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Howard Hollis "Bo" Callaway was born in LaGrange, Ga. in 1927. He attended Georgia Tech and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1949. After a successful business career, he entered politics in 1964, becoming the first Republican elected to the House of Representatives from Georgia since 1875 when he won the seat in the 3rd District. He ran for governor in 1966, winning the most votes though not a clear majority due to a write-in candidate. The race was thrown to the Georgia House of Representatives where Democrat Lester Maddox was elected. Callaway remained influential in state and national politics, running Richard Nixon's 1968 election campaign in the South, serving as Secretary of the Army from 1973-1975, and as campaign chairman for President Ford from 1975-1976. Callaway lived in Colorado for more than a decade where he was a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 1980 and chaired the Colorado Republican Committee from 1981-1987. Callaway is active today in both politics and business and lives in Pine Mountain, Georgia.; Interviewed by Mel Steely and Ted Fitz-Simons on December 1, 1988 at West Georgia College.; This interview begins with a discussion about Callaway's background and family. He talks about his father and his time in school. He talks about his father's excellent business sense and growing up during the Great Depression. Callaway states that his grandfather put every dime he had into Callaway Mill. Callaway then talks about his time in college and at West Point, and...

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