Janice Faye Horton oral history interview, 1988 Apr. 29.

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Janice Faye Horton oral history interview, 1988 Apr. 29.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476279

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Janice Horton on April 29, 1988 in which she discusses her family and educational background; marriage and early career; business interests; conflicts of interest; why entered politics; early political career; marital problems and political career; campaign organizing; campaign support and financing; the political "machine"; political opposition; how learned Senate job; Culver Kidd and sheriffs' pay raise; lobbyists' and politicians' hidden agendas; interaction between local, county, and state government; constituent concerns; capitol renovation scandal; Democratic Party; press relations; working with Georgia governors; committee appointments; Zell Miller and Tom Murphy; reasons politicians vote the way they do; Hugh Gillis; the legislative process; Virginia Shapard; Bev Engram; friction between Cathey Steinberg and Eleanor Richardson; Earleen Sizemore's opposition to ERA; black caucus; Appropriations Committee; accomplishments and disappointments while in Senate; McDonough politics; difficulty of being a woman in the Senate; impact of women in the Senate; women in politics; Cathey Steinberg's changed image; and future plans.

2 audiotapes ; cassette.Transcript (64 p.)

Georgia State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403133

Georgia State University

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