- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Pierre Howard, 16 November 2009.
- Creator:
- Howard, Pierre
Short, Bob, 1932 - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
- Date of Original:
- 2009-11-16
- Subject:
- Georgia--General Assembly--Senate
Georgia--Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Legislators--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Lawyers--Georgia
Health care reform--Georgia
Health care reform
Lawyers
Legislators
Politicians
Georgia - People:
- Howard, Pierre
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
Miller, Zell, 1932-2018
Magill, Dan
Murphy, Thomas Bailey, 1924-2007 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Pierre Howard was born in Decatur, Georgia, on February 3, 1943. He earned his undergraduate degree (1965) and law degree (1968) from the University of Georgia. In 1972, he was elected to the Georgia Senate as a Democrat. He was reelected until 1988. In 1974, Governor George Busbee appointed him assistant floor leader of the senate, a position he held for eight years. Howard proposed numerous acts of legislation, including the Community Care Act. Governor Zell Miller appointed him chairman of the Senate Human Resources Committee. He served there for sixteen years. In 1990, Howard was elected lieutenant governor and served under Governor Miller for two terms. As lieutenant governor, he focused on promoting laws against drinking and driving. Roy Barnes appointed him to the Board of the Natural Resources Committee, which he chaired for three years. He also joined the faculty of the University of Georgia Ecology Department and was president of Georgia Conservancy.
Pierre Howard discusses his family's history, including his father's role in the formation of Wesleyan College and Emory University. He comments on his family's involvement in politics and explains the origin of his first name. Howard recalls campaigning for his father's race for state legislature. He recalls his friendship with Dan Magill and his experience playing tennis for the University of Georgia. Howard comments on John F. Kennedy's influence on his political life. He recalls deciding to run for Georgia State Senate in 1972 and discusses some of his political strategy. Howard discusses the Carter-Maddox feud and his opinion of Maddox's political beliefs. He recalls proposing an ethics bill and discusses his peers' reaction to this proposal. Howard discusses his work in Medicare reimbursement, sentencing drug dealers, and as chairman of the healthcare committee. He recalls his work with progressive legislation as part of the Group of Five. Howard recalls his decision to run for lieutenant governor in 1990 after being convinced to run for that position instead of the governorship. He discusses the salary of lieutenant governor and how it breaks down for the average person. Howard recalls his working relationship and friendship with Governor Zell Miller, the origin of the committee on committees, and Miller's work with the HOPE scholarship. He comments on Miller's decision to run for a second term as governor. Howard explains his decision not to run for governor in 1998. Howard discusses his work after serving in legislature as the President of the Georgia Conservancy.
Finding aid available in repository.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-090/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 090, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (130 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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