Charles Weltner oral history interview, July 17, 1986
Scope and Contents
Interviewed Cliff Kuhn. Among topics discussed: Washington 1963‑1964; Hayes Johnson; attitudes toward southern Congressmen; agricultural bills; anti‑cotton subsidy speech; Banking and Currency Committee; rapid transit; voting age amendment; HUAC; Ku Klux Klan; John F. Kennedy; 1964 Civil Rights bill; Ben Blackburn (Bob); Voting Rights Act of 1965; Jim Mackay; Weltner's withdrawal in 1966; Robert Woodruff.
Dates
- Creation: July 17, 1986
Creator
- Weltner, Charles Longstreet (Interviewee, Person)
Restrictions on Access
Oral history available for research.
Biographical Note
Charles Weltner (1927-1992) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1967, was Fulton County Superior Court Judge from 1976 to 1981, and was Associate Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court from 1981 to 1992, serving briefly as the Chief Justice in 1992.
Extent
2 item(s) (audio (1:32:17 duration) transcript (55 pages))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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