Janice Horton oral history interview, April 29, 1988

Interviewed by Diane Fowlkes. Among topics discussed: Family and educational background; marriage and early career; business interests; conflicts of interest; why entered politics; early political career; marital problems and political career; campaign organizing; campaign support and financing; the political "machine"; political opposition; how learned Senate job; Culver Kidd and sheriffs' pay raise; lobbyists' and politicians' hidden agendas; interaction between local, county, and state government; constituent concerns; capitol renovation scandal; Democratic Party; press relations; working with Georgia governors; committee appointments; Zell Miller and Tom Murphy; reasons politicians vote the way they do; Hugh Gillis; the legislative process; Virginia Shapard; Bev Engram; friction between Cathey Steinberg and Eleanor Richardson; Earlene Sizemore's opposition to ERA; black caucus; Appropriations Committee; accomplishments and disappointments while in Senate; McDonough politics; difficulty of being a women in the Senate; impact of women in the Senate; women in politics; Cathey Steinberg's changed image; future plans.