University of West Georgia Special Collections

Overview Audio and motion picture oral history interviews with prominent current and former Georgia political figures representing political history since World War II which were conducted as part of the Georgia's Political Heritage Program (GPHP). The GPHP was founded in 1984 by Dr. Mel Steely, Professor Emeritus of the UWG History Department, to capture the memory of Georgia's political leaders as they relate their roles in the context of state and national politics. Interviewees discuss their...