Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman Administration's Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Robert J. Kerstein
Publication Date
9-11-2007
Date
2005-11-10
Abstract
During the tenure of Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman (1986-1995), Bob Seth served as her personal bodyguard. The interview begins with Mr. Seth discussing his background and growing up in Port Tampa. He goes on to discuss his time working for the Tampa Police Department and how he met the Mayor. Mr. Seth also talks about various dignitaries who visited Tampa during Mayor Freedman's tenure and how the Tampa Police Department worked alongside the U.S. Secret Service for many of these visits. He also describes what it was like meeting one of these dignitaries - Queen Elizabeth II. Mr. Seth discusses Mayor Freedman's desire to improve race relations within the city and the steps that she took to improve the minority community's standard of living. The interview ends with an overview of Mr. Seth's impressions of Mayor Freedman and what it was like working for her.
Keywords
Sandra W. Freedman (1943- ), Tampa (Fla.). Mayor, Bodyguards, Tampa (Fla.). Police Department, United States. Secret Service, Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain (1936-2022), Race relations
Extent
00:27:43; 12 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
F50-00015
Recommended Citation
Seth, Bob, "Bob Seth Oral History Interview" (2007). Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman Administration's Oral History Project. 20.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/freedman_ohp/20
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