- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Phil Wise [videorecording], 28 January 2015.
- Creator:
- Wise, Phil
Short, Bob, 1932 - Date of Original:
- 2015-01-28
- People:
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Wise, Phil - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Phil Wise was born in Plains, Georgia, and earned his bachelor’s degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He worked as a campaign aid in Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign and later was selected as his Appointments Ssecretary. After the Carter Administration, Wise worked for Florida Governor Lawton Chiles. He then returned to Atlanta and worked in the position of Vice-President of Operations at the Carter Center.
Phil Wise recalls growing up in Plains, Georgia, and having Jimmy Carter as his Sunday school teacher. He discusses attending the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) beginning in 1970, interning in the office of Governor Jimmy Carter, and his reaction to learning of Carter’s decision to run for president. He discusses being selected to work on Carter’s presidential campaign, and describes his campaign duties, including organizing the Florida Democratic Primary in 1976 and managing the Southern base of the campaign leading up to the election day. Wise recalls working as Carter’s Appointments Secretary, including the memorable moment when he met Hank Aaron in the White House. He describes Carter’s workday, Carter’s relationship with Congress, and Hamilton Jordan’s personality and leadership style. Wise recalls helping the Carter Family move back to Georgia, participating in the preliminary initiative for the creation of the Carter Center, and returning to work as Vice-President of Operations at the Carter Center in the 1990s.
Finding aid available in repository.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-158/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 158, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (38.0 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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