- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Jay Beck [videorecording], 28 January 2015.
- Creator:
- Beck, Jay
Short, Bob, 1932 - Date of Original:
- 2015-01-28
- Subject:
- Presidents--Election
- People:
- Jordan, Hamilton
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Beck, Jay - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Jay Beck grew up in Albany, Georgia, and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia. He served in the Air Force, after which he worked for the Newnan Times Herald for a time. He served in the Carter Administration, alongside childhood friend Hamilton Jordan, and later worked as a financial consultant at the Carter Center for eighteen years until retirement.
Jay Beck discusses his friendship with Hamilton Jordan, the nephew of Koinonia Farm founder, Clarence Jordan. Beck recalls how Jordan became involved in running the Youth Division of Jimmy Carter’s gubernatorial campaign and subsequently managing his presidential campaign. Beck describes Jordan’s leadership style, personality, and skill in communicating ideas. He also discusses the legacies of the Carter Administration in the White House, which included creating the Department of Energy and Department of Education, setting the future tone for U.S. energy policy, raising interest rates to respond to inflation, and signing the Panama Canal Treaty. Beck also discusses the dynamic political partnership between Jordan and Carter and their success in using the Democratic National Committee platform in training young Democrats, and in mobilizing campaign volunteers in what became known as the “Peanut Brigade.” Beck discusses the nature of the political staff that Carter brought with him to the White House office, such as Jody Powell and Bert Lance. Beck further comments on Jordan’s prescience in advocating for greater inclusion of the South into the Democratic Party, and Carter’s unsuccessful 1980 reelection campaign.
Finding aid available in repository.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-157/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 157, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (48.0 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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