- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Lynn A. Westmoreland, 2003 September 15
- Creator:
- Westmoreland, Lynn, 1950-
- 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:
- 2003-09-15
- Subject:
- University of Georgia
Christian Coalition
United States. Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996
Delta Air Lines
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University
Kiwanis International
Zoo Atlanta
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Elections--Georgia
Political campaigns--Georgia
Georgia--Politics and government
Westmoreland, Lynn A., 1950---Interviews - People:
- Westmoreland, Lynn, 1950-
Barnes, Roy E. (Roy Eugene), 1948-
Bishop, Sanford D.
Buck, Tom, 1938-
Bush, George, 1924-2018
Chambliss, Saxby, 1943-
Collins, Michael Allen "Mac", 1944-
Darden, George, 1943-
Deal, Nathan
Gingrich, Newt
Howard, Pierre
Isakson, Johnny, 1944-2021
Kingston, Jack, 1955-
Linder, John
McKinney, Cynthia, 1955-
Miller, Zell, 1932-2018
Murphy, Thomas Bailey, 1924-2007
Nunn, Sam
Perdue, Sonny, 1946-
Richardson, James Glenn
Schrenko, Linda - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Lynn A. Westmoreland (1950 ) represented the 104th District in the Georgia state house 1993-2004. He then won a seat representing the 3rd District in Congress. The Republican has a reputation as a fiscal conservative, and has drawn criticism for his close ties to the auto industry, and for backing legislation to require display of the Ten Commandments in government buildings.; Interviewed by Dr. Mel Steely on September 15, 2003 at UWG-TV studio.; Westmoreland begins by telling of his childhood in Atlanta, GA, of his family, and how his father had had helped to influence his work ethic. He speaks at length of his faith, his conversion to Christianity, and of his wife and children. After his first child, he dropped out of Georgia State University, began working to support his family, and took on a number of jobs. After working in construction, Delta, and other, he began his own mediation business in 1982. Westmoreland's interest in politics was initially sparked by hearing Newt Gingrich speak, becoming involved with his children's school board meetings and was encouraged by Randy Evans to run for the Senate in 1988. He lost the initial race, and again in 1990, but finally won a seat in 1992. He speaks about those first three races and discusses his campaigns. He describes his first term in politics and the gravitas of his new responsibility. By 2000, Westmoreland was elected Leader and he describes his tactics to help bringing together a majority mentality in the Republican Caucus. He speaks at length about the political leaders he served alongside, including Tom Murphy, Zell Miller and Roy Barnes. The discussion goes into the 2002 election in which Governor Barnes was defeated, the shift in party power in Georgia and the subsequent Republican caucus. Westmoreland reveals the issues that he ultimately had with Governor Perdue.The discussion ends with Westmoreland commenting on how and why he decided to leave his position of power in the House and why he decided to run for Congress.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_westmoreland20030915
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:westmoreland20030915
- 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 116 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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