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Governor Maddox calls special legislative session; mistakes in politics (example from 1974); Maddox retirement maneuvering; obtaining appellate court position; campaign for Supreme Court seat; Bill Shipp editorial; family background; education; entering the military; naval experiences; hostility to unions; philosophy while on court; experience as a poor white boy; 1963 desegregation of House gallery; Capitol City Club serving policy; values; honesty in government; protecting individual rights; relationship with other Supreme Court justices; Harold Hill; Uniform Court Rules; the \"Green Door\" (budget) committee; ghost writing of court opinions and bribery accusations; Irving Stolz; insurance double recovery; Judicial Qualifications Commission; Attorney General Mike Bowers; Mac Barber; Joe Frank Harris; events leading to Smith's retirement; Jimmy Carter sets judicial age limitations; Pierre Howard; Zell Miller; changing relationship between the press and politicians; southern politicians eye national politics; relationship with Jimmy Carter; Carl Sanders as governor; Lyndon Johnson."},{"label":"Access Note","value":"Using the menu at right, you may select either the full transcript (top icon) or an audio file and then access it in the window above. By clicking the button above the window, you may download the selected file to your computer (transcript in PDF format, audio in MP3). To listen to the interview and read the transcript simultaneously, you must download one of the formats and open it in a separate application."},{"label":"Biographical/Historical Note","value":"George T. Smith served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1959 to 1967, and was Speaker of the House from 1963 to 1966, and served as Lieutenant Governor from 1967 to 1971.  He served on the Georgia Court of Appeals from 1976‑1980 and on the Georgia Supreme Court from 1980‑1991."},{"label":"Citation","value":"Smith, George T., Interviewed by Clifford Kuhn, 19-20 August 1992, P1992-15, Series B. Public Figures, Georgia Government Documentation Project, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta."},{"label":"Collection","value":"Georgia Government Documentation Project"},{"label":"Creator","value":"Smith, George T. 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