- Collection:
- Social Change Collection
- Title:
- R. William Ide oral history interview, 2011-11-11
- Creator:
- Ide, R. William, 1940-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Young, Andrea, 1955-
Newman, Harvey K. - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2011-11-11
- Subject:
- Olympics
Business education
Transportation--Planning
African Americans--Civil Rights
Civil law--Cases
Civic Leaders
African Americans--Segregation
Airports--Planning
County government--Economic aspects
County officials and employees
Discrimination--Law and legislation - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- R. William “Bill” Ide serves as the General Counsel and Secretary of the EastWest Institute. He is also a partner in the Atlanta office of Dentons, an international law firm. His practice focuses on representing boards of directors, audit committees and management with special investigations, crisis management, ethics, corporate governance and strategic projects. He is also a senior fellow and co-founder of Emory University’s Directors Institute and he chaired the Governance Committee and serves on the Audit Committee of the Clark Atlanta University Board of Trustees. He is General Counsel and Secretary of the EastWest Institute, serves on the Audit Committee and is chair of the Executive Committee. Mr. Ide formerly served as Counsel to the United States Olympic Committee and President of the American Bar Association. He received his B.A. degree from Washington and Lee University, J.D. degree from the University of Virginia, (Law Review, Order of the Coif) and M.B.A. degree from Georgia State University. He was admitted to the Bar in both Georgia and the District of Columbia.
Here, Ide discusses his civic career in Atlanta, including his involvement in the development of MARTA, his time serving under the Andrew Young administration, and his legal activism in the Civil Rights Movement. He also draws comparisons between Atlanta and other cities, and between the early days of the city and the present. He also talks about how Georgia State has contributed to the growth of the city and what Atlanta should do to continue growing and developing as a global center of commerce. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/schange/id/851
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/schange:851/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Ide, R. William, interviewed by Andrea Young and Harvey Newman, November 11, 2011, Harvey Newman Papers, Social Change Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 01:26:48
- Original Collection:
- Making of Modern Atlanta Interviews
Harvey Newman Papers
Social Change Collection - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
