- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Mack Mattingly, 1992 January 15
- Creator:
- Mattingly, Mack, 1931-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Steely, Mel
Fitzsimmons, 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:
- 1992-01-15
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Legislators--Georgia
Allies
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty or ABMT)
Eastern Air Lines
Mattingly, Mack, 1931-
Baker, James Addison, III
Berlin Wall, Germany
Brussels, Belgium
Buchanan, Patrick Joseph (Pat)
Bush, George Herbert Walker
Carington, Peter Alexander Rupert, 6th Baron Carrington
Carter, James Earl, Jr. (Jimmy)
Collins, Michael Allen (Mac)
Duke, David Ernest
Fowler, William Wyche, Jr.
Galvin, John Rogers
Geneva, Switzerland
Gingrich, Newton Leroy (Newt)
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich
Isakson, John Hardy (Johnny)
Jones, Ben Lewis
Kohl, Helmut Josef Michael
Linder, John Elmer
Lovett, William E. (Billy)
Miller, Zell Bryan
Mitterrand, François, 1916-1996
Mons, Belgium
Murphy, Thomas Bailey (Tom)
Nunn, Samuel Augustus, Jr.
Reagan, Ronald Wilson
Rogers, Bernard William (Bernie)
Ryles, Tim
Saint Simons Island (Ga.)
Schmidt, Helmut Heinrich Waldemar
Shultz, George Pratt
Stoner, Jesse Benjamin (J.B.)
Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, Baroness Thatcher (Maggie)
Thomas, Robert Lindsay
Tiananmen Square, China
Weinberger, Caspar Willard (Cap)
Western European Union (WEU
French: Union de l'Europe occidentale, UEO)
Worley, David J.
Worner, Manfred Hermann
Eastern Bloc
Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
Germany
German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
Greece
Iceland
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)
Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
Netherlands
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Norway
Persian Gulf
Poland
Republic of Georgia
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE)
Turkey
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Warsaw Pact - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Mack Francis Mattingly (1931 - ) served one term in the U.S. Senate from 1980-1986. The Republican senator's issues were trade and taxes, and he lost re-election in 1986. Mattingly was appointed U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Seychelles by President Bush in 1992. He made another unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate in 2000. He now resides on St. Simons Island, Georgia.; Interviewed by Dr. Mel Steely and Professor Ted Fitzsimmons of the History Department on January 15th, 1992 (probably at the UWG-TV studio).; Dr. Steely begins by mentioning that a similar interview had been conducted with Mattingly five years prior and asks Mattingly how it is he had been appointed as assistant secretary-general for defense support for NATO. Mattingly gives details about the position, describing the responsibilities it entailed and discussing NATO's involvement with the Soviet Union and the toppling of the Berlin Wall. Mattingly then goes into a lengthy commentary on the defense system of the United States as well as armament policies of NATO.Mattingly discusses into his return from NATO, when he became involved with Johnny Isakson's campaign for GA governor in 1990, which was lost to Zell Miller. In 1991, Mattingly decided to run against Wyche Fowler for a Senate seat; he describes his campaign, why it failed, and why he ultimately withdrew from the race in 1992. He considered running for Lindsey Thomas's seat in 1992; at the time of this interview, he admits to being still undecided on whether he will run. Mattingly states that his motivations and goals are much as they had been five years prior, providinghis opinion on political outliers such as Pat Buchanan, calling him irrelevant (as he had considered J.B. Stoner and David Duke to be).
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_mattingly19920115
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:mattingly19920115
- 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 103 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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