Short, Bob, 1932-United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Short, Bob, 1932Harris, Reid W.2010-02-08Related collections held by this repository: Reid Harris Papers related to the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act.Related collections held by this repository: Reid Harris Papers related to the Coastal Marshlands Protection ActReid Walker Harris was born July 6, 1930, in Brunswick, Georgia. He earned a B.A. degree in political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1952, graduated from the U.S. Army Russian Language School at the Presidio, and earned his law degree from Emory University in 1958. Harris was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1964 and served for six years. During this time he worked on achieving the independence of the legislature, and was the principal author of several laws concerning conservation of the coast lands, including the Georgia Surface Mining Act and the Coastal Marshland Protection Act. Harris served as head of the environmental section of Governor Jimmy Carter's Goals for Georgia program and later as chairman of the governor's State Environmental Council.Reid Harris discusses growing up in Brunswick, attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and working for the Army Security Agency. He recalls attending law school at Emory and practicing law with Charles L. Gowen. Harris comments on running for the state house in 1963 and serving on the judiciary committee. He recalls legislative work he did regarding corporations, strip mining, and water quality in Georgia. Harris discusses the circumstances that led him to a passion for marshland preservation and his drafting of marshland protection bills. He recalls the difficulties he had getting interest for the bill. Harris explains the difficulties with determining the ownership of Georgia's marshes for the purposes of determining prospective legislative action. Harris recalls running his first campaign and comments on his first opponent. He comments on serving in legislature with Elliot Levitas, Roy Lambert, and George L. Smith. Harris also discusses the 1996 gubernatorial race between Maddox and Callaway. He recalls his friendships with Governors Sanders and Maddox. Harris explains that he considered running for governor but ultimately decided not to. He reflects on his conservation efforts and his later recognition for his work.Finding 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.xmlGeorgia--General Assembly--House of RepresentativesLegislators--Georgia--InterviewsLawyers--Georgia--InterviewsMarshes--GeorgiaEnvironmental law--GeorgiaElections--GeorgiaElectionsEnvironmental lawLawyersLegislatorsMarshesPolitics and governmentGeorgia--Politics and governmentGeorgiaReid Harris, 08 February 2010.MovingImage