Steely, MelUniversity of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History ProgramJapan, Tokyo Bay, 35.6828387, 139.7594549Panama, Panama Canal, 8.99797, -79.59269U.S. Outlying Islands, Wake Island, 19.28012, 166.64828United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Georgia, Baldwin County, Milledgeville, 33.08014, -83.2321United States, Georgia, Bleckley County, Cochran, 32.38683, -83.35461United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983United States, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, 32.34697, -84.78705United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794United States, Georgia, Crawford County, 32.7145, -83.98634United States, Georgia, Crawford County, Roberta, 32.72181, -84.01324United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, 30.9038, -84.57547United States, Georgia, Dodge County, Chester, 32.39378, -83.15293United States, Georgia, Dooly County, Unadilla, 32.26155, -83.73657United States, Georgia, Early County, Blakely, 31.37768, -84.93409United States, Georgia, Franklin County, Lavonia, 34.43594, -83.10682United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Hall County, 34.31689, -83.81968United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407United States, Georgia, Houston County, Perry, 32.45821, -83.73157United States, Georgia, Houston County, Robins Air Force Base, 32.60911, -83.58444United States, Georgia, Houston County, Warner Robins, 32.61574, -83.62664United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771United States, Georgia, Peach County, 32.56878, -83.82688United States, Georgia, Sumter County, 32.03997, -84.19704United States, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus, 32.07239, -84.23269United States, Georgia, Toombs County, Vidalia, 32.21769, -82.41346United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005United States, Maryland, Cecil County, Naval Training Center Bainbridge (historical), 39.6125, -76.09167United States, North Carolina, Watauga County, Boone, 36.21679, -81.67455United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, 32.77657, -79.93092United States, Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, 40.76078, -111.89105United States, Virginia, Arlington County, Pentagon, 38.87095, -77.05526Ray, Richard Belmont, 1927-19991989-07-06Richard Belmont Ray (1927-1999) was born on February 2, 1927 in Fort Valley, Georgia. He graduated from high school in 1944 and went into the United States Navy during World War II, serving until 1946. After his service, he worked as a farmer and businessman before entering Democratic politics. He served as mayor of Perry, Georgia from 1964-1970, during the same time that Sam Nunn was the city attorney. When Nunn was elected to the United States Senate in 1972, he took Ray along as his administrative assistant. Ray worked in this position for ten years, and was elected to represent Georgia's 3rd Congressional District in 1982. Ray was known as a conservative, pro-life Democrat who advocated for veterans and military bases. He was also one of Georgia's wealthiest representatives at the time. After losing his seat to Republican Mac Collins in 1992, Ray started a consulting firm in Alexandria, Virginia. He died in 1999 in Macon, Georgia due to complications during emergency heart valve-replacement surgery.; Interviewed by Mel Steely on July 6, 1989.; The interview begins with a discussion on Richard Ray's childhood. He talks about his religious background, as well as his years in school. He talks about how World War II affected his time at high school, and his decision to join the Navy. Ray answers questions about his young adulthood, his wife, and their struggles to establish themselves. He discusses being a business man in the 1950s and his struggles with the pest control businesses. Ray talks about serving during the time of integration and Civil Rights, and how he handled issues surrounding the black and white people of his community resisted the change. The next part of the interview focuses on Jimmy Carter and Ray's relationship with him as well as other Georgia governors. Dr. Steely also asks Ray several questions over the course of the interview about Sam Nunn. The third portion of the interview continues with a discussion on Jimmy Carter. Ray also shows his care for his staff, saying that whenever he would receive a letter of thanks from his constituents, he would make sure to forward it to whomever on his staff was involved with that particular issue. They conclude the interview by discussing the politicians that Ray considered did the best job as well as those who may have been good politicians but made some poor decisions.video/mp4engCarrollton, Ga. : University of West Georgia Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgiahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. 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