Interview with Joe Frank Harris, November 2, 2006

Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

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Subject

State governments--Officials and employees

Description

Joe Frank Harris served as governor of Georgia from 1983 to 1991, and is remembered for creating and implementing the Quality Basic Education Act (QBE), overseeing the building of the Georgia Dome, creating the Technical College System of Georgia, and working to bring the 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta. In this interview, Harris discusses the QBE, attracting businesses to Georgia, water resource management, and his working relationships in public service.

Creator

Joe Frank Harris

Bob Short

Date

2006-11-02

Identifier

rbrl220rogp-007

Coverage

Georgia

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Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Collection

Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

Citation

Joe Frank Harris and Bob Short, “Interview with Joe Frank Harris, November 2, 2006,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed April 19, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL220ROGP/rbrl220rogp-007.