VP Alben W. Barley's Last Words by wlunews published on 2016-04-30T19:30:12Z Former Vice President Alben Barkley collapsed and died addressing Washington and Lee University's Mock Convention on April 30, 1956. His final words in that speech are in this sound bite with commentary by former Washington and Lee journalism professor John Jennings. Audio of Barkley's entire speech is available at the University Library Special Collections and Archives: https://repository.wlu.edu/handle/11021/28570 Genre History