- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Ford Spinks, 02 December 2009.
- Creator:
- Spinks, Ford B., 1927
Short, Bob, 1932 - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
- Date of Original:
- 2009-12-02
- Subject:
- Georgia--General Assembly--Senate
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Apportionment (Election law)--Georgia
Political campaigns--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945
Apportionment (Election law)
Legislators
Political campaigns
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
Tift County (Ga.)
Georgia
Georgia--Tift County - People:
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Spinks, Ford B., 1927- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Ford Spinks discusses growing up in Tift County and subsequently enlisting in the Army during World War II. He recalls attending ABAC and subsequently becoming interested in politics due to his friends' insistence. Spinks recalls unsuccessfully running for a county commissioner seat and later successfully running for State Senate in 1962. He comments on reapportionment, his perception of Jimmy Carter, and the 1966 gubernatorial race. Spinks discusses Jimmy Carter's plan to reorganize and streamline government and his appointment to the Public Service Commission. He explains the purpose of the public service commission and recalls running for reelection statewide. Spinks discusses his involvement with Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign.
Finding aid available in repository.
Interviewed by Bob Short.
Ford B. Spinks was born in Tifton, Georgia, on April 5, 1927. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Upon returning from the war, he attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC). In 1962, he ran a successful campaign twice--due to reapportionment--for Georgia State Senate. He continued in the Georgia Senate, and served in many committees until leaving the senate in 1971. He supported Jimmy Carter through many campaigns, and was appointed public service commissioner in 1971, a post he held until 1989. Outside of politics, he was a farm equipment dealer and served as director of the Bank of Tifton and chairman of the Coastal Plain Area Tourism Council. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-094/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 094, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (73 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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