- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with David Gambrell, 1992 September 21
- Creator:
- Gambrell, David Henry, 1929-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Steely, Mel
Wagner, Don
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:
- 1992-09-21
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Aeronautical and Space Science Committee
American Bar Association
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Attorneys general--Georgia
Busing for school integration--United States
Busing for school integration--Georgia
Political campaigns--United States
Political campaigns--Georgia
Civil Rights--United States--History
United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964
Davidson College--Alumni and alumnae
Debates and debating--United States
Debates and debating--Georgia
Delta Airlines
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Georgia. Department of Transportation
Segregation--United States
Segregation--Georgia
African Americans--Civil rights
Emory University
Fort McPherson (Ga.)
Fort Valley State College (Ga.)
Rationing--United States
Subsidies--United States
Harvard Law School--Alumni and Alumnae
School integration--United States
School integration--Georgia
King & Spalding
Labor unions--United States
Politics and the press
Indians of North America
National school lunch program
University of Georgia. School of Law
City planning--United States
City planning--Georgia
United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Korean War, 1950-1953
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974
World War, 1939-1945 - People:
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992
Young, Andrew, 1932-
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Gambrell, David Henry, 1929---Interviews
Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996
Bell, Griffin B., 1918-2009
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Bentsen, Lloyd
Barnes, Roy E. (Roy Eugene), 1948-
Burson, William H., 1928-1997
Busbee, George, 1927-2004
Bush, George, 1924-2018
Byrd, Garland T. (Garland Turk), 1924-1997
Byrd, Harry F. (Harry Flood), 1887-1966
Byrd, Robert C.
Callaway, Howard H. (Howard Hollis), 1927-2014
Carter, Billy
Carter, Hugh A. (Hugh Alton), 1920-1999
Chiles, Lawton, 1930-1998
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993
Dirksen, Everett McKinley
Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021
Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933-
Ervin, Sam J., Jr. (Sam James), 1896-1985
Fowler, Wyche, 1940-
Gingrich, Newt
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998
Gray, James F.
Harris, Joe Frank
Hollings, Ernest F., 1922-2019
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Jordan, Hamilton
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Lance, Bert, 1931-2013
Lowe, Wyman
Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012
Miller, Zell, 1932-2018
Mondale, Walter F., 1928-2021
Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962
Nunn, Sam
Pennington, Brooks
Plunkett, Lamar Rich, 1911-1995
Powell, Jody, 1943-2009
Proxmire, William
Rafshoon, Gerald M.
Reagan, Ronald
Rehnquist, William H., 1924-2005
Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971
Saxbe, William B.
Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014
Shipp, Bill
Sibley, John
Sparkman, John, 1899-1985
Stennis, John C. (John Cornelius), 1901-1995
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965
Stevenson, Adlai E., III (Adlai Ewing), 1930-
Stoner, Jesse Benjamin, 1924-2005
Thompson, Fletcher, 1925-
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Troutman, Henry B. (Henry Battey), 1886-1978
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005
Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Bacon County, Alma, 31.53937, -82.46236
United States, Georgia, Carroll County, Carrollton, 33.58011, -85.07661
United States, Georgia, Cherokee County, Allatoona Lake, 34.13154, -84.63333
United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta, 33.9526, -84.54993
United States, Georgia, Coweta County, Newnan, 33.38067, -84.79966
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407
United States, Georgia, Morgan County, Madison, 33.59568, -83.46794
United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, 42.35843, -71.05977
United States, South Carolina, Anniston County - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- David Gambrell was born on December 20, 1929 in Atlanta, where he attended public schools before earning a law degree from Harvard University in 1952. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1949-1957 while in private practice, opening his own firm in 1963. Gambrell was the president of the Atlanta Bar Association from 1965-1966, and the state Bar of Georgia from 1967-1968. He served as chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia from 1970-1971. Upon the death of Senator Richard B. Russell in 1971, he was appointed by Governor Jimmy Carter to fill the vacancy. Gambrell ran for a full term in 1972, but lost to Sam Nunn. He also ran for governor in 1974, but finished poorly in the Democratic primary. Gambrell returned to private practice in Atlanta and remains active in business and civic affairs.; Intervied by Mel Steely and Don Wagner on September 21, 1992.; The interview begins with a discussion of Gambrell's heritage, including dispelling the "legend" that his grandfather was a Confederate general in the Civil War. He talks about his school days and his time on the school newspaper; he was in high school from just before World War II up until right before it ended. He transitions into answering questions about his time at Davidson as well as Harvard Law. The conversation then changes over to his time in the service. When the interview shifts to politics, Gambrell talks about his career choices and his meeting with Jimmy Carter, as well as his extensive work as aids to political candidates in Georgia. He talks about his support of Jimmy Carter, and addresses his Senate appointment after Richard B. Russell's death. The third section of the interview consists of Gambrell answering questions about his votes on big issues during his Senatorial career.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_gambrell19920921
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:gambrell19920921
- 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:
- 4 interviews (circa 58 mins.; circa 62 mins.; circa 61 mins.; circa 56 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 David Gambrell, 1992 September 21
