Short, Bob, 1932-United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Mattingly, Mack, 1931Short, Bob, 19322007-02-15Mattingly discusses his entrance into politics with his role in the Georgia Republican Party as chairman of the 8th district for Barry Goldwater's campaign, as well as his service in the U.S. Senate, working primarily on tax and trade policy. He also addresses his work with NATO and national defense issues surrounding the Cold War and the War on Terror. Other topics include his early years in Indiana, his Air Force service in the Korean War, and his long career with IBM.Finding aid available in repository.Interviewed by Bob Short.Mack Francis Mattingly was born in Anderson, Indiana on January 7, 1931. He served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1955. He earned a bachelor's degree in business marketing from Indiana University in 1957. He worked twenty years for the IBM Corporation as Marketing Manager, and developed his own business, M's Inc. in Brunswick, Georgia. In 1964, Mattingly entered the Georgia Republican Party, serving as the chairman in the 8th district campaign for Barry Goldwater. In 1968, he became a member of the Republican Party State Executive Committee and served as vice-chair. In 1975, he became chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, a position he held until 1977. In 1980, Mattingly was the first Republican from Georgia to be elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction. While in the senate, he served as chairman of the Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee, and as chairman of the Republican Conference's Committee on Committees. He sponsored bills for military construction in Central America. In 1985, he introduced controversial legislation for the line-item veto, and served on the Select Committee on Ethics. Mattingly's interests were largely in trade issues and tax policy. He co-authored the tax policy plank of the Republican Party Platform. In 1982, he was appointed as a U.S. delegate to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Conference (GATT) in Geneva, Switzerland. He received the "Watchdog of the Treasury" award for the 97th and 98th Congress. In 1986, Mattingly ran unsuccessfully for reelection. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan appointed him assistant secretary general for Defense Support for NATO in Brussels, Belgium. He received the Secretary of Defense medal for Outstanding Public Service in 1988. President George H.W. Bush appointed him U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles in 1992.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collectionhttp://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xmlUnited States--Congress--SenateRepublican Party (Ga.)North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationInternational Business Machines CorporationLegislators--Georgia--InterviewsPolitical campaigns--GeorgiaPolitical campaigns--United StatesKorean War, 1950-1953--VeteransCold WarWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009Taxation--Law and legislation--United StatesCommercial policyLegislatorsPolitical campaignsPolitics and governmentTaxation--Law and legislationVeteransGeorgia--Politics and governmentUnited States--Commercial policyGeorgiaUnited StatesMack Mattingly, 15 February 2007.MovingImage