Bell, Griffin B., 1918-2009
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Griffin Bell oral history interview, June 12, 1990
Item — Othertype Oral History: Series Series A: ; Series Series B:; Series I; Series II; Series III; Series IV
Identifier: BellG_19900612_P1990-04
Scope and Contents
Interviwed by Cliff Kuhn and William Bost. Among topics discussed: Family background; education; early legal career; King and Spalding; changes in legal profession; the Georgia Bar Association; Ernest Vandiver; Robert Jordan; Vandiver's 1954 lieutenant governor campaign; King and Spalding support for Fred Hand in 1954 governor's race; protecting clients' interests; potential governors in the late 1950s; "No, not one" decision; Cooper v. Aaron; Bell becomes Governor Vandiver's chief of staff;...
Dates:
June 12, 1990
Griffin Bell oral history interview, September 19, 1990
Item — Othertype Oral History: Series Series A: ; Series Series B:; Series I; Series II; Series III; Series IV
Identifier: BellG_19900919_P1990-04
Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Williams Bost and Cliff Kuhn. Among topics discussed: Vandiver's appointees; war experience; Atlanta law firms after WW II; Judge Hooper; rural roads controversy; desegregation issue in Atlanta; school closure issue; "Forward Atlanta"; Atlanta's highway system; starting idea of mass transit in Atlanta; how Bell became chief of staff to Vandiver; staff selection; opposition to Bell; Brown v. Board of Education; C. Vann Woodward's testimony; free textbooks; single school plan...
Dates:
September 19, 1990