Short, Bob, 1932-United States, 39.76, -98.5United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Stuckey, W. S.(Williamson Sylvester), 1935Short, Bob, 19322008-08-11Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Williamson S. Stuckey Papers, Series I: Press Relations/Media Activities; Williamson S. Stuckey Papers, Series II: Political Activities; Williamson S. Stuckey Papers, Series III: Legislative; Williamson S. Stuckey Papers, Series IV: Office Administration; Williamson S. Stuckey Papers, Series V: Related Materials; Williamson S. Stuckey Papers, Series VI. Audiovisual Materials; Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 098 Stephanie Benfield.Stuckey discusses his education at the Georgia Military Academy and the University of Georgia and his role in expanding the Stuckey's chain of stores beyond the Mississippi. Stuckey discusses his career in politics and recalls running for Congress in 1966 against a Democrat incumbent. He discusses campaign strategy and the nature of running in the agriculture-based 8th district. Stuckey recalls his service on the Finance Subcommittee and discusses his changed opinion on public campaign financing. He talks about his experiences with Lyndon Johnson, his work on the Agriculture Committee, the District of Columbia Committee, and the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, as well as serving as chairman of a subcommittee on Commerce, Housing, and Transportation. Stuckey recalls being in Congress during the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. He goes on to discuss his opinion on oil dependency, the necessity of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the importance of public transportation. He later discusses how the Democratic Party of Georgia and Congress have changed over the years.Finding aid available in repository.Interviewed by Bob Short.Williamson Sylvester Stuckey, Jr. was born in Eastman, Georgia, on May 25, 1935. He attended the Georgia Military Academy and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1956 with B.B.A. and LL. B. degrees. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Social and Phi Delta Phi Legal fraternities. From 1956 until 1966, Stuckey was president of Stuckey's Timberland, Inc. and executive vice-president of Stuckey's Inc., a division of Pet, Inc. He also was president of the Stuckey Pecan Company, 1958-1966, and Stuckey Investments, Inc., from 1958 to 1966. Elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from the Eighth and later the Ninth District, Stuckey served in Congress from 1967 until 1977. He was not a candidate for re-election in 1976. While in Congress, Stuckey served on the Agriculture committee, the District of Columbia committee, the Interstate and Foreign Commerce committee and its subcommittee on Commerce and Finance and was chairman of the Commerce, Housing and Transportation subcommittee. Stuckey was most proud of two pieces of legislation that dealt with the environment. He successfully introduced and had passed a bill that made Cumberland Island, Georgia, a National Seashore. The other measure he introduced made the Okefenokee Swamp a Federally Protected Wilderness open to the public through five water trails. Starting in 1985, Stuckey served as chairman of Stuckey's Corporation.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--HouseGeorgia Military AcademyUniversity of GeorgiaStuckey's IncDemocratic Party (Ga.)Legislators--Georgia--InterviewsBusinessmen--Georgia--InterviewsAgriculture--GeorgiaVietnam War, 1961-1975Watergate Affair, 1972-1974Iraq War, 2003-2011PetroleumAgricultureBusinessmenDiplomatic relationsLegislatorsUniversities and colleges--Alumni and alumnaeCumberland Island National Seashore (Ga.)Afghanistan--Foreign relationsUnited States--Foreign relations--AfghanistanAfghanistanGeorgiaGeorgia--Cumberland Island National SeashoreIraqUnited StatesBill Stuckey, 11 August 2008.MovingImage