Jimmy Carter oral history interview, 1987 Feb. 17.

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Jimmy Carter oral history interview, 1987 Feb. 17.

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Carter on February 17, 1987 in which he discusses his father's interests and influence on Carter; civic interests after the Navy; Carter's reasons for running for state senate; early political career; CCC and REA programs; father's attitudes toward Franklin Roosevelt and Walter George; mother's political interests; racism in 1964 presidential election; racial discrimination; chairman of school board; obstacles to voter registration; Georgian attitudes on discrimination; Joe Hurst voting fraud; county unit system; Carter's approach to politics; 1966 governor's race; Carter's agenda as governor; accomplishments and disappointments of governorship; George Busbee; George Wallace; multi-racial committees to solve racial differences; 1970 decision to run for governor; 1970 problems with Atlanta newspapers; newspapers during administration; Hal Gulliver; Lester Maddox; Ed Muskie; methods for getting programs through the legislature; Tom Linder, Jr.; and Richard B. Russell.

1 audiotape ; cassette.Transcript (39 p.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404280

Georgia State University

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