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Dan Sweat oral history interview, November 13, 1996

 Item — othertype: Oral History
Identifier: SweatD_19961113_P-1

Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Shep Barbash. Among topics discussed: Carter Center; CF Foundation; Atlanta Project's perceived threat to non-profit groups; President Jimmy Carter's meeting with the Concerned Black Clergy; Reverend Joseph Lowery; Bishop John Hurst Adams; Tim McDonald; John Cox; United Way; Mark O'Connell; relationship between the Carter Center, Atlanta Project, and the Olympic movement; Juan Samaranch; Billy Payne; A.D. Frazier; Alliance for Human Services; ACOG; Bob Holder; Bob Strickland; Alicia Philipp; Kathleen Johnson; Harry West; Shirley Franklin; Jim Laney; Bill Foege; O. Wayne Rollins; beginnings and early organization of Atlanta Project; Tom Cousins; Maynard Jackson; Andrew Young; Larry Gellerstedt, Jr.; Atlanta Regional Commission; Bill Lee; Terrell Starr; Ann Cramer; John Hardman; Joe Martin; Jacob Gayle of Centers for Disease Control; Sweat's managerial style at the Atlanta Project; meeting with President George Bush; Points of Light Foundation; Gregg Petersmeyer; George Romney; Dr. Louis Sullivan; Lamar Alexander; Jack Kemp; Joe Juska; Peter Ueberroth; Jim Rouse; Doug Dean; Donna Shalala; Model Cities; Elizabeth Dole and Red Cross; Newt Gringrich's desire to work with the Atlanta Project; Prince Charles and the Prince of Wales National Business Fellows.

Dates

  • Creation: November 13, 1996

Creator

Redtrictions on Access

Oral history available for research.

Extent

1 item(s) (transcript (44 pages))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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