- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Bob Barr, 1999 September 3
- 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:
- 1999-09-03
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Legislators--Georgia
Atlanta journal-constitution
Libertarian Party
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Georgetown University--Alumni and alumnae
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
United States. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001
Civil rights
Clinton, Bill, 1946---Impeachment - People:
- Barr, Bob, 1948-
Armey, Richard K., 1940-
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Burton, Dan, 1938-
Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Gingrich, Newt
Hyde, Henry B., 1915-1997
Lamb, Brian, 1941-
Lewinsky, Monica S. (Monica Samille), 1973-
Starr, Kenneth, 1946-
Swindall, Pat, 1950-2018
Taylor, Gary Eugene, 1953- - 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 September 3, 1999 at the University of West Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_barr19990903
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:barr19990903
- 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 59 mins.); 1 transcript
- 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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