Scope and Contents From the Collection: This oral history interview with John P. Bledsoe was conducted by Donna Delo at Bledsoe’s office in Portland, Oregon, from January 13 to March 10, 1989, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. The interview was conducted in five sessions. In this interview, Bledsoe discusses his family background and early life in Pocahontas, Arkansas, including a description of a childhood game he played called “Jumper Down”; the legal and judicial career of his...