- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Bob Barr, 2005 April 26
- 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:
- 2005-04-26
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Legislators--Georgia
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Congress. House
Georgia. General Assembly
Georgetown University--Alumni and alumnae
American Civil Liberties Union
Cable News Network
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Libertarian Party
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Radio America
Filibusters (Political science)
Press and politics
White House (Washington, D.C.)
Expenditures, Public
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Clinton, Bill, 1946---Impeachment - People:
- Barr, Bob, 1948-
Ashcroft, John D., 1942-
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Franklin, Shirley, 1945-
Gingrich, Newt
Gore, Al, 1948-
Perdue, Sonny, 1946- - 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 April 26, 2005 at the University of West Georgia.; At the onset, Dr. Steely introduces this interview as covering Bob Barr's time in Congress and touches on his involvement with the media. Barr also answers questions about the right to filibuster and his time in the House of Representatives, what led him to participate in radio shows, and to write a book on President Clinton's impeachment. Barr also comments on Clinton's actions as president as well as how he feels about George W. Bush's first term as president. On the second disc, Barr talks about the attorney general position and what it entails, especially in regards to the 9/11 attacks. The conversation then narrows down to the Georgia legislature and Barr's opinions on Perdue's performance. The interview concludes with a discussion on Bob Barr's stance as a possible Libertarian rather than Republican.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_barr20050426
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:barr20050426
- 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:
- 2 interviews : (circa 60 mins.; circa 28 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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