- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Bo Callaway, 1988 December 1
- Creator:
- Callaway, Howard H. (Howard Hollis), 1927-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Steely, Mel
Fitz-Simons, Ted
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:
- 1988-12-01
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Legislators--Georgia
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel
United States Military Academy--Alumni and alumnae
University of Georgia
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century
Depressions--1929
Segregation--United States--History--20th century
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, Ga.)
Korean War, 1950-1953 - People:
- Callaway, Howard H. (Howard Hollis), 1927---Interviews
Callaway, Howard H. (Howard Hollis), 1927-2014
Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992
Byrd, Garland T. (Garland Turk), 1924-1997
Callaway, Cason Jewell, 1924-2011
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Patterson, Eugene C. (Eugene Corbett), 1923-2013
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
Ray, Richard Belmont, 1927-1999
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971
Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Howard Hollis "Bo" Callaway was born in LaGrange, Ga. in 1927. He attended Georgia Tech and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1949. After a successful business career, he entered politics in 1964, becoming the first Republican elected to the House of Representatives from Georgia since 1875 when he won the seat in the 3rd District. He ran for governor in 1966, winning the most votes though not a clear majority due to a write-in candidate. The race was thrown to the Georgia House of Representatives where Democrat Lester Maddox was elected. Callaway remained influential in state and national politics, running Richard Nixon's 1968 election campaign in the South, serving as Secretary of the Army from 1973-1975, and as campaign chairman for President Ford from 1975-1976. Callaway lived in Colorado for more than a decade where he was a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 1980 and chaired the Colorado Republican Committee from 1981-1987. Callaway is active today in both politics and business and lives in Pine Mountain, Georgia.; Interviewed by Mel Steely and Ted Fitz-Simons on December 1, 1988 at West Georgia College.; This interview begins with a discussion about Callaway's background and family. He talks about his father and his time in school. He talks about his father's excellent business sense and growing up during the Great Depression. Callaway states that his grandfather put every dime he had into Callaway Mill. Callaway then talks about his time in college and at West Point, and praises their methods of education. Callaway then talks about meeting his wife and his time in Korea during the war. In the next part of the interview, Callaway spends most of the time talking about developments at Callaway Gardens over the years and how they became such a successful place. The interview then shifts to politics, and Callaway says he was basically thrown into the race for Congress. He talks at length about his race against Garland Byrd and his "freshman" experience in Congress. Callaway answers questions regarding fundraising, committees, and his decisions on certain issues during his tenure. He shifts back to discussions on discrimination and the Civil Rights movement, stating that he was simply raised in a segregated society, so he never considered himself "racist." Callaway also answers questions about his personal opinions of certain members of politics. The interview then moves on to talk about how Callaway went about making decisions in Congress, and his relationships with the Speakers. The topic changes to his feelings about Richard Nixon, as he was a strong supporter of his presidential campaign. The last portion of the interview, Callaway discusses the Army and how it is run versus how it could improve.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_callaway19881201
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:callaway19881201
- 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:
- 5 interviews (circa 62 mins.; circa 51 mins.; circa 60 mins.; circa 61 mins.; circa 62 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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