- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Lynn Smith, 2019 November 21
- Creator:
- Smith, Lynn, 1945-
Camp, Michael - Contributor to Resource:
- University of West Georgia. Special Collections
University of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program - Publisher:
- Carrollton, Ga. : Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgia, 2019
- Date of Original:
- 2019-11-21
- Subject:
- Smith, Lynn, 1945-
Perdue, Sonny, 1946-
Deal, Nathan, 1942-
Kemp, Brian, 1963-
Georgia--Politics and government--1991-
Legislators--Georgia--interviews
Politicians--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Coweta County, Newnan, 33.38067, -84.79966
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Lynn Smith represents Newnan and Coweta County in the state House of Representatives in Atlanta. She begins this interview by describing her early life, which involved moving around the Southeast before attending the University of Georgia and settling in Newnan. She then discusses her early career as a high school French teacher and a businesswoman. She then talks about her involvement in the local Newnan-Coweta County, including service on the board of Newnan's Carnegie Library as well as with the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce. In 1996, Smith ran for the state legislature, and she discusses her decision to run, the campaign, and her successful election. She then reflects on some of the most important issues she faced in her early years in the legislature, including the tri-state water wars, the controversy over Roy Barnes's decision to change the state flag, and the creation of Chattahoochee Bend State Park in Coweta County. She then offers thoughts on Governors Sonny Perdue, Nathan Deal, and Brian Kemp, and ends the interview by displaying some of her photography and reciting poetry she has written.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_smith20191121
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:uwg_phc_smith20191121
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [interview title], Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
- 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:
-
