Clifford Gibbons Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Andy Huse
Publication Date
2024
Date
2023-06-27
Abstract
Cliff Gibbons, in the second part of his oral history, shares details about his father's political campaign, the election, and the founding of the University of South Florida. He also sheds light on Sam Gibbons’ work on various crucial issues such as civil rights, port deepening, redistricting, and Head Start policies that arose during the university's inception. Gibbons recounts his family's move from Tampa to Virginia, and the adjustments his family had to made during the transition. He reminisces his father's breakthrough into politics, the family's close friends, and the work and home routines amidst his father's tenure as a state legislator.
Keywords
Sam M. (Sam Melville) Gibbons (1920-2012), White House (Washington D.C.), Jeb Bush, John F. Germany (1923-2015), William A. Shands (1889-1973), James A. Clendenin (1911-1991), George A. (George Armistead) Smathers (1913-2007), C.W. Bill Young (1930-2013), John F. (John Fitzgerald) Kennedy (1917-1963), Jim Moody (1935-2019), Ignatius C. (Nelson) Spoto (1907-1982), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Jim A. Haley (1899-1981), Farris Bryant (1914-2002), Mars Incorporated, Robert S. McNamara (1919-2009), University of South Florida, Political campaign, Education
Extent
01:07:22; 25 page transcript
Subject: geographic
McLean (Va.); Tallahassee (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Washington (D.C.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2024
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
gibbons-cliff-ohp-2
Recommended Citation
Gibbons, Clifford S., "Clifford Gibbons Oral History Interview, Part 02 of 10" (2024). Clifford Gibbons Oral History Project. 3.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgibbons_ohp/3
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