Interview transcript, 79 pages |
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Object Description
| Title | Carl Sanders oral history interviews, 1986 August 5 and 12 |
| Identifier | SandersC_19860805_P1986-06 |
| Date of the interview | 1986-08-05; 1986-08-12 |
| Decade | 1980s |
| Interviewee |
Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014 |
| Interviewer |
Cook, James F. |
| Abstract | Among topics discussed: Youth in Augusta; Camp Dixie for Boys; military career; University of Georgia football; law school; law practice; Cracker Party; Independent Party; election to Georgia House of Representatives; law firm of Sanders, Thurmond and Hester; Talmadge and Griffin factionalism; school desegregation; nullification; 1962 governor's race; administrative emphasis on education; Bowdoin Commission; failure to adopt new state constitution; reapportionment; personal views on segregation; black appointees; Hosea Williams; Julian Bond; Lyndon Johnson's presidential campaign in Georgia; shift in power from governor to general assembly; Peter Zack Geer; relationship with media; 1970 governor's race; assessment of governorship; tension between Atlanta and rural Georgia. |
| Biographical note | Carl Sanders (b. 1925) served in the Georgia House of Representatives from Richmond County from 1955‑1963, and as governor of Georgia from 1963 to 1967. |
| Language | English |
| Subject |
Education--Political aspects Apportionment (Election law) Segregation |
| Subject (names) |
Geer, Peter Zack Georgia. General Assembly. House of Representatives Williams, Hosea, 1926- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Georgia. General Assembly. Committee on Schools Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014 Georgia. Governor (1963-1967 : Sanders) Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982 Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946 Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 University of Georgia Georgia Bulldogs (Football team) |
| Extent | 3 hours, 18 minutes, 20 seconds of audio spread over 4 sides of 2 tapes, and a 79 page transcript. |
| Collection | Georgia Government Documentation Project |
| Curatorial area | Georgia Government Documentation Project |
| Digital Publisher | Georgia State University Library |
| Finding aid | http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ggdp/id/6109 |
| Rights information | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). |
| Citation | Sanders, Carl, Interviewed by James F. Cook, 5 & 12 August 1986, P1986-06, Series A. Georgia Governors, Georgia Government Documentation Project, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta. |
| Source format | oral histories (document genres) |
| Format |
application/pdf audio/mpeg |
| Type |
Sound Text |
Description
| Title | Interview transcript, 79 pages |
| Identifier | Sanders, C_19860805_(P1986-06) |
| Collection | Georgia Government Documentation Project |
| Digital Publisher | Georgia State University Library |
| Finding aid | http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ggdp/id/6109 |
| Rights information | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). |
| Source format | oral histories (document genres) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
