Interviewed in Governor Arnall's Law Office at Arnall, Gold and Gregory on February 18, 1986, by Dr. Mel Steely and Ted Fitz-Simons.

Arnall begins the interview by talking about the early history of his family, known from family stories and history books. He mentions that his first taste of politics was as a pageboy for the Alabama State Legislature. He cites his father and uncle's role as merchants, and his early work in their general store, as having influenced his interactions with the food industry while governor. Arnall also discusses his education, mentioning the fact that he had not graduated from high school, listing his favorite teachers and the benefits that good educators provide. He goes into more detail about his years pursuing higher education, going through his time at Mercer and Vanderbilt Universities, as well as law school at the University of Georgia and providing anecdotes about interesting clients and co-workers from over the years. Arnall discusses his decision to run for the House of Representatives in 1932, during the Great Depression, winning the position of Speaker pro tempore. He goes on to discuss the roles of the Federal and State governments during that time, as well as his relationship with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eugene Talmadge. Arnall speaks about his time as attorney general, giving anecdotes of some of the cases he was involved in and the campaigns he ran, going on to talk about the office of Lieutenant Governor of Georgia that had been established under his governorship and mentioning his wife, Mildred, who had once been encouraged by constituents to run for governor herself. Arnall speaks of his political views - arguing for the industrialization of Georgia and the promotion of the state's educational quality; he goes on to speak of his beliefs in human rights, racial equality and the right to pursue happiness.