Carlton-Anthony Tampa Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Robert J. Kerstein
Publication Date
12-15-2009
Date
1988-12-15
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with former Congressman Sam Gibbons, who represented Tampa and Hillsborough County in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1997 as well as both halves of the Florida Legislature. In this interview, Gibbons discusses the role he played in Tampa's urban renewal projects, describes the annexations of Palma Ceia and Port Tampa, and explains how the Hillsborough County Planning Commission was founded. Gibbons played a key role in creating the University of South Florida and establishing it at its campus in Tampa, a process which he also discusses in this interview.
Keywords
Legislators, Politicians, Urban renewal, Politics and government, Florida. Legislature. House of Representatives, Florida. Legislature. Senate, United States. Congress. House of Representatives, Port Tampa (Fla.), Sam M. (Sam Melville) Gibbons (1920-2012)
Extent
00:54:30; 19 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Notes
Sam Gibbon's oral history for the University of South Florida's 25th Anniversary Oral History Project can be found here.
Identifier
U11-00089
Recommended Citation
Gibbons, Sam, "Sam Gibbons Oral History Interview" (2009). Carlton-Anthony Tampa Oral History Project. 7.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/carlton_anthony_ohp/7
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