- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Bob Barr, 1998 May 29
- Creator:
- Barr, Bob, 1948-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Steely, Mel
University of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program - Publisher:
- Carrollton, Ga. : University of West Georgia Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1998-05-29
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Legislators--Georgia
Banking Committee
Georgetown University--Alumni and alumnae
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
United States. Agency for International Development
National Rifle Association of America
United States Military Academy
University of Southern California
United States. Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities
Cold War
Communism
Libertarian Party
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Clinton, Bill, 1946---Impeachment
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Assassination - People:
- Barr, Bob, 1948-
Bush, George, 1924-2018
Carville, James
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Coverdell, Paul Douglas, 1939-2000
Darden, George, 1943-
Deal, Nathan
Gingrich, Newt
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Meese, Edwin
Reagan, Ronald
Wilder, Tom - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Robert Laurence "Bob" Barr was born November 5, 1948 in Iowa City, Iowa, but spent much of his childhood living in foreign countries including Pakistan, Panama, and Iran due to his father's civil engineering career. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University in 1977, and worked for the CIA during much of the 1970's. In 1986 Barr was appointed by President Reagan as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. After several unsuccessful attempts at elective office he won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994 from Georgia's 7th District. He served as a Republican in Congress until 2003 and was known as one of the most conservative members, though a strong supporter of civil liberties. He is probably best known for his role as one of the House managers during the Clinton impeachment trial. Since leaving Congress, Barr has been a strong critic of the Bush Administration and the Patriot Act, and in 2006 changed his political affiliation to the Libertarian Party. In May 2008 Barr was nominated as the Libertarian Party's candidate for president.; Interviewed by Mel Steely on May 29, 1998 at the University of West Georgia.; Dr. Steely begins this interview by asking Barr about his family and early life; he discusses his travels with his parents and living overseas during his childhood. Barr then answers questions about his perspective on the Cold War years and Kennedy's assassination. After a brief discussion about his college career at Southern California, Barr talks about his entrance into the CIA and his experiences there, which eventually led him to a career in law. Dr. Steely then directs the conversation towards the press and politics in Washington, as well as Barr's committee and office appointments. He talks about his participation in the U.S. Senate race in 1992, which he ultimately lost the nomination to Paul Coverdell. He talks about his stances on issues such as abortion and foreign policy. The interview concludes with an extensive discussion on Congress, President Clinton, and how difficulty of remaining bipartisan in modern Washington politics.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_barr19980529
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:barr19980529
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [interview title], Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 interview : (circa 60 mins.)
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, State University of West Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- University of West Georgia. Special Collections
- Rights:
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