- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Jack Flynt, 1998 Apr. 22
- Creator:
- Flynt, John James, 1914-2007
- Contributor to Resource:
- Steely, Mel
University of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program - Publisher:
- Carrollton, Ga. : University of West Georgia Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1998-04-22
- Subject:
- Emory University. School of Law
University of Georgia
University of Georgia. School of Law
United States. Federal Housing Administration
Democratic National Convention
United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964
Confederate States of America. Army. Department of Northern Virgina
George Washington University
United States. Works Progress Administration
Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka
Interstate Highway System
Prohibition
Segregation
Abyssinian Baptist Church (New York, N.Y.)
Georgia. Convention of the People (1861 : Milledgeville and Savannah, Ga.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Tonkin, Gulf of - People:
- Flynt, John James, 1914-2007--Interviews
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883
Beck, Marcus Wayland
Brennan, William J., 1906-1997
Brownell, Herbert, Jr., 1904-1996
Camp, Albert Sidney
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Gingrich, Newt
Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982
Hosch, John Alton
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902-1985
McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009
McRae, Floyd W., d. 1921
O'Brien, Lawrence F.
O'Donnell, Kenneth P., 1924-1977
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972
Rostenkowski, Dan
Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971
Stephens, Robert G. (Robert Grier), 1913-2003
Stevenson, Adlai E., III (Adlai Ewing), 1930-
Taney, Roger B.
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
United States, Georgia, Butts County, 33.28785, -83.95717
United States, Georgia, Catoosa County, Fort Oglethorpe, 34.94896, -85.2569
United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
United States, Georgia, Clayton County, 33.54189, -84.35769
United States, Georgia, Elbert County, 34.11679, -82.8401
United States, Georgia, Fayette County, 33.41394, -84.49419
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Heard County, 33.29703, -85.12827
United States, Georgia, Henry County, 33.453, -84.1542
United States, Georgia, Laurens County, Dublin, 32.54044, -82.90375
United States, Georgia, Macon County, 32.35839, -84.04248
United States, Georgia, Meriwether County, 33.04066, -84.68831
United States, Georgia, Meriwether County, Warm Springs, 32.89041, -84.68104
United States, Georgia, Monroe County, Forsyth, 33.0343, -83.93824
United States, Georgia, Pike County, 33.09227, -84.38923
United States, Georgia, Spalding County, 33.26087, -84.28416
United States, Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin, 33.24678, -84.26409
United States, Georgia, Troup County, LaGrange, 33.03929, -85.03133
United States, Georgia, Walton County, 33.78156, -83.73385
United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, 33.78195, -82.74323
United States, Kentucky, Hardin County, Fort Knox, 37.89113, -85.96363 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- John James "Jack" Flynt Jr. (1914-2007) was elected the 4th District Congressman in 1954 and didn't retire from politics until 1979. He twice beat newcomer Newt Gingrich in the 1970s for his congressional seat. Flynt chaired the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct while a congressman.; Interviewed by Dr. Mel Steely on April 22, 1998 at the home of Flynt's friends, Harrell and Phyllis Fountain, in Carrollton, Ga. This interview is a continuation of the interview conducted one day prior at the same location.; Flynt begins the discussion by providing more detail on his paternal family, the Flynts, beginning with their move into Wilkes County, GA, through his grandfather's service in the Civil War and his father and uncle's political involvement in the Georgia State Senate. He goes on to tell how his father rose from working as a furniture sales clerk and funeral director to becoming a lawyer, state representative and judge. Flynt then talks about his time at the University of Georgia School of Law, the Emory University School of Law, the George Washington University, and the time he served in the Army. After being offered a position at George Washington University, Flynt was given the opportunity to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia with the help of Richard B. Russell, Jr. and chose to return to Georgia. Flynt discusses his decision to run for the remainder of Congressman Albert Sidney Camp's term upon Camp's death and providing anecdotes of his successful campaign for the seat of the fourth congressional district of Georgia. Flynt then discusses the presidency of Eisenhower, segregation, the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. He tells of his and his wife's attendance at the 1960 Democratic National Convention and goes into a discussion of JFK's campaign for president and of his relationship with the Kennedy family. He discusses JFK's presidency, the Vietnam War and communism and briefly talks about corruption and arrogance amongst politicians. Flynt then goes into his decision to retire from politics and expresses his gratitude for his supporters throughout his political career, and discusses the opponents he faced throughout his career, most notably Newt Gingrich. Flynt ends the discussion by reflecting on his twenty-four year political career, remarking that he had done his best, and commenting on politicians Alexander H. Stephens and Robert G. Stephens.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_flynt19980422
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:flynt19980422
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [interview title], Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 228 mins.)
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, State University of West Georgia
- Contributing Institution:
- University of West Georgia. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
Oral history interview with Jack Flynt, 1998 Apr. 22
