| Other author/creator | Williams, Armstrong, 1959- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Armstrong Williams |
| Portion of title |
Armstrong Williams |
| Abstract |
Newspaper columnist and radio host Armstrong Williams was born on February 5, 1959, in Marion, South Carolina. He grew up on a tobacco farm and graduated from South Carolina State University in 1981. A third-generation Republican, Williams was mentored by Strom Thurmond, for whom he served as a legislative aide. He worked in public relations before gaining prominence for his newspaper commentaries defending his former boss, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Soon he had a weekly syndicated column, and in 1991 got his own radio show. The Right Side with Armstrong Williams was broadcast on radio stations nationwide. Williams also hosted a nationally aired television program, The Armstrong Williams Show. He was a frequent guest columnist in several newspapers, and appeared as a regular political commentator on several radio and television programs. Williams was also CEO of his own public relations firm, the Graham Williams Group. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer |
Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2003 July 29. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2003.170 HistoryMakers |
