- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Charles Hatcher, 1990 January 11
- Creator:
- Hatcher, Charles F. (Charles Floyd), 1939-
- 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:
- 1990-01-11
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
United States. Air Force
United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964
Georgia. General Assembly
University of Georgia. School of Law--Alumni and alumnae
Georgia State University
Georgia Southern College
Mercer University
United States. Montgomery G.I. Bill
Hatcher & Cook (Firm)
Albany (Ga.)
Baker County (Ga.)
Civil Rights--United States--History
Cold War
Doerun (Ga.)
Savannah (Ga.)
Muslims
Hater, Cook & Strickland (Firm)
Hatcher, Charles F. (Charles Floyd), 1939---Interviews - People:
- Hatcher, Charles, 1939-
Busbee, George, 1927-2004
Bush, George, 1924-2018
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Collins, Marcus
Gere, Peter
Harris, Joe Frank
Jordan, Hamilton
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Lance, Bert, 1931-2013
LeMay, Curtis E.
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
Mathis, Dobson
Murphy, Thomas Bailey, 1924-2007
Noriega, Manuel Antonio, 1934-
Reagan, Ronald
Smith, George Leon, 1912-1973
Thomas, Charles
Young, Henry - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Charles Hatcher was born in Doerun, Georgia on July 1, 1939. He served in the United States Air Force from 1958-1962, and earned a law degree from the University of Georgia in 1969. He went into private practice in Albany, and served that area in the Georgia legislature as a Democrat from 1973-1980. In 1980, Hatcher was elected to the 2nd U.S. Congressional District seat from Georgia. He was defeated in the 1992 Democratic primary after being targeted with allegations of involvement in a House banking scandal. Hatcher was cleared of any wrongdoing in 1993 and currently lives in Newton, Georgia.; Interviewed by Mel Steely on January 11, 1990.; The interview begins with a discussion of Hatcher's childhood and upbringing in Doerun, Georgia. He discusses his family, education, and extracurricular activities. The conversation goes through his life up through college and law school, and Hatcher talks about the advantages and challenges of political science. Dr. Steely asks about the decision to found a law firm and his interest in criminal trials. The interview shifts to Hatcher's 1973 special election for Congress, and from then on focuses mainly on politics. Hatcher gives his opinions on major issues and on other politicians, like Jimmy Carter and Thomas Murphy. Discussions about the roles of presidents that Hatcher worked with, as well as major political issues and how they tackled them come up several times.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_hatcher19900111
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:hatcher19900111
- 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 transcript; 2 interviews (circa 118 mins., circa 35 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:
-
