Industry

Talks about strikes at the plant.

Mr. Frazier, senior vice president, corporation secretary and member of the executive board of Brown-Forman discusses the company and the Brown family. He talks about his own work with the company, the marketing of whisky and labor conditions at B-F.

Genton, production operator, Brown-Forman, describes the process of making whiskey, the combination of jobs, and of computerization of his job.

Gootee, master distiller at Maker's Mark, Loretto, Kentucky, discusses his various jobs; talks about the government men; aging period; and yeast making.

Haney, a master distiller, is also plant manager of Seagram's Old Prentice Distillery at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. The discussion is a general one covering the many facets of the distilling industry's history and trends, as well as his positions as master distiller, quality control, and industry by-products manager.

Harrison, a truck driver with Brown-Forman describes his job and the mechanization of the warehouse; also talks about union activities.

Hawes was the predecessor of Edwin Foote, master distiller at Old Fitzgerald Distillery. He talks about the history of the company, brand names, the job of master distiller, labor and personnel problems.

Mrs. Hawes, a machine operator at Brown-Forman, talks about line work in the bottling department and of women in the plant; discusses changes in product and in job atmosphere.

Henderson discusses the chemical, taste, and quality control aspects of distilling. Also discusses new product development and marketing.

Hoge, retired Brown-Forman advertising executive discusses marketing strategies on a regional basis and with control and non-control states; acquisition of Jack Daniel's and other products; the Distilled Spirits Institute and Owsley Brown.