- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Peter Banks, 29 January 2010.
- Creator:
- Banks, Peter Louis, 1938
Short, Bob, 1932 - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
- Date of Original:
- 2010-01-29
- Subject:
- Georgia--General Assembly--Senate
University of Georgia--School of Law
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Political parties--Georgia
Legislators
Political parties
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
Barnesville (Ga.)
Georgia
Georgia--Barnesville - People:
- Howard, Pierre
Barnes, Roy E. (Roy Eugene), 1948-
Miller, Zell, 1932-2018
Banks, Peter Louis, 1938-
Broun, Paul C. (Paul Collins), 1916-2005
Murphy, Thomas Bailey, 1924-2007
Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Peter Louis Banks was born in Barnesville, Lamar Co., Georgia, on August 12, 1938. He graduated from Gordon Military College in 1958 and in 1963 graduated with a law degree from the University of Georgia. While earning his law degree he worked as a congressional intern for U.S. Representative John James Flynt, Jr. from Georgia. After graduating from law school, he worked as an attorney for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. He was elected to the Georgia Senate as a Democrat in 1974 and served for four years. In 1978 he ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress, losing in the Democratic primary to Virginia Shapard. He was elected mayor of Barnesville, Georgia, in 2007.
Finding aid available in repository.
Peter Banks discusses his early life in Barnesville, Georgia, during World War II. He recalls attending Gordon Military High School and the University of Georgia law school. Banks discusses his work for Jack Flynt as a legislative intern in Washington, D.C. He recalls working with Senator Richard B. Russell and state senator Paul Broun. Banks explains his duties in Representative Jack Flynt's office and recalls the constituent services he performed. He recalls working with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Gas Light Company. Banks discusses his campaign for Georgia Senate in 1974. He discusses reapportionment, his committee appointments, and the influence of Zell Miller's decision to create a committee on committees. Banks reflects on the relationship between Miller and Speaker Tom Murphy, balancing the budget, and the nonpartisan state of the senate. He discusses his friendship with Hugh Gillis, Roy Barnes, and Pierre Howard. Banks reflects on his decision to run for Congress in 1978 and recalls some strategies of his unsuccessful campaign. He comments on the public's perception of lobbyists and their actions and the importance of ethics laws. Banks comments on party politics in Georgia and his time as Mayor of Barnesville.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-100/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 100, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (131 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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