Carlton-Anthony Tampa Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Will Clark
Publication Date
6-4-2014
Date
2014-04-15
Abstract
Andrew Huse conducts an interview with Florida politician Janice Kaminis Platt. Platt served as the elected Tampa City Council Member from 1974-1978 before being elected to serve on the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners from 1978-2002. Platt describes what it was like growing up in Florida, becoming interested in government at a young age, and the difficulties she faced when she was the only woman enrolled in the University of Florida’s graduate law program. Platt speaks in depth about the arrests of county commissioners Joseph Kotvas, Fred Anderson, and Jerry Bowmer while she served as county commissioner. Platt illustrates her part in the formation of Florida’s modern library system, the Environmental Land Program and her role in other various methods of proper cultural and environmental preservation. Platt discloses the pressures candidates face while running for office and the lack of new laws to aid in Florida’s environmental preservation.
Keywords
Politics and government, Hillsborough County (Fla.) Commissioners, Political corruption, Nature conservation, Historic preservation, Tampa (Fla.). City Council, University of Florida, University of Florida. College of Law
Extent
01:28:44; 51 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Alachua County (Fla.); Hillsborough County (Fla.); Gainesville (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
U11-00114
Recommended Citation
Platt, Jan Kaminis, "Jan Kaminis Platt Oral History Interview" (2014). Carlton-Anthony Tampa Oral History Project. 22.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/carlton_anthony_ohp/22
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