James L. Maddex oral history interview, December 7, 1978

Interviewed by Gary Fink. Among topics discussed: Involvement in the Carter reorganization study; government agencies involved in reorganization; prison reform; Jim McIntyre; legal aspects of reorganization; Bill Roper; chain of command; Jimmy Carter; volunteers for study; business and government coalition; budget considerations; Ellis McDougal; comparison of study teams and department heads; criminal justice department; Ernest Vandiver; pressure to combine agencies; Carter and Ben Fortson; Sam Caldwell; "B" Brooks; state library; Carter's attention to details; Carter's defense of reorganization plan; George T. Smith; plan's supporters in the General Assembly; public relations; judicial system; reform; Tom Linder, Jr.; Bill Nash; "Goals for Georgia"; Maddex's opinion of the effectiveness of the study; criminal justice; Human Resources Agency; Maddex's opinion of Carter's administration.