Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2009
Abstract
William F. Winter (1923-2020) served as 58th governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984, having also served as the lieutenant governor, state treasurer, state tax collector, and in the Mississippi House of Representatives. As governor, he supported civil service protections for state employees, reformed the judicial appointment process, removed racial considerations from state hiring process, and dealt with continuous budget deficits. In the 1982, he signed the Education Reform Act, increasing spending on public education and established public kindergartens. Later in his life he taught at the Harvard Institute of Politics, co-chaired Bill Clinton's presidential campaigns in the 1992 and 1996 elections, co-chaired Clinton's Advisory Board on Race, supported altering the flag of Mississippi, and was awarded the Profile in Courage Award before his death in 2020.
Relational Format
transcript
Recommended Citation
Winter, William, "Interview transcript: Governor William Winter" (2009). Documents and Transcripts. 10.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/opening_docs/10