A Guide to Florida Governors and the Florida Cabinet

D. Robert (Bob) Graham [1936-]

Thirty-eighth governor: January 2, 1979 to January 3, 1987

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Lt. Governor: Wayne Mixson (1979-1987)

First Lady: Adele Khoury Graham

Florida Cabinet

Secretary of State:

George Firestone (1979-1987)

Comptroller:

Gerald Lewis (1975-1995)

Treasurer & Insurance Commissioner:

William D. “Bill” Gunter (1976-1989)

Commissioner of Agriculture:

Doyle Conner (1961-1991)

Attorney General:

Jim Smith (1979-1987)

Commissioner of Education:

Ralph D. Turlington (1974-1986)
Betty Castor (1986-1994)

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to Bob Graham.
  • Search Graham, Bob, 1936- in the Florida Photographic Collection.
• Bob Graham's Workdays
  In 1977, Bob Graham announced he would experience the lives of ordinary Floridians firsthand by working their jobs.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 100 Office of the Governor
  • S 184 Cabinet meeting official records, 1966-2005
• RG 104 Governor (1979-1987 : Graham)
  • S 172 Press Secretary subject files, 1979-1986.
  • S 227 Bill files, 1979-1986
  • S 323 Correspondence, 1979-1986
  • S 370 Administrative Services subject files, 1967-1982S 544 Legal Office correspondence, 1979-1980
  • S 550 Appointment correspondence, 1979-1987
  • S 573 Trip files, 1978-1986
  • S 574 Scheduling correspondence, 1979-1980
  • S 639 Deputy Chief of Staff administrative files, 1979-1986
  • S 656 Policy Council subject files, 1979-1980
  • S 667 Financial records, 1965-1967, 1974-1975, 1977-1980
  • S 691 Third Statewide Grand Jury files, 1977-1979
  • S 850 Issue correspondence, 1979-1984
  • S 864 Cabinet Affairs subject files, 1979-1987
  • S 882 Legislative Affairs subject files, 1979-1986
  • S 883 Personnel files, 1979-1983
  • S 884 Prosecution Coordination Office investigative files, 1977-1981
  • S 888 Judicial appointment files, 1979-1987
  • S 889 Subject files relating to the Miami riots, 1966-1969, 1980-1981
  • S 896 Event files, 1981-1983
  • S 910 Legislative bill correspondence, 1979-1981
  • S 918 Legal Office subject files, 1979-1980
  • S 930 Speech files, 1978-1987
  • S 1103 Tape dictation letters, 1981-1987
  • S 1105 Memoranda files, 1979-1986
  • S 1132 Board application files, 1982-1986
  • S 1133 Special assistants correspondence, 1982-1986
  • S 1134 Special Assistant for International Affairs subject files, 1979-1986
  • S 1135 International Policy Advisor subject files, 1985-1986
  • S 1136 Special Assistant Angel Gonzalez subject files, 1982-1986
  • S 1197 Legislative correspondence, 1980-1986
  • S 1211 Personal records, 1982-1984
  • S 1215 One-on-one meeting files, 1978-1986
  • S 1236 Press releases, 1978-1986
  • S 1306 Oral history program files, 1980-1984
  • S 1338 Inspector General administrative files 1979-1986
  • S 1341 First Lady Adele Graham correspondence, 1979-1986
  • S 1345 Executive staff correspondence, 1981, 1983-1986
  • S 1346 Chief of Staff subject files, 1983-1986
  • S 1347 Chief of Staff correspondence, 1985-1986
  • S 1348 Chief of Staff reading files, 1985-1986
  • S 1349 Chief of Staff departmental correspondence, 1984-1986
  • S 1369 Governor's Design Awards Program files, 1983-1986
  • S 1382 Appointment files, 1979-1987
  • S 1458 Office of Minority Affairs administrative files, 1979-1986
  • S 2012 Administrative subject and reference files, 1982-1986
• RG 105 Governor (1987-1991 : Martinez)
  • S 1367 Appointment files, 1982-1990
• RG 106 Governor (1991-1998 : Chiles)
  • S1479 Audio and video press and public relations recordings, 1978-1992
• RG 150 Dept of State
  • S 1394 Cabinet meeting audio recordings, 1966-2002
• RG 364 Division of Tourism
  • S 2124 Publicity photographs of the Governor, ca. 1967-1991
• RG 900000 Manuscripts
  • M75-92 Legislative papers, 1963-1968
  • M82-13 Oral history, 1982
  • N2003-2 Re porters Lee Mainella and Bill Burke's master story video tapes, 1982-1991

Other Repositories:

• Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, University of Florida
  • Interviews FP 50
• Senatorial papers, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History, University of Florida.

Published Materials:

• Graham, Bob. Workdays: Finding Florida on the Job. Miami, Florida: Banyan, Books, 1978.
• Date, S.V. A Quiet Passion: A Biography of Senator Bob Graham. New York: Penguin, 2004.

Related Links:

• Bob Graham, Florida Governors' Portraits, Museum of Florida History.
• Bob Graham, the Florida Governor's Mansion.
• Bob Graham, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.