- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Randy Evans, 1998 September 21
- Creator:
- Evans, J. Randolph
- 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:
- 1998-09-21
- Subject:
- Democratic National Convention (1976 : New York, N.Y.)
Boy Scouts of America
Grand Old Party Political Action Committee (GOPAC) Corruption
Evans, J. Randolph--Interviews
Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP
Arnall, Ellis Gibbs
Barr, Robert Laurence (Bob)
Bethune, Edwin Ruthvin (Ed)
Bonner, Jo
Brock, Katherine
Brown, Mary
Camp, Elizabeth
Center, Tony
Chandler, Debbie
Cheney, Richard Bruce (Dick)
Clark, Herman
Clayton, Herman
Clayton County (Ga.)
Clinton, William Jefferson (Bill)
Cobb County (Ga.)
Cole, Jim
Collins, Michael Allen (Mac)
Delay, Thomas Dale (Tom)
Dobbins Air Force Base, GA
Dole, Robert Joseph (Bob)
Douglas County, GA Dublin, Georgia
Farris, Steve
Fayette County (Ga.)
Fulton County (Ga.)
Garner, Wayne
Gaylord, Joseph (Joe)
Gibson, Chester
Gingrich, Newton Leroy (Newt)
Glanton, Pam
Gregory, Carlyle
Gwinnett County (Ga.)
Hanna, Bob
Hembree, Bill
Hester, Lowell
Howard, Pierre
James, Laurie
Lawrence County, GA
Mattingly, Mack Francis
McDermott, James Adelbert (Jim)
McGuire, Perry
Murphy, Thomas Bailey (Tom)
Nolan, Bill
Northside High School, GA
Norwood, Charles Whitlow, Jr.
Peters, James (Jim)
Pope, Robert R. (Bob)
Puckett, Luke
Ray, Richard Belmont
Reagan, Nancy Davis
Reagan, Ronald Wilson
Roberts, Sam
Smith, Jeff
Steel, Jim
Stuckey, John
Thurmond, James Strom
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Warner Robbins, GA
Warnick, David
Washington (D.C.)
West Georgia College, Carrollton, GA
Widdick, John
Worley, David
Wright, James Claude, Jr. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- James Randolph Evans (1958 - ) is a lawyer who heads up several companies owned by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and is general counsel for the Georgia Republican Party. He has represented former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and former U.S. Sen. Bob Barr. He resides in Atlanta.; Interviewed by Dr. Mel Steely on September 21, 1998.; Evans speaks briefly of his background and talks about his decision to attend the University of West Georgia, pursuing a degree in political science, and his participation in debate the debate team. Evans describes his time at law school when he attended the University of Georgia, his classes, and the confidence he developed there. He talks about his time interning with Newt Gingrich in Washington, DC. After leaving law school, Evans married, moved to Cobb County and eventually relocated to Douglas County in order to build the Republican Party in that area. He speaks of the Republican growth and his own early advance in politics and his position of County Chairman to District Chairman and his relationship with Newt Gingrich. He speaks at length about his involvement with Gingrich's campaigns for congress in the late 80s and early 90s and talks about the redistricting of Georgia. From 1991 to 1995, Evans largely pursues work in litigation; but on Thanksgiving of 1996 became involved with Gingrich again when the congressional representative had been facing ethics charges-- Evans talks about the details and circumstances surrounding the issue.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_evans19980921
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:evans19980921
- 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 121 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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