George Nigh Full Interview
Clip: Season 4 Episode 410 | 8m 39s
Governor George Nigh tells how “Oklahoma” became the state song.
Governor George Nigh regaled the crowd at the Celebrate Oklahoma! event with the story of how he passed legislation to make “Oklahoma” from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical, the state song. Nigh was on-stage at Oklahoma City Community College with Oscar-winning actress Shirley Jones, who starred as Laurey in the movie version of Oklahoma!, and moderator Dick Pryor. August 28, 2014.
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George Nigh Full Interview
Clip: Season 4 Episode 410 | 8m 39s
Governor George Nigh regaled the crowd at the Celebrate Oklahoma! event with the story of how he passed legislation to make “Oklahoma” from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical, the state song. Nigh was on-stage at Oklahoma City Community College with Oscar-winning actress Shirley Jones, who starred as Laurey in the movie version of Oklahoma!, and moderator Dick Pryor. August 28, 2014.
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