Jack Nelson oral history interview, October 30, 1993

Item — othertype: Oral History

Identifier: NelsonJ_19931030_P1993-01

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Jack Nelson oral history interview

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Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Cliff Kuhn and Paul Shields. Among topics discussed: Family background; first newspaper jobs; beginnings as investigative reporter; Slim Dykes; Camp Stewart reporting; protection from the Army; Phoenix City; lottery in Atlanta in 1957; Lieutenant Marion Jenkins; Ralph McGill; William Hartsfield; Bill Fields; Horace Ingram's garage; the lottery queen, Marla Hodges; Milledgeville hospital investigation; drafting affidavits; Wallace Gibson; nurse performing surgery; Zeb Doyle; Superintendent Dr. Peacock; Schafer Committee; state welfare department; Dr. Joe Cones; Buford Quinn; B. Brooks; sources for investigation; Dr. Erville McKinnon; reforms after story; Dr. Corbett Thigpen; Dr. Benny Holland; Athens vice story; photographer Bill Young; visiting the brothels; Pulitzer Prize; nominated for awards; corruption in Marvin Griffin administration; Baxter road story; Cheney Griffin; Candler Jones purchasing scandal; Caribe shipping line; Marvin Griffin; intimidation; Jimmy Carter.

Dates

Creation: October 30, 1993

Creator

Nelson, Jack, 1929-2009 (Interviewee, Person)

Restrictions on Access

Oral history available for research.

Biographical Note

Jack Nelson (1929-2009), head of the Washington Bureau for the Los Angeles Times, is a former reporter for the Atlanta Constitution and winner of the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for community service.