- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history interview with Phil Gingrey, 2004 January 5
- Creator:
- Gingrey, Phil, 1942-
- Contributor to Resource:
- University of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Date of Original:
- 2004-01-15
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Gynecologists--Georgia--Marietta--Interviews
Obstetricians--Georgia--Marietta--Interviews
Georgia Institute of Technology
Medical College of Georgia--Alumni and alumnae
United States. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
School board members--Georgia--Marietta
Depressions--1929
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.)
Iraq War, 2003-
Augusta (Ga.)
Gingrey, Phil, 1942---Interviews - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
transcripts - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- John Phillip Gingrey was born in Augusta, Georgia on July 10, 1942. He graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1969, and in 1974 opened a pro-life obstetrics-gynecology practice in Marietta. Gingrey served on the Marietta Board of Education from 1993-1997, and represented Marietta in the Georgia state senate as a Republican from 1999-2002. He was elected as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 11th District in 2002, and has won re-election twice. Gingrey has a reputation as one of the most conservative members of Congress.; Interviewed by Mel Steely on January 5, 2004 at the University of West Georgia.; The interview begins with a discussion on Gingrey's childhood in Augusta, Georgia. He talks about his parents and his education. He talks about his decision to go to medical school and how his involvement in politics came from his decision to join the school board. Gingrey talks about his participation in politics, including his time working for Perdue before Perdue was elected governor. The issues that he says stand out most from his time in Senate include the flag controversy and the event of a " special session," which only happens every ten years or so. In the second part of the interview, Dr. Steely lists a few key members of politics in DC and Gingrey gives his opinion on them, including DeLay and Pelosi. They also discuss a handful of key issues, including partial-birth abortion, NCLB, and the war on terror.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_gingrey20040105-transcript
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do-pdf:gingrey20040105-transcript
- Language:
- eng
- 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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