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Oral history interview with Zell Miller, 1986 May 19

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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...
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Steely, MelFitz-Simons, TedUniversity of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
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  1. Alumni And Alumnae
  2. American Association Of University Professors
  3. Andrews (N.C.)
  4. Apportionment (Election Law)
  5. Athens (Ga.)
  6. Atlanta (Ga.)
  7. Baseball
  8. Bentley, James L
  9. Blue Ridge (Ga.)
  10. Brinkley, Jack
  11. Brown, Charlie, 1902
  12. Bryan, William Jennings, 1860 1925
  13. Busbee, George, 1927
  14. Byrd, Garland T. (Garland Turk), 1924 1997
  15. Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782 1850
  16. Camp Le Jeune (N.C.)
  17. Canton (Ga.)
  18. Cherokee County, (Ga.)
  19. Cherokee County, (N.C.)
  20. Cherokee Indians
  21. Churchill, Winston, 1874 1965
  22. Civil War
  23. Civil War (U.S.), 1861 1865
  24. Coleman, Kenneth
  25. Coulter, E. Merton (Ellis Merton), 1890
  26. Country Music
  27. Dahlonega (Ga.)
  28. De Kalb College
  29. Democratic Party (U.S.)
  30. Discrimination
  31. Discrimination In Sports
  32. Education
  33. Emory University
  34. Emory University Academy (Oxford, Ga.)
  35. Fulton County (Ga.)
  36. Gainesville (Ga.)
  37. Georgia
  38. Georgia Bulldogs (Football Team)
  39. Georgia. General Assembly
  40. Gillis, James L., 1892 1975
  41. Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909 1998
  42. Government
  43. Governors
  44. Griffin, Marvin, 1907 1982
  45. Harris, Young L. G. (Young Loften Gerdine), 1812 1894
  46. Haygood, Atticus G. (Atticus Greene), 1839 1896
  47. History
  48. Indians Of North America
  49. Interviews
  50. Jackson, Andrew, 1767 1845
  51. Jenkins, Ed, 1933
  52. Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908 1973
  53. Jones, Sam P. (Sam Porter), 1847 1906
  54. Jordan, Hamilton
  55. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917 1963
  56. Kidd, Culver, 1914 1995
  57. Korean War, 1950 1953
  58. Lance, Bert, 1931
  59. Landrum, Philip M
  60. Levitas, Elliott H. (Elliott Harris), 1930
  61. Lieutenant Governors
  62. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
  63. Medicaid
  64. Miller, Birdie Bryan
  65. Miller, Zell, 1932
  66. New Deal, 1933 1939
  67. North Carolina
  68. Oconee County (Ga.)
  69. Owens, Erwin
  70. Political Campaigns
  71. Politics And Government
  72. Rabun County (Ga.)
  73. Race Relations
  74. Reece, Byron Herbert, 1917 1958
  75. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854)
  76. Rivers, Eurith Dickinson, 1895 1967
  77. Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925
  78. Sandersville (Ga.)
  79. Savage, John P
  80. Savannah (Ga.)
  81. Saye, Albert Berry
  82. Sharpe, Guy
  83. Towns County (Ga.)
  84. Transportation
  85. Union County (Ga.)
  86. United States
  87. United States. Congress
  88. United States. Marine Corps
  89. Universities
  90. University Of Georgia
  91. Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918
  92. Washington, D. C
  93. Watkinsville (Ga.)
  94. West Georgia College
  95. White County (Ga.)
  96. Young Harris (Ga.)
  97. Young Harris College