

s y s t e m i n Al a b a m a a n d t h e f i f t h l a r g e s t s y s t e m s e r v e d b y T V A.

I h a v e b e e n p r e s i d e n t o f t h e A m e ri c a n P u b li c P o w er A s s o c i a ti o n 

a n d t h e T e n n e s s e e V a ll e y P u b li c P o w er A s s o c i a ti o n ( T V P P A ), 

a n d a m c u r r e n tl y p r e s i d e n t o f t h e A m e ri c a n P u b li c G as A s s o c i a ­

t i o n a n d s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r e r o f T V P P A.

I w o ul d p e r s o n a ll y l i k e t o r e c o m m e n d t h e s p e e d y c o n fi r m a ti o n 

o f Mr. T h o m as L o n g s h o r e a s d i r e c t o r o f T V A. C o n t r a r y t o w h a t 

s o m e o f t h e c r i t i c s a r e s a y i n g , Mr. L o n g s h o r e's b a c k g r o u n d 

w i t h a p r i v a t e u t i l i t y w i l l m a k e a g r e a t c o n t r i b u ti o n t o t h e 

o p e r a ti o n o f T V A. H is m a n y y e a r s o f e x p e ri e n c e i n t h e o p e r a ti o n 

o f a n i n v e s t o r o w n e d u t i l i t y w i l l a d d a n e w d i m e n si o n t o t h e 

m a n a g e m e n t o f o n e o f t h e l a r g e s t g e n e r a ti n g a n d t r a n s m i s s i o n 

u t i l i t i e s i n t h e c o u n t r y . Mr. L o n g s h o r e's c h a r a c t e r a n d 

p e r s o n a l i n t e g r i t y a r e a b o v e r e p r o a c h , a n d I b e li e v e t h a t 

h e w i l l d o a n o u t s t a n d i n g j o b f o r t h e p e o p l e s e r v e d b y t h e 

T e n n e s s e e V a ll e y A u t h o r i t y .

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L. L o n g s h o r e a s a T V A d i r e c t o r .

He i s a m a n o f u n q u e s ti o n a b l e i n t e g r i t y , i n t e l l i g e n c e , 

f a i r n e s s , i n d e p e n d e n c e a n d a n o u t s t a n d i n g a b i l i t y t o 

g e t a l o n g w it h h i s f e ll o w m a n. H is f a m il y b a c k g r o u n d 

i s o f t h e h i g h e s t o r d e r. He i s w e ll e d u c a t e d a n d 

a r t i c u l a t e .

I h a v e n o t e d s o m e c r i t i c i s m i n t h e m e dia o f h i s e m pl o y ­

m e nt b y t h e A la b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y. I n m y o p i n i o n , t h i s 

e x p e r i e n c e a n d b a c k g r o u n d m a k e hi m e v e n b e t t e r q u a l i f i e d .

He a n d I h a v e al w a y s b e e n o n o p p o s it e s i d e s o f t h e f e n c e 

p o l i t i c a l l y b u t I h a v e u r g e n tl y r e q u e s t e d S e n a t o r S p a r k m a n 

a n d S e n a t o r A ll e n t o h e l p T o m m y i n t h i s I n s t a n c e .

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c o n fir m ati o n o f M r. T h o m a s L. L o n g s h o r e a s a m e m b e r o f t h e T e n n e s s e e 

V all e y A u t h o rit y B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s.

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T his lett er is t o i n dicate m y ve r y str o n g de sir e t hat y o u e nt h usia stic all y 

s u p p ort T o m L o n gs h ore i n his eff ort s t o o btai n t he n o mi nati o n a n d a p pr o v al 

t o t h e B oar d of Direct o rs of t he T V A.

I d o n ot per s o nall y k n o w Mr. L o n gs h ore ver y well alt h o u g h I ha ve m et hi m. 

H o we ver, a cl ose frie n d of mi ne, Dr. De n nis Pa p pas of Bir mi n g ha m, w h ose 

j u d ge me nt I re s pe ct ver y hi g hl y, has i n dicate d t hat he c o nsi d ers Mr. L o n gs h or e 

a ma n of fi ne c h ara cte r, g o od j u d ge me nt, a n d a sta ble per s o n alit y.

Dr. Pa p pas is a nei g h b or a n d cl o se ac q uai nt a nce of Mr. L o n gs h ore i n 

Bir mi n g ha m. Mr. L o n g s h ore's ca p a bilities i n t he fiel d of p u blic utilit y 

is atte ste d t o b y his p ositi o n a n d acc o m plis h me nt s wit h t he Ala ba ma 

P o wer C o m pan y.

It w o ul d see m t o me t hat if o ur g o ver n me nt ha s t he o p p ort u nit y t o o btai n a ma n 

of g o o d per s o nal c h ara cte r a n d hi g h m or al sta n d ar ds w h o is hi g hl y q ualifie d 

f or a p ositi o n s uc h a s t hi s, it w o ul d be h o o ve t h ose w h o ha ve t he p o wer t o d o 

s o t o hel p s ele ct s uc h a n i n di vi d u al. T he re ar e far t o o ma n y i n di vi d uals ser vi n g 

i n t he vari o us fe der al b ur ea u cra cie s w h o are n ot of t he sa me hi g h sta n da r ds 

a n d w h o d o n't k n o w w hat t he y a re d oi n g.

I tr ust y o ur j u d ge me nt i n t he m atter, a n d I h o pe y o u will use w hate v er i nfl ue nce 

y o u c a n t o a ss u re a n d e x pe dit e Mr. L o n gs h or e's a p p oi nt me nt.

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I h a v e be e n i n f o r m e d t h a t Mr. T h o m as L. L o n g - 

s h o r £. i s b ei n g c o n si d e r e d f o r a p p oi n t m e nt t o t h e 

p o siti o n o f C hair m a n o f t h e T e n n e ss ee V all e y A u t h o rit y 

B o ar d. I t h a s be e n m y p l e a s u r e t o be a c q u ai n te d w it h 

t h i s g e ntl e m a n f o r t h e p a st 2 2 y e a r s. O u r a s s o c i a ti o n 

h a s b ee n b ot h o n a p r o f e s si o n a l a n d s o c i a l b a si s. We 

h a v e w or ke d t o g et h e r o n c i v i c p r o j e c t s a n d c h u rc h 

c o m m itte e s. I h a v e f o u n d hi m t o be a ma n o f u n q u e sti o n ­

a b le h o n e st y a n d i n t e g rit y .

I b eli e v e t h a t h e c a n r e n d e r g r e at s e r v i c e t o o u r 

c o u ntr y i n t h e p o siti o n t h a t h e i s b ei n g c o n si d e r e d f o r 

a n d I r e s p e c t f u ll y r e q u e st y o u r m ost c a r e f u l c o n si d e r a ­

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T ho mas L. L o n gs h or e of Bir mi n g h a m, Al a b a m a, t o f i l l a 

v a c a n c y w hi c h e x is ts o n t h e T e n n ess e e V all e y A ut h orit y 

B o ar d of Dir e ct or s. I w o ul d li k e t o r e s p e c tf ull y ur g e 

y o ur pr o m pt a nd f a v or a bl e c o nsi d er ati o n of t h is ma n.

I h a v e p e rs o n all y k no wn Mr. L o n gs h or e a ll of hi s lif e 

a n d h a v e b e e n ass o ci at e d wit h his l o v e l y wif e, B e tt y All e n, 

a ll o f h er a d ult li f e . I r e ali z e i t w o ul d b e t h e r es p o nsi b ili t y o f y o ur c o m mitt e e t o d et er mi n e Mr. L o n gs h or e's 

q u alifi c a ti o n s t o s er v e i n t h is r e s p o n si bl e p os t; h o w e v er, 

fr o m my p ers o n al k n o wl e dg e of his b usi n ess a c ti vit i e s, i t is 

my f e eli n g t h a t h e is q u alifi e d, a n d I h a v e h e ar d ma ny ot h ers 

w ho k no w hi m s p e a k f a v or a bl y of hi s c a r e e r i n t h e u tili t y 

fi e l d o v e r t h e p as t d e c a d e.

I k no w t h is m a n's c h ar a c t er, a ttit u d e, d e me a n or, d e di c ati o n, 

a n d i n t e g ri t y , a nd alt h o u g h I a m a D e mo cr at a nd he is a 

R e p u bli c a n I a m c o n fi d e nt t h at h e w o ul d p erf or m his j o b a nd 

m e et hi s d ut y as a n A m eri c a n a n d a t t h e l e v el a n d pl a n e t h a t 

w o ul d m e et t h e hi g h es t st a n d ar ds of his f ell o w citiz e n s 

w h et h er t h e y b e of R e p u bli c a n or D e m o cr ati c s e nti m e n ts.

I t i s wit h o u t r e s er v a ti o n t h a t I r e s p e c tf ull y ur g e y o ur f a v o ra bl e c o nsi d er ati o n.

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f or m a n y y e a r s, a s I h a v e k n o w n T o m m y. W hil e I h a v e b e e n a lif e-l o n g 

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of l o y alt y a n d d e di c ati o n a s w ell a s o n e w h o d e di c at e s hi m s elf t o t h e t a s k at 

h a n d.

H e w o ul d al s o bri n g t o t hi s hi g h g o v er n m e nt p o st a w e alt h of e x p eri e n c e 

i n t h e el e ctri c utilit y fi el d w hi c h h a s b e e n a c q uir e d o v er t h e p a st 1 5 y e ar s.

T hi s e x p eri e n c e s h o ul d b e vit all y i m p ort a nt i n f ulfilli n g hi s r e s p o n si biliti e s i n 

t h e criti c al e n er g y fi el d.

I n m y c a p a cit y a s p a st n ati o n al pr e si d e nt of t h e U ni v e r sit y of Al a b a m a 

Al u m ni A s s o ci ati o n, p a st p r e si d e nt of t h e St at e B ar A s s o ci ati o n, a n d i n m y 

d uti e s o n t h e St at e Et hi c s C o m mi s si o n, m y c o nt a ct s wit h T o m my h a v e b e e n 

fr e q u e nt. I n r e c o m m e n di n g hi m t o y o u, I d o s o wit h t h e f ull b eli ef t h at h e will 

d e di c at e hi m s elf f ull y t o t h e pri n ci pl e s a n d v a st r e s p o n si biliti e s wit h w hi c h t h e 

T e n n e s s e e V all e y A ut h o rit y i s c h ar g e d.

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b o a r d o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V all e y A ut h o rit y. I n m y o pi n i o n M r.

L o n g s h o r e h a s b ot h t h e p r o f e s si o n al b a c k g r o u n d a n d d e sir a b l e 

p hil o s o p h y t o d o a n o uts ta n di n g j o b i n s e r vi n g t h e p e o ple o f t h e 

T e n n e s s e e V all e y i n t h is i m p o rt a n t c a p a cit y.

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h e a ri n g s o n T o m L o n g s h o r e's c o n fir m ati o n w it hi n t h e n e xt fe w 

w e e k s. Si n c e t h e T V A n e e d s a t h ir d b o a r d m e m b e r i m m e d ia te l y , 

a n d si n c e M r. L o n g s h o r e w o ul d m a k e a n i d e al a d dit i o n t o t h e 

b o a r d, a n y u n n e c e s s a r y d ela y i n his c o n fir m ati o n w o ul d b e u n f o rt u n ate .

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o u r m ut u al i n t e r e st i n t h e e c o n o m ic al, s o cia l, a n d e d u c ati o n al c o n c e r n s 

o f t h e A p p ala c hia n S o ut h. T h r o u g h t h is a s s o ci ati o n I h a v e c o m e t o 

a p p r e ci at e h is u n d e r sta n di n g o f a n d s e n si v it y t o t h e h u m a n n e e d s of 

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o r p o li ti c al e x p e die n c y. W e n e e d m e n o f his c a li b e r w h o a r e w illi n g 

t o d e v ote t h e m s el v e s t o d u ti e s i n t h e p u bli c i n t e r e s t. I n m y o pi n i o n 

his p a st w o r k w it h t h e A la b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y e n h a n c e s h is fit n e s s 

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e x c ell e n t tr ai n i n g f o r a s s u m i n g r e l a t e d r e s p o n si b iliti e s i n t h e p u bli c 

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o n m y r e a s o n s f o r s u p p o rti n g h i m .

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i s e x p e c t e d t o b e n o m i n a t e d a s a m e m b e r o f t h e B o a r d o f 

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n o m i n a ti o n w o ul d b e s u b j e c t t o a c ti o n b y t h e S e n at e 

C o m m itt e e o n P u b li c W o r k s.

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f i t o f a n y c h a r a cte r r e f e r e n c e f o r hi m, I f e el i m p ell e d t o c o me t o 

h i s d e fe n s e.

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ti o n e r s o f d e n ti str y . D r. L o n g s h or e h as be e n n ote d f o r h i s d e v oti o n 

t o h i s p a ti e n t s a n d his fe ll o w ma n. He i s n o w o n e o f t h e o l d e st 

p r a tti c i n g d e n ti st s i n Al a b a m a. My d a u g hte r a n d Dr. L o n g s h o re's 

d a u g hte r w er e s o r o rit y s i s t e r s a t A u b ur n U ni v e r sit y. I n t h e L o n g s h or e 

t r a d iti o n t h e ir p att e r n i s o n e o f h o n or a n d l o y al s e r v i c e.

F o r a b o ut si x y e ars T h o mas L. L o n g s h or e ha s be e n my n e xt d o or n ei g h b o r. 

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ha ve b ee n a ble t o o b se r v e hi m cl o s el y a s a p e rs o n, f ri e n d , a n d n ei g h b o r 

I t i s o b v i o u s t h at T o m L o n gs h o re h as a r e s p o n si b le p o sit i o n w it h 

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d a r d s o f h o n e st y a n d i n t e g rit y . W hen he re a c h e s a d e cis i o n t o bec o me 

i n v ol v e d a n d as s u m es a r e s p o n si b ilit y h i s p e rs o n al a n d fa m il y p a tt e r n 

i s o n e o f c o m pl et e h o n e st y a n d l o y a lt y wit h hi g h e st i n t e g rit y i n t h e 

dis c h a r g e o f his ass u m e d r e s p o n si b ilit y .

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h o n e st i n h i s p hil o s o p hie s o f s e r v ic e a n d I b eli e v e he s h o ul d ha ve 

t h e o p p o rt u nit y t o p r e s e nt t h e se p hil o s o p hie s b e f o re he i s f o u n d g u ilt y 

o f " w a nti n g t o d e str o y p u bli c p o w er ".

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d i r e c t l y o n t h e t e l e p h o n e w i t h T h o m a s L . L o n g s h o r e , I w o u l d 

l i k e t o u r g e y o u r S e n a t e P u b l i c W o r k s C o m m i t t e e t o c o n f i r m 

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t h e t h r e e - m e m b e r B o a r d o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y A u t h o r i t y .

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c o n c e r n i n g t h e p o s si b l e a p p oi n t m e nt o f T h o ma s L o n g s h or e a s 

o n e o f t h e me m bers o f t h e b o ar d o f d i r e c t o r s o f t h e T e n n e ss e e 

V all e y A u t h o rit y .

Ne ws pa pe r a c c o u nts i n d i c a ti n g t h a t P r e si d e nt F or d w o ul d 

p r o b a bl y se n d Mr. L o n g s h o re's na me t o t h e S e n ate f o r c o n fir m ati o n 

as o n e o f t h e t h r e e me m bers o f t h e T V A b o ar d we re f o ll o w e d 

al m o st i m m e dia te l y b y e x p r e s si o n s o f c o n c er n a n d o p p o siti o n 

a b o ut Mr. L o n g s h o re's p r o p o se d a p p oi n t m e nt o n t h e gr o u n d

t h a t he was a n e m pl o y ee o f a p ri v a t e e l e c t r i c u t i l i t y , i . e ., 

t h e Al a ba ma P o w er C o m pa n y. T he se a c c o u nts ha ve als o i n d i c a t e d 

t h at a ll o f t h e c r iti c s r e c o g niz e t h a t Mr. L o n gs h o re i s a 

p ers o n o f i n t e g r it y . T he re i s a b a si c c o n fli c t i n t h e s e 

p o siti o n s t h a t I wa nt t o c o m me nt u p o n.

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k n o w n hi m a s a f r a t e r n it y b r o t h e r, a la w st u d e n t, a la w y er, 

a v al u e d e m pl o y ee o f t h e Al a ba ma P o w er C o m p a n y, a f a t h e r a n d 

as a f ell o w w or k er i n v a ri o u s c o m m u nit y a c ti v iti e s . I ha ve 

se e n hi m i n s it u a ti o n s o f a d v e r sit y , sit u a ti o n s o f g r e at 

s u c c e s s a n d i n sit u a ti o n s w hic h r e q u ir e d t h e ut m o st t a c t a n d 

i n t e g rit y . I ca n sa y wit h a b s o l u te c e rt a i n it y t h at he h as 

n e v er p erf o r m e d a dis h o n o r a ble a ct o r f a il e d t o c a rr y o ut 

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o n e o f t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e b o a r d o f d i r e c t o r s o f t h e T e n n e s s e e 

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N e w s p a p e r a c c o u n t s i n d i c a t i n g t h a t P r e s i d e n t F o r d w o u l d 

p r o b a b l y s e n d M r . L o n g s h o r e ' s n a m e t o t h e S e n a t e f o r c o n f i r m a t i o n 

a s o n e o f t h e t h r e e m e m b e r s o f t h e T V A b o a r d w e r e f o l l o w e d 

a l m o s t i m m e d i a t e l y b y e x p r e s s i o n s o f c o n c e r n a n d o p p o s i t i o n 

a b o u t M r . L o n g s h o r e ' s p r o p o s e d a p p o i n t m e n t o n t h e g r o u n d 

t h a t h e w a s a n e m p l o y e e o f a p r i v a t e e l e c t r i c u t i l i t y , i . e . , 

t h e A l a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y . T h e s e a c c o u n t s h a v e a l s o i n d i c a t e d 

t h a t a l l o f t h e c r i t i c s r e c o g n i z e t h a t M r . L o n g s h o r e i s a 

p e r s o n o f i n t e g r i t y . T h e r e i s a b a s i c c o n f l i c t i n t h e s e

p o s i t i o n s t h a t I w a n t t o c o m m e n t u p o n .

I h a v e k n o w n T o m m y L o n g s h o r e f o r t w e n t y y e a r s . I h a v e 

k n o w n h i m a s f r a t e r n i t y b r o t h e r , a l a w s t u d e n t , a l a w y e r , 

a v a l u e d e m p l o y e e o f t h e A l a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y , a f a t h e r a n d 

a s a f e l l o w w o r k e r i n v a r i o u s c o m m u n i t y a c t i v i t i e s . I h a v e 

s e e n h i m i n s i t u a t i o n s o f a d v e r s i t y , s i t u a t i o n s o f g r e a t 

s u c c e s s a n d i n s i t u a t i o n s w h i c h r e q u i r e d t h e u t m o s t t a c t a n d 

i n t e g r i t y . I c a n s a y w i t h a b s o l u t e c e r t a i n i t y t h a t h e h a s 

n e v e r p e r f o r m e d a d i s h o n o r a b l e a c t o r f a i l e d t o c a r r y o u t 

h i s o b l i g a t i o n s , s o m e t i m e s a t a c o n s i d e r a b l e c o s t t o h i m s e l f , 

i n a l l o f t h e s e s i t u a t i o n s . H e i s a m a n o f d e m o n s t r a t e d a n d 

p r o v e n i n t e g r i t y .
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r t h e s e r e a s o n s, I d e e pl y r e s e n t t h e i n si n u ati o n 

c o nta i n e d i n t h e o b j e cti o n t o Mr. L o n g s h o re's a p p oi n t m e nt 

b a s e d o n h i s a s s o c i ati o n w it h a p ri v at e u t i l i t y . T his 

i n si n u ati o n i s c l e a rl y t h a t Mr. L o n gs h o re w ill s e r v e t h e 

i n t e r e s t s o f p ri v at e u t i l i t i e s r a t h e r t h a n f oll o w h i s s w or n 

o b li g a ti o n t o gi v e h i s u n di v i d e d l o y alt y t o t h e T e n n e ss ee 

V all e y A ut h o rit y. T he re i s n o b a si s o f a n y ki n d f o r s u c h a 

c o n t e n ti o n. I t i s b as e d s o l e l y o n t h e f a c t t h a t Mr. L o n gs h o re 

i s c u r r e n tl y c o n n e cte d w it h a p ri v a t e u t il i t y . I ha d h o pe d 

t h a t t h e e r a o f g u ilt b y a s s o c i a ti o n ha d p a s s e d. Y et, w he n 

I se e a ma n o f u n d e nia ble i n t e g rit y att a c k e d a n d o p p o se d f o r 

a g o v er n m e n t a p p oi nt m e n t f o r w hi c h he i s i d e a ll y s u it e d 

s o l e l y o n t h i s b a si s, I c a n n ot h el p b ut be c o n c er n e d t h a t 

ele m e nts o f t h e M c C art h y e r a re m ai n . S u r el y , t h e S e n ate o f 

t h e U nit e d S t ate s w ill n ot t o l e r a t e s u c h a b a s ele s s a tt a c k .

I n t h e f i r s t i n st a n c e, i t i s d i f f i c u lt t o u n d e r sta n d 

w he re a n i n d i v i d u al c o ul d l e a r n t h e e l e c t ri c u t i l i t y b u si n e s s 

e x c e pt t h r o u g h e m pl o y m e nt b y a p ri v at e e l e c t r i c a l u t i l i t y .

T he o p p o rt u n iti e s f o r e m pl o y m e nt i n a p u bli cl y - o w n e d e l e c t r i c a l 

u t i l i t y a r e s o li m ite d t h a t i t i s si m pl y a b s u r d t o cla i m 

t h a t o nl y o n e tr ai n e d i n t h e b u si n e s s b y a p u bli cl y - o w n e d 

u t i l i t y i s f i t t o s i t o n t h e b o ar d o f t h e T e n n es se e V all e y 

A u t h o rit y . S e c o n dl y, s u r el y o n e o f t h e q u a li fi c a ti o n s f o r a 

me m b er o f t h e b o ar d o f t h e T e n n e ss e e V all e y A ut h o rit y i s a 

w or ki n g k n o wle d g e o f t h e b u si n e s s w hi c h he i s t o o p e r at e.

I t w o ul d, t h e r e f o r e, see m u n r e a s o n a ble t o c o n d e m n a ma n f o r 

o b t ai n i n g h i s tr ai n i n g a t t h e o nl y r e a s o n a bl y a v a il a b l e 

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w o r d t h a t I k n o w t o s u g g e st t h a t a ma n o f pr o v e n i n t e g rit y 

w o ul d n ot o b e y h i s s w or n o b li g a ti o n s si m pl y b e c a u se o f t h e 

n at u r e o f t h e b u si n e s s o f h i s f o r m er e m pl o y er. I f t h a t w er e 

t h e sta n d a r d g e n e r all y e m pl o y e d i n a p p r o vi n g n o m i n ati o n s f o r 

r e g u l a t o r y a g e n cie s, t h e n a g r e a t ma n y o f t h e me n p r e s e n tl y 

h ol d i n g t h o s e p o siti o n s w o ul d be d i s q u a li fi e d . F o rt u n ate l y, 

t h o s e me n we re a p pr o v e d , a s I h o pe T o m L o n g s h or e w ill b e, 

b a se d o n t h e i r i n d i v i d u al m e rit a n d n ot o n s o me u n r e a s o n a ble 

g u ilt b y a s s o c i ati o n t h a t h a s n o b a si s i n f a c t.

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p o r t f a v o r a b l y o n h i m .

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s o m e 1 1 , 0 0 0 c i t i z e n s f o r s e v e n t e e n y e a r s a s i t ' s m a y o r .

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t h a t T h o m a s L . L o n g s h o r e b e c o n f i r m e d b y t h e S e n a t e a s a D i r e c t o r 

o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y A u t h o r i t y .

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w a s a s t u d e n t i n t h e L a w S c h o o l a n d h a d h i m i n a n u m b e r o f c l a s s e s . 

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y e a r s .

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m a n o f h i g h m o r a l c h a r a c t e r . F r o m m y l a t e r c o n t a c t s w i t h h i m 

d u r i n g h i s y e a r s w i t h t h e A l a b a m a P o w e r C o m p a n y , I w a s a l w a y s 

i m p r e s s e d w i t h h i s a l e r t n e s s , i n t e g r i t y , s i n c e r i t y , a n d a b i l i t y .

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c o n s i d e r a ti o n a n d a c t a f f i r m a t i v e l y o n P r e s i d e n t F o r d's 

n o m i n a ti o n o f T h o m a s L. L o n g s h o r e f o r t h e p o s i ti o n o f 

B o a r d M e m b er o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V a ll e y A u t h o r i t y .

Mr. L o n g s h o r e's h i g h m o r a l c h a r a c t e r a n d e x t e n s i v e 

b u s i n e s s a c u m e n h a v e e s t a b li s h e d a r e p u t a ti o n i n t h e 

c o m m u n it y a n d a m o n g t h o s e w h o k n o w hi m b e s t t h a t i s 

u n q u e s ti o n a b l e a n d b e y o n d r e p r o a c h .

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m a d e o u r c o u n t r y g r e a t a n d t h e t y p e o f p e r s o n w e n e e d i n 

r e s p o n s i b l e l e a d e r s h i p p o s i t i o n s . H is d e m o n s tr a t e d 

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j u d g e m e n t d e c i s i o n s s e t s hi m a p a r t fr o m t h o s e w h o a r e 

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r e g a r d i n g t h e p r o p o s e d n o m i n ati o n, w hic h I u n d e r sta n d w ill be ma de b y P r e si d e n t 

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g e n e r a l r e p u t a ti o n i s t h a t o f a ma n w it h a g r e a t d e a l o f p r o f e s s i o n a l a b i l i t y 

i n h i s f i e l d a n d m or e i m p o rt a n tl y , h i s r e p u t a ti o n f o r i n t e g r it y a n d f a i r 

p la y i s s u c h t h a t we a s o ne o f t h e u n d e r w rit e r s o f t h e T V A b o n d s w o u l d 

f e e l m o st c o m f o rt a b l e k n o w i n g t h a t t h e B o ar d w as ma de u p o f g e ntl e m e n o f 

s u c h i n t e g r it y a n d a b i l i t y , a s t h a t o f Mr. L o n g s h o re .

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A ct o f 1 9 3 3:

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i n a n y p u b li c u t i l i t y c o r p o r a ti o n e n g a g e d i n t h e b u s i n e s s o f 

d i s t r i b u t i n g a n d s e l l i n g p o w e r t o t h e p u b l i c .. . . n o r s h a l l a n y 

m e m be r h a v e a n y i n t e r e s t i n a n y b u s i n e s s t h a t m a y b e a d v e r s e ­

l y a f f e c t e d b y t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e C o r p o r a ti o n . . . a s a p r o ­

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a c t. "

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t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f T V A u n d e r t h e s e t w o s e c t i o n s . Ma y I s u g g e st 

t h a t i t m i g h t b e a d v i s a b l e t o h a v e a t h o r o u g h s t u d y m a d e b y t h e 

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t h e n o mi n ati o n of T ho ma s L. L o n g s h or e t o t h e B o ar d of Dir e ct o r s of t h e T e n n e s s e e 

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v e r y b o ar d s o n w hi c h t h e y w o ul d s it .

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c o m p a n y. S o ut h er n C o mp a ny, h a v e a c o nti n ui n g r e c o r d of o p p o siti o n t o T V A a n d t o 

p u bli cl y a n d c o o p er a ti v el y o w ne d e l e c t ri c u tilit y s y st e m s d ati n g b a c k t o t h e 

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a c o m p a ny r e a li s ti c a ll y pr e cl u d e s r a t h e r t h a n q u alifi e s N V. L o n g s h or e f o r a 

p o siti o n o n t h e T V A B o ar d of Dir e ct o r s . T h e s el e cti o n of a m e mb er of t h e T V A 

B o ar d I s e s p e ci all y si g nifi c a n t b e c a u s e t h e r e ar e o nl y t h r e e m e m ber s o n t h e 

B o ar d a n d t h e t er m r u n s f o r ni n e y e a r s.

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a n d s elli n g p o w er t o t h e p u bli c . . . n or s h all a n y m e m ber h a v e 

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c o n s u m er s a n d w o ul d b e a gr a v e di s s e r v i c e t o t h e m.

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n o mi nati o n of T ho mas L o n gs h ore t o t h e B oard of t h e Te n ne ssee Ifcll e y 

A ut h orit y. T his testi m o n y c a rr ie s t he e n d orse me nt of t h e or ga ni zati o ns 

li ste d t h er e o n.

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We w o ul d li k e t o c a ll y o u r at t e nti o n t o a v er y i m p o rt a nt n o mi n ati o n 

w hi c h h as b e e n s u b mitt e d b y t h e Pr esi d e n t t o t h o S e n at e f o r y o u r a p p r o v al: 

t h e n o mi n ati o n of T ho mas L o n gs h or e t o s er v e as a Dir e c t o r of t h e T e n n ess e e 

If cll e y A u t h orit y.

We ar e c o n c er n e d wit h Mr. L o n g s h or e's l o n g s e r v i c e wi t h t h e Ala ba ma 

P o w er C o m pa ny, a pri v at e el e c t ri c u tili t y w hi c h h as h i s t o ri c all y o p pos e d 

t h e T. V . A .' s ri g ht t o e xis t. T h e e n cl o s e d me mo, w hi c h w ill b e s u b mitt e d 

as t es ti m or y o n t h e m at t er t o t h o C o m mitt e e o n P u bli c W or k 3, o u tli n e s 

t h e m ai n ar e a s of o ur c o n c er n.

I n a d di ti o n, w e w o ul d li k e t o p oi nt o ut t o y o u t h at Mr. L o n gs h o r e's 

n o mi n ati o n is a l a me d u c k n o mi n ati o n. Mr. L o n gs h or e a n d t h e Pr esi d e nt 

w ho a p p oi nt e d hi m h a v e v e r y dif f e r e n t vi e ws o n e n er g y p oli ci e s t h a n a ne w 

D e m o cr ati c a d mi nis tr a ti o n i s li k el y t o pr o m ot e.

B ut m ost i m p ort a n tl y w e w o ul d r e mi n d y o u t h at R e p u bli c a ns h a v e his ­

t o ri c all y o p pos e d p u bli c p o w er, s p e cif i c all y T. V. A. p o w er. I n t h e 1 9 3 O's 

t h e Al a b a ma P o wer C o m p a n y's h ol di n g c o mp a n y, t h e S o ut h er n C o m pa ny, w as 

p a rt y t o a s e ri es of l a w s uits br o u g ht a g ai ns t T. V. A. b y W e n d ell Wil ki e.

I n t h e e ar l y ' $ 0' a, Pr esi d e n t Eis e n h o w er att e m pt e d t o br e a k T. V. A. b y 

f o r ci n g i t t o b u y p o w er fr o m pri v at e c o m p a ni es i n n ei g h b ori n g ar e a s; t h e 

Pr esi d e nt fi n all y s u c c e e d e d i n li miti n g T. V . A .' s t e r rit o r y a n d f o r ci n g 

t h e a g & n c y t o fl o a t b o n ds o n t h e pri v at e m ar k et. C o ns er v ati v e R e p u blic a ns i n t h is ar e a s t i ll t a l k a b o ut a nd h o p e f o r a n o p p o rt u nit y t o s e ll 

t h e T e n n ess e e V all e y A u t h orit y f o r pri v at e p r o fi t.

No w Pr e si d e nt F or d i s tr yi n g t o d o wit h a n a p p oi nt m e nt w h at t h e R ep u bli c a n s w er e u n a bl e t o d o i n c o ur t or i n t h e C o n gr es s. We as k y o u as 

D e m o cr ats —t h e tr a diti o n al d ef e n d ers of t h e T. V. A. — t o us e y o u r c o n si der a bl e p o w er a n d I nfl u e n c e t o s a v e T. V. A. fr o m pri v at o o w n er s hi p. Pl e as e 

d o w h at y o u c a n t o bl o c k t h e L o n gs h or e n o mi n ati o n.

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We a re o p p o se d t o t h e n o mi n ati o n o f T h o mas L o n gs h ore t o s i t o n 

t h e B oar d o f t h e Te n n es se e V alle y A ut h o ri t y . Mr. L o n gs h ore h a s l o n g 

bee n a s s o cia te d wit h t h e Ala b a ma P o wer C o m pa n y, a s u b si d ia r y o f t h e 

S o ut he r n C o m pa n y. T hi s i s a c o m pa n y w hic h h a s bee n i n v ol v e d i n la w ­

s u it s w hic h c h all e n g e t h e v er y e x is te n c e. o f t h e T. V. A., a n d a c o mpa n y w hic h i m p o rt s S o ut h A fric a n c o al a t t h e e x pe ns e of A p p al ac hi a n 

j o b s a n d ec o n o m y a s w ell as A fric a n n e a r- sla v e la b o r. T he Ala b a ma 

P o wer C o m pa n y s e ll s e l e c t ri c it y a t a hi g h e r p ri c e t h a n t h at c h ar ge d 

b y t h e T. V. A. We s u g g es t t h at Hr. L o n g s h o re's a s s o cia ti o n wit h Ala ­

ba ma P o wer mi g ht c o nc ei v a b l y pla c e hi m i n a p o siti o n of c o n flic ti n g 

i n t e r e s t s, w h ere t h e s u p e ri o r g e n e ra ti n g c a p a cit y a n d re a d y b o rr o w ­

i n g p o wer o f t h e T. V. A. mi g ht be c all e d t o t h e dis p o s al o f p ri v ate 

p o wer c o m p a nies a t t h e e x pe ns e o f T. V. A. c o ns u m er s. T. V. A. i s a 

v o l atil e is s u e a t t h i s ti m e, a n d we ur ge y o u t o ta ke ste p s, b y r e ­

je cti n g Mr. L o n g s h o re's n o mi n ati o n, t o se e t h at t h at a g e n c y s e r v e s 

t h e i n t e r e s t s o f i t s p u bli c r at h e r t h a n t h e i n t e r e st s o f t h o se w ho 

ha ve h i s t o ri c a ll y o p p o se d i t .

T he Ala ba m a P o wer C o mpa n y a n d i t s h ol d i n g c o m pa n y, t h e S o u t h er n 

C o m pa n y, a re a s s o cia te d wit h t h e C &S C o m pa n y w hic h st r u g gle d a g ai n st 

T. V. A. a n d p u bli c p o we r be gi n ni n g i n t h e 1 9 3 0 * s wit h c o n stit u ti o n al 

c h all e n g e s t o t h e a g e n c y's e xis te n c e. C &S, Ala b a ma P o wer a n d i t s 

d i stri b u t o r s s u b se q u e ntl y c h all e n g e d T. V . A .' s e f f o rt s t o pla c e p o w er 

d i stri b u ti o n u n d er p u bli c o w ne rs hi p. T he e n mit y o f t h e S o ut he r n C o mpa n y net w or k f o r T. V. A. i s n o s e c r et; t h e b a ttl e h as bee n wa ge d i n 

t h e c o u rts , i n t h e h a ll s o f C o n gr es s a n d i n t h e p u bli c p ri n t. I t 

see m s cle a r t o u s t h at a v o te f o r Mr. L o n gs h o re — n o m att er h o w g o o d 

or w ell i n te nti o n e d he may be — m u st be i n t e r p r e te d a s a v ot e a g ai n st 

t h e Te n n es se e V all e y A ut h orit y a n d f o r i t s h i s t o ri c o p p o ne nt s i n p r i ­

v ate p o we r.

T he S o u t h er n C o m pa n y, f o r w hic h Mr. L o n g s h ore ulti m ate l y w o r ks 

a n d f o r w h ose p o li c i e s he m ust i n s o me s h are be h el d re s p o n si b le , i s 

a c o m pa n y w hic h h a s w or k e d a g ai n st t h e st re n gt h e ni n g o f A m eric a' s 

ec o n o m y a n d t h e g o al o f e n er g y i n de pe n d e n ce b y p u rc h as i n g c o al fr o m 

S o ut h A fr ic a. T his c o al i s mi n e d u n de r d e pl o ra ble n e a r- sla v e c o nd it i o n s w hic h w o ul d n ot be t o l e r at e d i n A m eric a. Eac h t o n o f S o ut h 

A fric a n c o al br o u g ht i n t o t h i s c o u ntr y i s br o u g ht i n at t h e e x pe ns e 

o f j o b s i n V ir g i n ia , West V ir gi n ia , K e nt u c k y, Te n n es se e a n d Ala ba m a. 

At a ti m e w he n A m eri ca i s ri c h i n c o al r e s e r v e s w aiti n g t o be mi n e d,
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t h e i m p o rt ati o n o f S o ut h A fric a n c o al i s a n u n ne ce ss ar y bl o c k t o 

e n er g y i n de p e n d e nc e.

N or i s t h e Ala ba ma P o wer C o mpa n y a ble t o s ot a n e xa m ple f o r T. V. ?.. 

o n e l e c tri c r a t c c. At a ti n e w he n e l e c t ri c r at e s ar c pe r h a p s t h e f o r e ­

m ost c o nc er n o f m o st T. V. A. c o ns u m er s, y o u ar c bei n g as ke d t o a p pr o v e 

a man f o r t h e T. V. A. B oar d w ho r e p r e s e nts a c o m pa n y w hic h ha s d o ne e v ­

e n w orse t h a n T. V. A. o n e l e c tri c r a t e s. T. V. A. ba dl y ne e d s le a d e r s hi p 

i n t h i s fi e l d ; t h ere i s n o re as o n t o b eli e v e Mr. L o n g s h or e' s a s s o c ­

ia ti o n wit h Ala ba m a P o wer ha s q u ali fi e d hi m f o r t h at ki n d o f le a d e rs h i p .

V/e als o f e a r t h e p o s si b ilit y of c o n flic ti n g i n t e r e s t s. F or 

w hile T. V. A. i s a p u bli cl y o w ne d u ti li t y , i t d o es ha v e v a ri o u s d e ali n g s wit h Ala ba m a P o wer a n d ot h e r p ri v ate u ti li ti e s . T. V. A. e xc h a n ge s p o w er wit h s u c h c o m p a ni es a c c o r d i n g t o ne e d a n d m ut ual be ne ­

f i t. H o w e ver, w hile m ost p ri v ate p o w er c o m p a nies are e x p eri e n ci n g 

d if fi c u lt y e x pa n di n g t h e ir g e n e ra ti n g c a p a cit y, t h e T. V. A. — w it h i t s 

8 1 5 B il li o n d e bt c eil i n g a n d l o w -i n te r e st F e d era l Fi na nc e Ba n k l o a n s — 

i s e x pa n di n g e a sil y a n d r a pi d l y . T he n e ar f u t u re w il l fi n d us i n a 

sit u ati o n w h ere T. V. A. i s i n a p o sit i o n t o s e ll t h eir p o wer t o p r i ­

v ate c o m pa ni es i n n ei g h b or i n g a r e a s, w he n t h e p ri v ate c o m p a nies i n ­

v ol v e d are u n a ble t o b uil d t h e c a p a cit y t h e y w a nt. I n s u c h a ma n ner 

T. V . A .' s r a t e p a y ers mi g ht c o me t o pa y f o r p o we r pla nts w hic h e ss e n ­

ti a ll y se r v e t h e i n t e r e st s o f t h os e o uts i d e t h e T. V. A. a re a, w h ere 

t h e e n er g y w o ul d he re s ol d f o r a p r o f it. Cle arl y t h e re i s a p ote n ­

ti a l c o n fli c t o f i n t e r e st i n t h i s sit u a ti o n i f a r e p r e s e nta ti v e o f 

a p ri v ate p o w er c o m pa n y fr o m a n ei g h b o ri n g are a i s s itti n g o n t h e 

T. V. A. B o ar d. We ur ge y o u t o eli m i n ate t h at p o s si b ilit y b y v oti n g 

a g ai n st fi r. L o n g s h ore's n o mi n ati o n.

T. V. A. i s a t t h i s ti m e a v o l a til e is s u e. T h ere i s m uc h dis p ute 

t h r o u g h o u t t h e T. V. A. s e r v ic e a re a o n t h e a g e n c y's p o li c i e s, p a rti c ­

u la rl y t h o se r e l a ti n g t o e l e c tri c r a t e s. V/e as k t h at y o u, o u r r e p r e ­

s e n t ati v e s, r e st o r e T. V. A. t o i t s o n ce pr o u d p o siti o n a s a le a d e r a m o n g 

p o wer c o m p a nies a n d a n a d v o cate f o r t h e p u bli c i n t e r e s t. We a s k t h at 

y o u sa y n o t o t h os e w ho ha v e f o u g ht T. V. A. o v er t h e y e a rs a n d n o w se e k 

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t h e i n t e r e s t o f T. V . A .' s c o ns u me rs a n d r e j e c t t h e n o mi n ati o n o f T h o mas 

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t h e T e n n e s s e e V all e y A ut h o rit y . S p e cifi c all y, N R E C A i s c o n c er n e d t h a t 

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P o w er C o m p a n y. We b eli e v e t h at t h e G e n er al A c c o u nti n g O ffi c e i s t h e 

a p pr o p ri at e m e c h ani s m f o r t h e st u d y b e c a u s e i t i s a n ar m of t h e C o n gr e s s 

a n d h a s r e c e ntl y c o m pl et e d a n i n v e sti g ati o n i n t o t h e q u alifi c a ti o n s of 

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D e ar S e n at or R a n d ol p h,

R u m ors h a v e it t h at Pr e si d e nt F or d w ill a p p oi nt 

Mr. T ho ma s L o n g s h or e t o a ni n e y e ar t er m o n t h e T e n n e s s e e 

V all e y A ut h o rit y B o ar d. Pl e a s e h el p u s pr e v e nt t h i s 

p o t e n ti all y di s a st e ri o u s a p p oi nt m e nt.

Mr. L o n g s h or e i s a n o ffi c e r of t h e Al a b a m a P o w er 

C o m pa n y. D u ri n g my e m pl o y m e nt at a r u r al el e c tri c 

s y st e m i n n o rt h er n Al a b a m a b ef or e m o vi n g t o W e st Vir gi n i a , 

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o p p o n e nt of T e n n e s s e e V all e y A ut h o rit y . T hi s a p p oi nt m e nt 

c o ul d s e ri o u sl y j e o p ar di z e T e n n e s s e e V all e y A ut h o rit y' s 

f u t u r e .

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li k el y t o h a v e t h e b e st i n t e r e st s of T e n n e s s e e V all e y 

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v e sti g ati o n c a n b e m a de i n t o p o s si bl e c o n fli c t o f i n t e r e st.

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o n t h e pr e vi o u s a p p oi nt e e f o r t hi s p o siti o n p ri o r t o h e ari n g s, 

c a u si n g s o m e d el a y i n t h e pr o c e e di n g s. I w o ul d h o p e y o u c a n 

d el a y t h e fi n a l d e ci si o n of t h e c o m mitt e e u n til s o m e r e p ort 

i s pr o d u c e d o n Mr. L o n g s h or e.

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o n M o n d ay a n d Cl e a n Air o n T h ur s d a y i n a d diti o n t o ot h er 

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t h e f u ll att e n ti o n of t h e c o m mitt e e a n d t h e h e ari n g s h o ul d b e 

d el a y e d.

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D e a r S e n a t o r B a k e r :

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c o n c e r n o f m o s t o f t h e c i t i z e n s o f M e n p h i s a n d S h e l b y C o u n t y c c n - 

o e m i n g t h e a p p o i n t m e n t w h i c h h a s b e e n b e f o r e t h e P r e s i d e n t a n d n o w 

w i l l b e r e f e r r e d o f c o u r s e t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s S e n a t e f o r c o n f i r m a ­

t i o n i n r e g a r d t o t h e T e n n e s s - e V a l l e y A u t h o r i t y . T h i s p a r t i c u l a r 

a p p o i n t m e n t , i n m y v i e w , i s o n e t h a t i s e x t r e m e l y i m p o r t a n t t o 

M e m p h i s a n d t h e M i d - S o u t h a r e a .

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a r e a a r e a t a c r o s s r o a d s i n o u r c o m m u n i t y . M e m p h i s a n d t h e M i d - S o u t h 

a r e a c a n m o v e s t e a d i l y f o r w a r d w i t h p r o g r e s s i v e a n d s t e a d y l e a d e r s h i p . 

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m e m b er o f t h e T e n n e s s e e V a ll e y A u t h o rit y , I' m w riti n g t o y o u t o d a y 

c o n c e r ni n g t h e P r e si d e n t' s n o m i n ati o n o f T h o m a s L o n g s h or e o f Bir mi n g h a m , 

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e m pl o y e e o f a p ri v a t e l y o w n e d u t ili t y i n t h e S o ut h . H e h a s u n d o u bt e dl y 

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A la b a m a, t o be a m e m b er of t h e B o a r d of D ir e ct o rs of t h e T e n n e s s e e V alle y A ut h o ­

rit y . Y o ur C o m m itte e o n P u bli c W or k s is sc h e d ule d t o h e a r t h is n o mi n ati o n o n 

J u l y 2 1, 1 9 7 6; a n d we ta k e t h is m e a n s of e x p r e s si n g o ur str o n g o p p o siti o n t o hi s 

n o m i n ati o n f o r a p p o i nt m e n t.

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l o n g e m pl o y m e n t b y t h e Ala b a m a P o w er C o m pa n y. M r. L o n g s h o re a n d t h e Ala b a m a 

P o w er C o m pa n y ha ve o p p o se d t h e T e n n e s s e e V alle y A ut h o rit y a n d t h e c o nc e p t a n d 

p hil o s o p h y of t h e T V A A ct of 1 9 3 3. T h e T V A A ct of 1 9 3 3 li st s t h e f oll o wi n g c rit e ri a:

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p o w er t o t h e p u bli c. . . n o r s h all a n y m e m b e r ha ve a n y i n t e r e st i n 

a n y b u si n e ss t h at m a y be a d v e r s el y af fe ct e d b y t h e s u c c e s s of t h e 

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t h e A la b a m a ele ctr ic c o o p e ra ti v e s a n d R E A i n a n att e m pt t o p r e v e nt c o n st r u cti o n 

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f u n d s f o r R E A ele ctr ic l o a n p r o g r a m s.

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t h e T e n n e s s e e V alle y A ut h orit y o n w hi c h he w o ul d ha ve a n i m p o rt a nt sa y.

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b e h alf of M r. L o n g s h o re ,

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of t h e T e n n e s s e e V alle y P u bli c P o w er A s s o cia ti o n u r g e s t h e S e n at e 

P u bli c W or k s C o m m itte e t o r ej e ct t h e n o m i n ati o n of M r. L o n g s h o re.

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be f o r w ar d e d t o t h e H o n ora ble G era l d F o r d , P r e si d e n t of t h e U nite d 

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d el e g ati o n i n t h e C o n g r e s s, a n d t h e 1 5 7 m e m b e r s y ste m s of t h e 

T e n n e s s e e V all e y P u bli c P o w er A s s o cia ti o n.

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L o n gs h o re t o t h e B oa r d o f D ir e ct o r s o f t h e T e n n e ss ee V all e y A ut h or i t \ . 

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c o n fir m ati o n.

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c o n c e r n , b ut a r e n ot i n t h i s c a s e, si n c e Mr. L o n g s h o re's ba c k gr o u n d 

a n d p ri v a t e u t i l i t y c o n n e cti o n s a u t o m ati c all y d i s q u a lif y hi m f o r 

t h e p o siti o n w it h T V A.

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a n d i n i t s 4 0 y e a r s h as s u r el y sa v e d c iti z e n s o f t h e e n ti r e c o u ntr y 

b illi o n s o f d o ll a r s i n l o w er e l e c t r i c r a t e s. W hile r a t e s els e w h ere 

ha ve be e n hi g h e r t h a n T V A r a t e s, t h e me re p r e s e n c e o f T V A as a 

y a r d sti c k h as a cte d a s a da m p er o n p ri v a t e p o we r r a t e s a n d ha s 

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a n d t h e c o s t s o f r e p a i r .

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a r e r e f l e c t i o n s o f a c h a n g i n g p u b l i c a t t i t u d e a b o u t t h e T e n n e s s e e 

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m o u n t a i n s o f E a s t T e n n e s s e e , r i p p e d a p a r t w i t h T V A m o n e y , t a x ­

p a y e r s ' m o n e y , o n e i s b e w i l d e r e d b y e a r l y r e c o l l e c t i o n s o f T V A ' s 

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f o r m e d a r o u n d v a r i o u s c o n s e r v a t i o n , s p o r t s m e n , a g r i c u l t u r a l , a n d

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p e o p l e q u e s t i o n t h e s a f e t y o f T V A ' s n u c l e a r p r o g r a m , w h i l e m a n y 

m o r e q u e s t i o n t h e e c o n o m i c s o f i t . R e s p o n s i b l e a n d k n o w l e d g a b l e 

c i t i z e n s a r e a s k i n g h o w T V A c a n i n t e l l i g e n t l y p l a c e s u c h r e l i a n c e 

u p o n a t e c h n o l o g y w h i c h h a s s u c h a d i s m a l r e c o r d o f p r o d u c t i o n .

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b r o u g h t t o t h e s u r f a c e a n e n t i r e l y n e w c o n s t i t u e n c y o f T V A c r i t i c s .

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n e n t l y i n t o t h e q u e s t i o n o f M r . L o n g s h o r e ' s q u a l i f i c a t i o n s . . . 

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a t i o n o r e n t i t y , T V A h a s a c o r p o r a t e p e r s o n a l i t y , a n d , i n r e c e n t 

y e a r s , t h a t i n s t i t u t i o n a l p e r s o n a l i t y h a s b e e n c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y 

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w i t h T V A .

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t h e e n t i r e o r g a n i z a t i o n . O n e n e w a p p o i n t m e n t t o t h e T V A B o a r d 

c a n d r a m a t i c a l l y c h a n g e T V A ' s i n s t i t u t i o n a l p e r s o n a l i t y .

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i n c r e a s e d r a t e s f o r r e s i d e n t i a l e l e c t r i c i t y . T h e q u e s t i o n o f 

e l e c t r i c u t i l i t y r a t e s i s i n d e e d c o m p l e x . B u t o n e d o e s n o t n e e d 

t o b e a n e x p e r t t o s e e t h a t w h e n a u t i l i t y b u i l d s t h e l a r g e s t n u c l e a r 

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m a n y m i l l i o n s t o r e p a i r , e l e c t r i c b i l l s a r e g o i n g n o w h e r e b u t u p .

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l o w e r r a t e t h a n t h e h o m e o w n e r , h e g e t s d o w n r i g h t a n g r y . M o r e o v e r , 

w h e n t h a t r a t e p a y e r c o m p l a i n s t o h i s l o c a l u t i l i t y , h e f i n d s t h a t 

t h e u t i l i t y c a n n o t s i g n i f i c a n t l y c h a n g e t h e r a t e d u e t o i t s 

c o n t r a c t w i t h t h e u n r e g u l a t e d T V A .

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u t i l i t y r a t e s , s u g g e s t i o n s w h i c h m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e m e r i t . T h i s 

u n i q u e a g e n c y w h i c h w a s c r e a t e d t o b e a n e x p e r i m e n t t o b e g i n w i t h , 

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r a t e r e f o r m s .

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g r e s s i o n a l a u t h o r i z a t i o n f o r i t s m a j o r p r o j e c t s . I t s p o w e r r a t e s 

a r e u n r e g u l a t e d .

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m e m b e r s o f c o n g r e s s w h o c o m e f r o m o u t s i d e t h e T V A r e g i o n k n o w v e r y 

l i t t l e a b o u t T V A . E i t h e r u n w i l l i n g o r u n a b l e t o c o n t r o l T V A , C o n g r e s s 

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t h e a g e n c y t o s e e k a p u r p o s e a f t e r i t s e x i s t e n c e h a s a l r e a d y b e e n 

f i r m l y e s t a b l i s h e d . W i t h s o m a s s i v e a b u r e a u c r a c y i n p l a c e , T V A 

i s g o i n g t o d o s o m e t h i n g , e v e n i f i t i s n o t i n t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t .

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t h e p o p u l o u s , w h i c h h a s m a d e m a n y p e o p l e r e l u c t a n t t o s p e a k o u t 

a g a i n s t i t s o b v i o u s c u r r e n t a b u s e s .

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t o m a k e s t a t u t o r y c h a n g e s i n T V A ' s s t r u c t u r e , s o m e o f w h i c h h a v e 

a l r e a d y b e e n i n t r o d u c e d i n C o n g r e s s . T h e s e p r o p o s a l s m a y o r m a y n o t 

h a v e m e r i t . N o l e g i s l a t i v e b o d y c a n l e g i s l a t e a c h a n g e i n a t t i t u d e s 

o r p e r s o n a l i t y h o w e v e r .

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s e r v i n g a s o n e o f t h e t h r e e d i r e c t o r s o f t h i s a u t o n o m o u s u n r e g u l a t e d 

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c o n c e p t i o n P r e s i d e n t R o o s e v e l t a n d C o n g r e s s h a d a b o u t T V A ' s p u r p o s e . 

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