- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Zell Miller, 1986 May 19
- Creator:
- Miller, Zell, 1932-2018
- 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:
- 1986-05-19
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Governors--Georgia--Interviews
American Association of University Professors
Young Harris College
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Miller, Zell, 1932---Interviews
Bentley, James L.
Byrd, Garland T. (Garland Turk), 1924-1997
Brinkley, Jack
Brown, Charlie, 1902-
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
Busbee, George, 1927-
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
Coleman, Kenneth
Coulter, E. Merton (Ellis Merton), 1890-
Gillis, James L., 1892-1975
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998
Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982
Harris, Young L. G. (Young Loften Gerdine), 1812-1894
Haygood, Atticus G. (Atticus Greene), 1839-1896
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Jenkins, Ed, 1933-
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Jones, Sam P. (Sam Porter), 1847-1906
Jordan, Hamilton
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Kidd, Culver, 1914-1995
Lance, Bert, 1931-
Landrum, Philip M.
Levitas, Elliott H. (Elliott Harris), 1930-
Miller, Birdie Bryan
Owens, Erwin
Reece, Byron Herbert, 1917-1958
Rivers, Eurith Dickinson, 1895-1967
Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925-
Savage, John P.
Saye, Albert Berry
Sharpe, Guy
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-
Emory University Academy (Oxford, Ga.)
Cherokee County, (Ga.)
Cherokee County, (N.C.)
Civil War (U.S.), 1861-1865
Korean War, 1950-1953
New Deal, 1933-1939
Washington, D. C.
United States. Congress
Georgia. General Assembly
DeKalb College
University of Georgia--Alumni and alumnae
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Emory University
Georgia Bulldogs (Football team)
United States. Marine Corps
West Georgia College
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Andrews (N.C.)
Athens (Ga.)
Atlanta (Ga.)
Baseball--United States
Discrimination in sports--United States
Blue Ridge (Ga.)
Camp LeJeune (N.C.)
Political campaigns--Georgia
Canton (Ga.)
Cherokee Indians--Georgia
Cherokee Indians--North Carolina
Country Music
Dahlonega (Ga.)
Education--Georgia
Fulton County (Ga.)
Gainesville (Ga.)
Georgia--History
Indians of North America--Georgia
United States--Race relations
Georgia--Race relations
Lieutenant governors--Georgia
Medicaid--United States
Oconee County (Ga.)
Rabun County (Ga.)
Apportionment (Election law)--Georgia
Sandersville (Ga.)
Savannah (Ga.)
Towns County (Ga.)
Transportation--Georgia
Union County (Ga.)
Watkinsville (Ga.)
White County (Ga.)
Young Harris (Ga.) - People:
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Zell B. Miller (born February 24, 1932) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975 to 1991, 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as United States Senator from 2000 to 2005. Although a member of the Democratic Party, Miller backed Republican President George W. Bush over Democratic nominee John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election and since 2003 has frequently criticized the Democratic Party, and has publicly supported several Republican candidates. Miller did not seek election to a full term in 2004. After leaving the Senate, he joined the law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge, in the firm's national Government Affairs practice. Miller is also a frequent Fox News Channel contributor.; Interviewed on May 19, 1986 by Dr. Mel Steely and Ted Fitz-Simons at Young Harris, Georgia.; Lieutenant Governor Miller begins the interview by talking about his ancestors and family growing up in the mountains of Georgia. He spends a lot of time discussing his parents, his childhood, and his church. He also goes into detail about his years in Young Harris and his tenure as the town's Mayor. In the second half of the interview, Miller describes his relationship with Speaker Tom Murphy and then goes into detail about his time at the University of Georgia, including his favorite professors and his part-time jobs. He discusses his teaching tenure at Emory, saying he considers himself an educator first and a politician second. He also spends time commenting on both former and current politicians from Georgia, including Ernest Vandiver, Jimmy Carter, Carl Sanders, and Jimmy Bentley. After answering questions about fundraising and budget issues, knowing the demographics of Georgia, and partisan politics, Miller concludes the interview by talking about some of his best and worst memories about growing up in the mountains.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_miller19860519
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:miller19860519
- 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:
- 2 interviews (circa 122 mins.; circa 39 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: