Short, Bob, 1932-United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Bowers, Michael Joseph, 1942Short, Bob, 19322008-05-07Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Zell Miller Papers, Series IX: Audiovisual Material.Michael Joseph "Mike" Bowers was born in Commerce, Georgia, in 1942. He graduated from West Point in 1963, and served in the U.S. Air Force until 1970. He received his degree in law from the University of Georgia in 1974, and worked as an assistant state attorney general. In 1981,Governor George Busbee appointed Bowers attorney general. In that position, Bowers made his name advocating open government and a statewide grand jury. He fought against public corruption and political fraud. He left the attorney general position in 1997 in order to run for Georgia governor. He ran as a Republican, losing in the primary to Guy Millner due in part to scandal involving an extramarital affair. Bowers has gone on to a successful private law practice in Atlanta, with Balch and Bingham.Bowers discusses his relationship with Attorney General Arthur Bolton and Governor George Busbee, his support of the death penalty, his advocacy for open records, and his push for a statewide grand jury and prosecuting system. Bowers also talks about several cases on which he worked. Furthermore, he addresses ethics reform in government, establishing a relationship with the press, Georgia's shift from solidly Democratic to Republican, and his failed run for governor in 1998.Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Zell Miller Papers, Series IX: Audiovisual MaterialFinding aid available in repository.Interviewed by Bob Short.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collectionhttp://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xmlCapital punishment--GeorgiaPolitical ethics--GeorgiaPress and politics--GeorgiaPolitical parties--GeorgiaElections--GeorgiaGovernors--ElectionCapital punishmentElectionsPolitical ethicsPolitical partiesPolitics and governmentPress and politicsGeorgia--Politics and governmentGeorgiaMike Bowers, 07 May 2008.MovingImage