- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Bob Barr, 2005 February 11
- Creator:
- Barr, Bob, 1948-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Steely, Mel
Caress, Stanley Malcolm
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:
- 2005-02-11
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Legislators--Georgia
United States. Dept. of Homeland Security
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States
United States. Federal Aviation Administration
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
United States. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001
Georgetown University--Alumni and alumnae
Pentagon (Va.)
National Security--United States
Election districts--Georgia
White House (Washington, D.C.)
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - People:
- Barr, Bob, 1948-
Chambliss, Saxby, 1943-
Cleland, Max, 1942- - 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 and Dr. Stan Caress on February 11, 2005 at the University of West Georgia.; Dr. Steely states at the onset of the interview that they will discuss national security issues, the rise of the Patriot Act, and the surrounding issues. Barr discusses the awareness of the terrorist threats leading up to September 11, stating that with hindsight there were signs leading up to an attack, but that it was only after the committees and commission were formed that the country had a mechanism in place to gauge the threat level. The conversation then turns to the attack itself, and Barr talks about the events and how their level of preparedness changed as a result- including the development of the Department of Homeland Security and the Patriot Act. They also discuss how politics have changed as a result of 9/11. At the close of the interview, the subject is changed and Barr talks about changing districts in the election of 2002.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_barr200500211
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:barr20050211
- 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 36 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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