Topics of discussion: Growing up in Swift County; Swift County and the Depression; Henry Wallace campaign in 1948; Merging of the Farmer-Labor Party into DFL; Issues in 1948 U.S. Congressional campaign; Political history and dramatic issues in Swift County, 1948; Ethnic backgrounds in Swift County; Reactions to Farm Holiday movement; Functions of independent voters of Minnesota; James Youngdale, born in Central Iowa, lived in Swift County from 1923 to 1967, a conservative Republican family; a 1940 graduate of Carleton College. He won a fellowship with the National Institute of Public Affairs, involving an internship in government service; Ran for Congress in 1948 on DFL ticket. He attended graduate school in 1967 and attained a doctorate degree in history. He published "Third Party Footprints", in 1966.