Our Florida Legacy
 

As of January 2007, over 130 oral histories of Florida lawmakers and others associated with the legislative process have been digitally recorded. These include such legendary leaders as Senate President Dempsey Barron; Governors Reubin O’D Askew, Farris Bryant, and Bob Graham; House Speakers Ralph Turlington, Don Tucker, Hyatt Brown, T.K. Wetherell, Daniel Webster and John Thrasher; and Lieutenant Governors Wayne Mixson, Bobby Brantley, and Toni Jennings.

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Oral Histories

William C. “Bill” Andrews, Representative
Philip F. Ashler, Representative and Treasurer
Reubin O’D. Askew, Representative, Senator, Governor and U.S. Trade Commissioner
Thomas H. Barkdull, Judge
Dempsey J. Barron, Representative and Senate President
William Dean "Wig" Barrow, Senator
Malcolm E. Beard, Represenative and Senator
Samuel P. Bell, III,  Representative
Allan George Bense, House Speaker
William O. “Bill” Birchfield, Representative
Bobby Brantley, Representative and Lieutenant Governor
J. Hyatt Brown, Speaker
J. Hyatt Brown, 25th Anniversary of Speakership
Joe Brown, Secretary of Senate
C. Farris Bryant, Representative and Governor
George L. Caldwell, Representative
Doyle Elam Carlton, Jr., Senator
Roberto Casas, Representative and Senate President pro tempore
Mack N.Cleveland, Jr., House Speaker pro tempore and Senator
Doyle E. Conner, House Speaker and Commissioner of Agriculture
George Crady, Representative
A. H. “Gus Craig”, House Speaker pro tempore
William Cato Cramer, Representative and Member of Congress
John R. Culbreath, Representative
Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte, Representative
C. Welborn Daniel, Representative and Senator
Helen Gordon Davis, Representative and Senator
Murray H. Dubbin, Representative
James R. Eddy, Representative
Tom Feeney, House Speaker and Member of Congress
George Firestone, Representative, Senator and Secretary of State
A. M. “Tony” Fontana, Representative
Tom Gallen, Representative and Senator
Sam Melville Gibbons, Representative, Senator and Member of Congress  
Edmond J. Gong, Representative and Senator
Jack D. Gordon, Senate President pro tempore
D. Robert “Bob” Graham, Representative, Senator, Governor and U.S. Senator
William C. Grimes, Representative
Mary R. Grizzle, Representative and Senator
W. D. “Bill” Gunter, Jr., Senator, Member of Congress and Treasurer
Joel K. Gustafson, Representative
Tom Gustafson, House Speaker
Ralph H. Haben, Jr., House Speaker
Marshall S. Harris, Representative
Warren S. Henderson, Representative and Senator
W. C. “Cliff” Herrell, Representative and Senator
W. Randolph Hodges, Senate President
Mallory E. Horne, House Speaker and Senate President
William G. "Bill" James, House Minority Leader
Toni Jennings, Representative, Senate President, and Lieutenant Governor
Elizabeth J. "Beth" Johnson, Representative and Senator
Harry A. Johnston II, Senate President and Member of Congress
C. Fred Jones, Representative
Frederick B. Karl, Representative, Senator and Supreme Court Justice
James E. “Jim” King, Jr., Representative and Senate President
S. Curtis “Curt” Kiser, House Minority Leader and Senator
Barry Kutun, Representative
Phillip W. LaBarge, House Sergeant at Arms
Richard H. “Dick” Langley, Representative and Senator
Walter L. Law, Lobbyist
Tom Lee, Senate President
Philip D. “Phil” Lewis, Senate President
Fred Lippman, Representative
Kenneth H. “Buddy” MacKay, Jr., Representative, Senator, Member of Congress, Lieutenant    Governor, and Governor
William Lacy Mahon, Jr., Representative
William H. “Bill” Maness, Representative
Elvin L. Martinez, Representative
John M. McKay, Senate President
Tom McPherson, Representative and Senator
Carrie P. Meek, Representative, Senator and Member of Congress
Miley L.Miers, II, Representative
Jon L. Mills, House Speaker
Wayne Mixson, Representative, Lieutenant Governor and Governor
Sandra B. Mortham, House Minority Leader and Secretary of State
Kenneth M. “Ken” Myers, Representative and Senator
Don Nichols, Representative
Carl Ogden, Representative
R. Dale Patchett, House Minority Leader
Richard A. Pettigrew, House Speaker and Senator
Kenneth A. “Ken” Plante, Senate Minority Leader
Van Poole, Representative and Senator
Ed H. Price, Jr., Senator
James L. “Jim” Redman, Representative
Richard R. “Dick” Renick, Representative and Senator
William J. “Billy Joe” Rish, Representative
Buzz Ritchie, House Minority Leader
John L. Ryals, House Speaker pro tempore
A. J. “Red” Ryan, Jr., Representative and Senator
Henry B. Sayler, Senator
Frederick H. Schultz, House Speaker
T. Terrell Sessums, House Speaker
Jack Shreve, Representative
Ronald A. “Ron” Silver, Representative and Senator
Tom Slade, Representative and Senator
George B. Stallings, Jr., Representative
Douglas Stenstrom, Senator
E. Amos Sumner, Representative
Russell E. Sykes, Representative and Senator
James Harold Thompson, House Speaker
John Thrasher, House Speaker
Jim K. Tillman, House Minority Leader
Donald L. Tucker, House Speaker
Ralph D. Turlington, House Speaker and Commissioner of Education
John W. Vogt, Senate President
Peter Rudy Wallace, House Speaker
Daniel Webster, House Speaker and Senator
Wayne Westmark, House Sergeant at Arms
T. K Wetherell, House Speaker
J.H. “Jim” Williams, Senator, Lieutenant Governor, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Lori Wilson, Senator
C. William "Bill" Young, Senator and Member of Congress