- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Johnny Isaskson [videorecording], 29 August 2014.
- Creator:
- Isakson, Johnny, 1944
Short, Bob, 1932 - Date of Original:
- 2014-08-29
- People:
- Isakson, Johnny, 1944-2021
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 28, 1944. He served in the Georgia Air National Guard from 1966 to 1972, rising to the rank of staff sergeant. He graduated from the University of Georgia, and opened Northside Realty. In 1979, he became president of the company, and led Northside to become the largest real estate company in Georgia. He first ran as a Republican for the Georgia House of Representatives in 1974 but lost that election. Running again in 1976, he won. He served seven terms, the last two as minority leader. He ran for governor in 1990, but lost to Zell Miller. In 1992, Isakson ran for the Georgia Senate and won, serving two terms. In 1996 he ran for Sam Nunn's vacated U.S. Senate seat, but lost in the primary to Guy Millner. In 1998, Congressman and Speaker Newt Gingrich announced his retirement, and Isakson entered a special election in February. He won and was elected for a full term in 2000 and 2002. In 2003, Senator Zell Miller declared that he would not run for a full term in 2004. Isakson entered the race, winning the endorsement of President George W. Bush and the election, taking his seat in the senate in 2005.
Finding aid available in repository.
Johnny Isakson discusses the issues he addressed during his month-long tour of Georgia to meet with his constituents. He talks about homeland security, balancing the national budget, reforming the federal tax code, and the importance of military bases in Georgia. He also discusses securing funding for the expansion of the Savannah harbor, the need for increased funding of the Highway Trust Fund, and the way that the Quickstart Program, which funds technical education, has benefited the Georgia economy and employment rate.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-155/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 155, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (35.0 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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