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Series I. Ellis Arnall Interviews |
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| | Series I. consists of interviews conducted by Harold Paulk (Hal) Henderson, Sr., during his research for The Politics of Change in Georgia: A Political Biography of Ellis Arnall (1991). The series contains nineteen interviews, some in several parts, and a recording of a speech by Herman Talmadge. Series I. documents the 1966 Georgia gubernatorial election and the life of Georgia governor Ellis G. Arnall, 1943-1947. Additional interviews with Herman E. Talmadge, Georgia governor, 1948-1955, and U.S. Senator, 1956-1981, record information about Talmadge, his father (Eugene) and family, and politics in Georgia. |
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OHARN01_1 Herman E. Talmadge
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1 sound_recording(s)
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| Herman Talmadge served as governor of Georgia from 1947 to 1955 and as United States Senator from 1957 to 1981. |
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| Herman E. Talmadge interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Georgia gubernatorial candidates in the 1966 election (including Ernest Vandiver), Talmadge's opinions on candidates in the Democratic Primary in 1966 (Jimmy Gray, Lester Maddox, Garland Byrd, Jimmy Carter, Ellis Arnall), his opinion of Republican candidate Bo Callaway, and his decision not to run in the 1966 Georgia gubernatorial race, and the Democratic Party in Georgia, circa 1965-1966. |
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OHARN01_2 Howard H. "Bo" Callaway
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1 sound_recording(s)
20 minutes
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| Howard H. "Bo" Callaway interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Callaway's decision to change from the Democratic to Republican Party in 1964; his decision to run for governor in 1966, the political climate in Georgia (Democrats, Republicans) in the 1960s; possible candidates in 1966 gubernatorial race (including Ernest Vandiver and Herman Talmadge), Callaway's views on candidates in the 1966 Democratic Primary (Ellis Arnall, Jimmy Gray, Lester Maddox, Garland Byrd, and Jimmy Carter), Callaway's business experience (Callaway Gardens) prior to running for governor, running against Lester Maddox in 1966, Callaway's campaign for governor and campaign expenses, the congressional vote on the minimum wage bill during his campaign, and the write-in campaign for Arnall in the 1966 gubernatorial election. |
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| Bo Callaway is a businessman and politician who has held several public offices including U.S. Congressman (1965-1967) and U.S. Secretary of the Army (1973-1975). |
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| | OHARN01_2 Howard H. "Bo" Callaway Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN02 S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr.
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1 sound_recording(s)
53 minutes
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| Samuel Ernest Vandiver, Jr., interviewed by Hal Henderson. Vandiver talks about the 1966 Georgia gubernatorial election, including his decision to run and his subsequent decision to withdraw from the race due to health reasons, his political philosophy, highlights of his governorship (from 1959-1963), Arnall's campaign for Georgia governor in 1966 and its effect on Vandiver, Vandiver's supporters in 1966, his association with the Talmadges, Herman Talmadge's possible run for governor in 1966, Vandiver's views of candidates in the 1966 Democratic Primary (Ellis Arnall, Jimmy Gray, Lester Maddox, Garland Byrd, and Jimmy Carter), and the write-in campaign for Arnall in the 1966 gubernatorial election, 1966. |
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| Ernest Vandiver serves as governor of Georgia from 1959 to 1963. |
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| | OHARN02 S. Ernest Vandiver Jr. Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN03_1 Garland T. Byrd
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1 sound_recording(s)
34 minutes
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| Garland T. Byrd interviewed by Hal Henderson. Byrd discusses the 1966 Georgia gubernatorial election, including his decision to run for governor, other possible candidates in the 1966 gubernatorial race (including Ernest Vandiver and Herman Talmadge), Byrd's opinions on candidates in the 1966 Democratic Primary (Ellis Arnall, Lester Maddox, Jimmy Gray, and Jimmy Carter), Byrd's assessment of his various political campaigns throughout the 1960s, Byrd's 1966 campaign platform for governor, his experience campaigning for governor and his campaign expenses, his thoughts on the 1966 election and its outcome, his thoughts on Republican candidate Bo Callaway, and the write-in campaign for Ellis Arnall in 1966. |
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| Garland Byrd served as lieutenant governor of Georgia under Governor Ernest Vandiver (1959-1963). |
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OHARN03_2 Lester G. Maddox
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1 sound_recording(s)
39 minutes
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| Lester G. Maddox interviewed by Hal Henderson. Maddox discusses the 1966 Georgia gubernatorial election, including his decision to run for governor, his opinions on politics and politicians in general, his views on candidates in the 1966 Democratic Primary (Ellis Arnall, Jimmy Gray, Lester Maddox, Garland Byrd, and Jimmy Carter), Maddox's views on potential gubernatorial candidates (including Ernest Vandiver and Herman Talmadge), Maddox's views on the 1966 gubernatorial race and its outcome, the write-in campaign for Arnall in the 1966 gubernatorial election, his opposition to Bo Callaway in 1966, Maddox's experiences campaigning for governor and his campaign expenses, and the role of the media. |
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| Lester Maddox served as governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. |
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| | OHARN03_2 Lester G. Maddox Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN04_1 Ellis G. Arnall
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1 sound_recording(s)
44 minutes
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| Ellis Arnall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Arnall's decision to run for governor in 1966, his views on the 1966 gubernatorial race, possible candidates in the 1966 gubernatorial race (Ernest Vandiver and Herman Talmadge), his views on candidates in the 1966 Democratic Primary (Jimmy Gray, Lester Maddox, Garland Byrd, and Jimmy Carter), Arnall's opinion of Republican candidate Bo Callaway, his support for Jimmy Carter in Carter's 1976 presidential race, Arnall's political philosophy and viewpoints, highlights of Arnall's previous governorship from 1943-1947, his relationship with Bo Callaway and with Ohio Governor James Cox, the write-in campaign for Arnall in the 1966 gubernatorial election, and political processes in Georgia (including the three governors controversy in 1946-47). |
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OHARN04_2 James H. Gray, Sr.
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1 sound_recording(s)
26 minutes
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| James H. "Jimmy" Gray, Sr., interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Gray's decision to run for governor in 1966, possible candidates in the 1966 gubernatorial race (including Ernest Vandiver and Herman Talmadge), Gray's views on candidates in the 1966 Democratic Primary (Lester Maddox, Ellis Arnall, Jimmy Carter, and Garland Byrd), Republican candidate Bo Callaway, Gray's thoughts on his loss in the 1966 primary, the write-in campaign for Arnall, Gray's experience campaigning for governor, his campaign expenses, campaign support, and the media's influence on the 1966 election. |
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| James Gray was editory and publisher of the Albany Herald from 1947 to 1986 and also served as the mayor of Albany (1973-1986). |
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| | OHARN04_2 James H. Gray, Sr. Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN05 Ford Spinks
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1 sound_recording(s)
30 minutes
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| Ford Spinks interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Jimmy Carter's decision to run in the 1966 Georgia gubernatorial election, Carter's early supporters (including Spinks), Carter's campaign expenses; Spinks' evaluation of other candidates in the 1966 Democratic Primary (Ellis Arnall, Lester Maddox, Jimmy Gray, and Garland Byrd), Republican Party nominee, Bo Callaway, Jimmy Carter's strengths as a gubernatorial candidate, dynamics of the 1966 election and alternative outcomes, Spinks' perspective on Senators Richard B. Russell, Jr.'s and Herman E. Talmadge's support for Carter in 1966 election, the write-in campaign for Arnall in the 1966 gubernatorial election, and Spinks' thoughts on ultimate election of Lester Maddox as governor in 1966. |
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| Ford Spinks served as a Georgia state senator from 1963-1972 and as Georgia Public Service Commissioner from 1971 to 1988. |
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OHARN06 Carl E. Sanders
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1 sound_recording(s)
37 minutes
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| Carl E. Sanders served as governor of Georgia from 1963 to 1967. |
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| Carl E. Sanders interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the possiblity of Sanders serving an additional term as Georgia governor, possible candidates in the 1966 gubernatorial race (including Ernest Vandiver and Herman Talmadge), Sanders' views on candidates in the 1966 Democratic Primary *Ellis Arnall, Lester Maddox, Jimmy Gray, Garland Byrd, and Jimmy Carter), Republican candidate Bo Callaway, election code changes during Sanders' gubernatorial administration (1963-1967), his views on the outcome of the 1966 election, the write-in campaign for Arnall, Sanders' views on Georgia's political processes,and Maddox's swearing in as governor in 1967. |
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| | OHARN06 Carl E. Sanders Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN07 Ivan Allen, Jr.
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1 sound_recording(s)
21 minutes
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| Ivan Allen, Jr., interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Ellis Arnall as governor (1943-1947), Arnall's relationship with the Georgia legislature while governor, Arnall's major accomplishments as governor, Arnall's political philosophy, Allen's thoughts on the 1966 gubernatorial election and Arnall's participationm, Allen's relationship with Ellis Arnall, the three governors controversy (1946-1947), and Allen's relationship with M.E. Thompson. |
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| Ivan Allen served as Governor Ellis Arnall's executive secretary from 1945 to 1946 and later served as mayor of Atlanta from 1962 to 1970. |
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OHARN08 Ellis G. Arnall, Part 1
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| Ellis Arnall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the genesis of Henderson's biography of Arnall and Arnall's "destiny" to become governor. |
| Arnall also discusses the 1942 gubernatorial election (Arnall v. Eugene Talmadge), including campaign strategies, the Cocking affair in 1941, Arnall's political philosophy versus Eugene Talmadge's political philosophy, and Arnall's relationship with Eugene Talmadge.Arnall discusses major accomplishments of his administration (1943-1947), including industrialization of the South, voting franchise in Georgia, education in Georgia, and prison reform. He also talks about the state highway department, the integrity of his administration, the State of Georgia v. Hiram Evans, et al. (1942), Arnall's views on race issues during his administration, his opinion on sales tax, Ed Rivers' political philosophy, Arnall's relationships and experiences with Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Jimmy Carter, and the 1946 gubernatorial election. |
| | OHARN08 Ellis G. Arnall, Part 1 Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN09 Ellis G. Arnall, Part 2
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| Ellis Arnall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the Dick Gallogy case and Ed Rivers (1939), Ed Rivers and the election of 1946, and the Arnall administration's contributions to Georgia history. |
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OHARN10 Ellis G. Arnall
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1 sound_recording(s)
40 minutes
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| Ellis Arnall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include M.E. Thompson, Jimmy Carmichael and the election of 1946, Arnall's relationship with Thompson, the three governors controversy (1946-1947), Arnall's decision to run for governor in 1966; Roy Harris and the white primary issue, Lester Maddox and the election of 1966, Arnall's write-in campaign in 1966; his reasons behind running in 1966 but not 1962, and the beginnings of his law firm Arnall, Golden, and Gregory, LLP. |
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| | OHARN10 Ellis G. Arnall Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN11 Ellis G. Arnall, Part 1
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| Ellis Arnall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Arnall discusses his family history, including his parents, his early married life, and his education. He talks about his first political race for the Georgia House of Representatives in 1932, including campaigning, the 1932 gubernatorial race, and Arnall's relationship (personal and political) with Eugene Talmadge. He talks about his tenure in Georgia House of Representatives, including his election to Speaker pro tempore in 1933, his relationship with Ed Rivers and Roy Harris, the sales tax issue, the three-dollar vehicle license tag issue, and legislation introduced in Georgia House of Representatives during his tenure there. |
| Arnall discusses his views on United States democracy and the democratic process, his appointment to special assistant state attorney general in 1935, his leadership style versus Eugene Talmadge's leadership style, the economy and the Great Depression, the New Deal, his election to attorney general in 1940, the Cocking affair, his decision to run for governor in 1941, and his relationship with Franklin D. Roosevelt. Arnall also discusses his experiences campaigning for governor during the time of the county unit system and the poll tax and his opinion on women on juries. |
| | OHARN11 Ellis G. Arnall, Part 1Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN12 Ellis G. Arnall, Part 2
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48 minutes
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| Ellis Arnall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the 1945 Georgia constitution, influences on Arnall's career in politics, and his views on Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal. Arnall also discusses his gubernatorial administration (1943-1947), including state taxes, state debt, the poll tax, the voting age, the race issue, campaigning, and his relationship with the Georgia legislature while governor. Arnall talks about the Georgia Constitution and gubernatorial succession, his relationship with Roy V. Harris and Ed Rivers, his decision to run for governor in 1966, his views on actual and possible candidates in the 1946 gubernatorial election (including Roy Harris, Marvin Griffin, Jimmy Carmichael, and Ed Rivers), and his lack of desire to be governor again, post-1947. |
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| | OHARN12 Ellis G. Arnall, Part 2 Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN13 Ellis G. Arnall, Part 3
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| Ellis Arnall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Arnall's thoughts on M.E. Thompson's run for governor, Arnall's decision to run for governor in 1966, Arnall's national and state reputation, reasons for his loss of support in Georgia post-1947, his political relationship with Jimmy Carter, his relationship with Harry Truman, his support for Henry Wallace, his 1944 vice presidential nomination, his post-gubernatorial activities, his stance on the race issue, his thoughts on Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil disobedience, the county unit system, his views on the lack of corruption in his gubernatorial administration, and his write-in campaign in the 1966 gubernatorial election. |
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| | OHARN13 Ellis G. Arnall, Part 3 Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN14 Herman E. Talmadge
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| Herman Talmadge served as governor of Georgia from 1947 to 1955 and as United States Senator from 1957 to 1981. |
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| Herman E. Talmadge interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the political relationship between Eugene Talmadge and Ellis Arnall, the 1942 Georgia gubernatorial campaign, Eugene Talmadge's political style and reputation, Arnall's supporters in the Georgia legislature in the 1930s, Eugene Talmadge's political campaigns, elections, and defeats, the election of 1946 (the three governors controversy), and Herman Talmadge's views on Arnall and his politics. |
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| | OHARN14 Herman E. Talmadge Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN15 Ellis G. Arnall
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1 sound_recording(s)
49 minutes
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| Ellis Arnall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include prison reform in Georgia, the Robert Elliot Burns case, Arnall's views on taxes and the economy during his gubernatorial administration (1943-1947), differences between Arnall's and Ed Rivers' political philosophies, and the role of the governor. Arnall discusses the issue of race, including his goals, philosophy, actions regarding race issues during his governorship and afterwards. Arnall talks about his political ambitions, his opinion on serving a second gubernatorial term, and his views on the election of 1946 (the three governors controversy). |
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OHARN16 Ellis G. Arnall
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| Ellis Arnall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Arnall's campaign platform during the 1942 gubernatorial election of 1942, the Georgia Constitution of 1945, the constitutional commission, ratification, and the poll tax. |
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| | OHARN16 Ellis G. Arnall Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN17 Herman E. Talmadge, Part 1
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80 minutes
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| Herman E. Talmadge interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the genealogy and history of the Talmadge family, Talmadge's childhood, education, and relationship with his father (Eugene Talmadge), and Herman's early political activities. Herman Talmadge discusses Eugene Talmadge's political style and campaigns and compares those with his own. He also discusses his service in the Navy during World War II, Georgia politicians during the 1930s and 1940s (including Ed Rivers, Roy Harris, Ellis Arnall, and M.E. Thompson), the three governors controversy (1946-1947), and the Neil Primary Act and white voting primaries. |
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| Herman Talmadge served as governor of Georgia from 1947 to 1955 and as United States Senator from 1957 to 1981. |
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OHARN18 Herman E. Talmadge, Part 2
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| Herman Talmadge served as governor of Georgia from 1947 to 1955 and as United States Senator from 1957 to 1981. |
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| Herman E. Talmadge interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the three governors controversy (1946-1947), Melvin Ernest (M.E.) Thompson and his political opposition to Talmadge, The Statesman (Hapeville, Ga.) and Talmadge's relationship with the media, highlights from Talmadge's administration as governor (1948-1954), Talmadge's relationship with the General Assembly and other state officials, the Minimum Foundation Program and Talmadge's education policies, Georgia's first sales tax in 1950, Talmadge's political influences and strategy, and the county unit system. |
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| | OHARN18 Herman E. Talmadge, Part 2 Transcript Access Online |
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OHARN19 Ellis G. Arnall
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38 minutes
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| Ellis Arnall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Arnall discusses the election of 1948, including the support for M.E. Thompson and reasons why Herman Talmadge won. Arnall also talks about responses to the Talmadges's and Roy V. Harris's criticisms against him in the election of 1948 regarding the reputation of Georgia, civil rights, the county unit system, alleged corruption in road building ("negotiated contracts"), his relationship with the press, and alleged corruption while Arnall was president of the Pan-Hellenic Council at UGA. Arnall talks about why he did not run for office in the 1950s and 1960s, the state sales tax, Brown v. Board of Education, and Ernest Vandiver and the possibility of closing Georgia schools over integration (1959-1961). |
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OHARN20 Ellis G. Arnall
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| Ellis Arnall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Arnall's opinions on the case against John E. Whitley (1939), his experiences when attorney general under Governor Ed Rivers (1939-1941), and Henderson's drafts of his biography about Arnall. |
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OHARN21 Herman E. Talmadge speech
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| Herman Talmadge served as governor of Georgia from 1947 to 1955 and as United States Senator from 1957 to 1981. |
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| Herman E. Talmadge speaking at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Symposium on History and Government. Topics include Talmadge's retirement from politics, the legacy and historical significance of his governorship, economic and industrial growth in Georgia, and natural resources (timber) in Georgia. |
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| | OHARN21 Herman E. Talmadge speech Transcript Access Online |
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Series II. S. Ernest Vandiver Interviews |
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| | Series II. consists of interviews conducted by Harold Paulk (Hal) Henderson, Sr., during his research for Ernest Vandiver, Governor of Georgia (2000). Series II. S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr., 1986, 1993-1994, contains thirty-one interviews, some in several parts, conducted by Hal Henderson, and one interview conducted by Mel Steeley and Ted Fitzsimmons of West Georgia College documenting the political and personal life of Georgia governor S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr., 1959-1963. |
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OHVAN01A Ernest Vandiver, Part 1
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Mel Steeley and Ted Fitzsimmons of West Georgia College. Vandiver discusses his early life, including his rural upbringing, his family history, his childhood, his religious background and education, and the origins of his interest in politics. Vandiver talks about being elected mayor of Lavonia in 1945, Herman and Eugene Talmadge, his military career, his time at UGA, segregation, and being an aide to Herman Talmadge. |
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OHVAN01B Ernest Vandiver, Part 2
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Mel Steeley and Ted Fitzsimmons of West Georgia College. Topics include Herman Talmadge, the salary and perks of being governor, Vandiver's management Talmadge's 1948 campaign for governor, desegregation, selecting administration and department heads as governor, his "No, not one" segregationist campaign motto, and the integration of UGA. |
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OHVAN01C Ernest Vandiver, Part 3
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Mel Steeley and Ted Fitzsimmons of West Georgia College. Topics include the Sibley Commission, a governor's power in the 1960s, Vandiver's involvement with the completion of the Georgia Archives building, President John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter as governor of Georgia; Vandiver's disappointment in not being appointed to replace Senator Russell after his passing, and Senator Russell's presidential bid in 1952. |
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OHVAN01D Ernest Vandiver, Part 4
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Mel Steeley and Ted Fitzsimmons of West Georgia College. Topics include Senator Russell's impact on Ernest Vandiver, Vandiver's life since being governor, religion, unfulfilled political aspirations, and Vandiver's opinions of Georgia's governors since he left office. |
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OHVAN02 Herman E. Talmadge
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| Herman Talmadge served as governor of Georgia from 1947 to 1955 and as United States Senator from 1957 to 1981. |
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| Herman E. Talmadge interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the beginnings of his friendship with Ernest Vandiver, Vandiver's involvement with the Talmadge camp in Georgia politics, the Sibley Commission, Vandiver as governor and his political philosophy, the controversy of why Vandiver was not appointed to replace Senator Russell after his death, and Vandiver's failed 1972 run for the U.S. Senate. |
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| | OHVAN02 Herman E. Talmadge Transcript Access Online |
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OHVAN03 Carl E. Sanders
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| Carl E. Sanders served as governor of Georgia from 1963 to 1967. |
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| Carl Sanders interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the failures and accomplishments of Vandiver's administrations, Vandiver's "No, not one" segregationist motto, Vandiver's persuasiveness as governor, integration (desegregation), the Sibley Commission, the Rural Roads Authority issue, and battle over the budget. |
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OHVAN04A Ernest Vandiver
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Vandiver discusses his early life, including the influence of his parents on his life, his ancestry, his military service, his wife, and his involvement in the campaigns of 1936 and 1938. |
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OHVAN04B Ernest Vandiver, Part 1
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson.Topics include Vandiver's involvement in gubernatorial and Senate races, Herman Talmadge's Senate run in 1980, Vandiver's role as aide to Herman Talmadge during 1948 (for 67 days), Roy Harris, Vandiver's service as adjutant general, and his experience running for lieutenant governor in 1954. |
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OHVAN04C Ernest Vandiver, Part 2
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Vandiver's involvement in Georgia's legislature in the 1950s, Governor Marvin Griffin, the Rural Roads issue, Vandiver's run for governor of Georgia in 1957 (including his opponent William Bodenhamer), Vandiver's "No, not one" segregationist motto, integration, Herman Talmadge and the black vote, and reasons for Vandiver wanting to be governor. |
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OHVAN04D Ernest Vandiver, Part 3
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include segregation issue, Carl Sanders' pseudo-run for Senate against Russell, Roy Harris, supporting the Kennedy-Johnson ticket, Martin Luther King, Jr., being put in jail and Vandiver's involvement in getting him released, Vandiver's heart attack in 1960, the Sibley Commission, and his experience being governor during the desegregation of public schools. |
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OHVAN04E Ernest Vandiver, Part 1
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Vandiver's appointees, the county unit system, Vandiver's proposed run for governor in 1966, Bo Callaway and Lester Maddox's 1966 fight for governor, mental health program reform (Central State Hospital in Milledgeville), industrial recruitment, Vandiver's accomplishments and failures as governor, and education under Gov. Vandiver. |
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OHVAN04F Ernest Vandiver, Part 2
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the positive and negative aspects of being governor, the work schedule of a governor, Vandiver's relationship with press, the Committee of One Hundred (rapid transit in Atlanta), Vandiver's business interests since being governor, his disappointment over not being appointed to suceed Russell in the U.S. Senate, serving as adjutant general 1970, Vandiver's run for Gambrell's Senate seat in 1972, Sam Nunn, and Jimmy Carter as governor. |
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OHVAN04G Ernest Vandiver, Part 3
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90 minutes
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Vandiver's leisure activities while governor, his children and their families, his wife's role in his political career, and his place in Georgia's history. Vandiver also discusses his early life and background, including his ancestry, his mom and dad meeting, and childhood. |
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OHVAN04H Ernest Vandiver, Part 4
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| Ernest Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Vandiver discusses his early life and education, including his high school activities, and his friends from high school, college, and law school. He also talks about members of his administration when he was governor. |
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OHVAN05A Peter Zack Geer, Part 1
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| Peter Zack Geer interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Geer's relationship with Vandiver before becoming his executive secretary, Vandiver's 1954 run for lieutenant governor, Governor Talmadge's role in Vandiver's run in 1954, Geer's opinion of Vandiver as lieutenant governor, Vandiver's relationship with Governor Marvin Griffin and the deterioration of that relationship, Vandiver and the rural roads issue, Vandiver's run for governor in 1958, Vandiver's "No, not one" segregationist statement, the county unit system, television and Vandiver, Vandiver's stewardship as governor, the desegregation of UGA, the Sibley Commission, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s release from jail, Vandiver's aborted 1966 governor campaign, and Vandiver's failed 1972 run for Senate. |
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| Peter Zack Geer was Gov. Vandiver's executive secretary (1959-1962) and served as lieutenant governor of Georgia from 1962 to 1966. |
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OHVAN05B Peter Zack Geer, Part 2
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| Peter Zack Geer interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Vandiver as politician and his place in Georgia's history. |
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| Peter Zack Geer was Gov. Vandiver's executive secretary (1959-1962) and served as lieutenant governor of Georgia from 1962 to 1966. |
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OHVAN06 Robert A. "Cheney" Griffin
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32 minutes
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| Robert A. "Cheney" Griffin interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Griffin's role as aide to his brother Governor Marvin Griffin, the relationship between Vandiver and Marvin Griffin before he was governor (1955-1959), the rural roads issue, Vandiver's criticism of Griffin's tenure as governor, Marvin Griffin's 1962 run for governor, and Vandiver as governor. |
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| Robert A. "Cheney" Griffin was the executive aide to his brother, Gov. Marvin Griffin and also served as the mayor of Bainbridge, Ga. |
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OHVAN07 Griffin Bell
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89 minutes
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| Griffin Bell interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Bell's relationship with Vandiver before he became governor, Vandiver's "No, not one" segregationist speech, Bell's role as chief of staff in Governor Vandiver's administration, Vandiver's role in John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, the Sibley Commission, the county unit system, and Vandiver as governor. |
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| Griffin Bell is a lawyer who served as attorney general of the United States from 1977 to 1979. |
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OHVAN08 Freeman Leverett
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1 sound_recording(s)
53 minutes
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| Leverett Freeman interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Freeman's position in Vandiver's administration and his relationship with Vandiver, Freeman's opinion of Vandiver's "No, not one" segregationist speech, the Honesty in Government Act, the Sibley Commission, the county unit system, and Vandiver's accomplishments and failures as governor. |
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| Ernest Freeman Leverett served as assistant attorney general of Georgia from 1955 to 1959. |
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OHVAN09 Henry G. Neal
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| Henry Getzen Neal was an advisor to Vandiver during his gubernatorial campaign and later served as assistant attorney general under Vandiver (1959-1964). |
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| Henry Neal interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Vandiver's lobbying style and Vandiver's relationship with members of his administration. |
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OHVAN10 Henry G. Neal
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| Henry Getzen Neal was an advisor to Vandiver during his gubernatorial campaign and later served as assistant attorney general under Vandiver (1959-1964). |
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| Henry Neal interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Neal's relationship with Vandiver before he became governor, Vandiver's "No, not one" speech, Neal's role in the Vandiver administration, the Sibley Commission, the desegregation of UGA, and Vandiver's 1966 gubernatorial campaign and 1972 U.S. Senate campagn. |
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| | OHVAN10 Henry G. Neal transcript Access Online |
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OHVAN11 Garland Byrd
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1 sound_recording(s)
55 minutes
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| Garland Byrd interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Byrd's opinion of Vandiver's overwhelming victory in governor's race in 1958, interest groups, the Honesty in Government Bill, the 1960 presidential election (Kennedy), the Sibley Commission, Vandiver's speech of intending to keep schools open, and Vandiver's accomplishments and failures as governor. |
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| Garland Turk Byrd served as lieutenant governor of Georgia from 1959 to 1963. |
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OHVAN12 Homer Rankin
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1 sound_recording(s)
70 minutes
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| Homer Rankin interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include William Bodenhamer, Roy Harris, committee hearings, the Sibley Commission, and accomplishments of Vandiver's administration. |
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| Homer Meade Rankin was the editor and publisher of the Daily Tifton Gazette (c. 1959-1963) and president of the Georgia Press Association. He also served in the Georgia general assembly in the early 1960s. |
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OHVAN13A Betty Vandiver, Part 1
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1 sound_recording(s)
90 minutes
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| Betty Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Betty Vandiver's parents and siblings, being in the Russell family, education, meeting Ernest Vandiver, and Ernest Vandiver's 1954 campaign for lieutenant governor. |
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| Betty Vandiver is the wife of Ernest Vandiver and served as First Lady of Georgia from 1959 to 1963. |
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OHVAN13B Betty Vandiver, Part 2
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1 sound_recording(s)
79 minutes
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| Betty Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Ernest Vandiver's "No, not one" speech, Senator Russell's support for Vandiver, Robert Russell, Marvin Griffin, and her role in Ernest Vandiver's 1958 campaign. |
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| Betty Vandiver is the wife of Ernest Vandiver and served as First Lady of Georgia from 1959 to 1963. |
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OHVAN13C Betty Vandiver, Part 3
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1 sound_recording(s)
88 minutes
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| Betty Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, desegregation, Gov. Vandiver's administration, her husband's health, and Ernest Vandiver's 1966 gubernatorial campaign and 1972 Senate campaign. |
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| Betty Vandiver is the wife of Ernest Vandiver and served as First Lady of Georgia from 1959 to 1963. |
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OHVAN14 Jane Vandiver Kidd
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1 sound_recording(s)
53 minutes
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| Jane Vandiver Kidd interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include her parents (Betty and Ernest Vandiver), living in the governor's mansion, and Ernest Vandiver as a father. |
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| Jane Brevard Vandiver Kidd is the daughter of Betty and Ernest Vandiver. Kidd served on the Lavonia City Council, managed Don Johnson's congressional campaign, served in the Georgia general assembly, and served as the chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia. |
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OHVAN15 Elizabeth Vandiver
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1 sound_recording(s)
25 minutes
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| Elizabeth Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include her parents (Betty and Ernest Vandiver) and her interest in her father's campaign. |
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| Vanna Elizabeth "Beth" Vandiver is the daughter of Betty and Ernest Vandiver. She has worked in the Department of Family and Children Services in Atlanta and as a teacher in Franklin County, Ga. |
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OHVAN16A Chip Vandiver, Part 1
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1 sound_recording(s)
86 minutes
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| Chip Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include his father's influence on him, working on his father's campaigns, problems in the 1972 Senate race, and growing up in the governor's mansion. |
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| S.E. "Chip" Vandiver, III, is the son of Betty and Ernest Vandiver. He clerked for Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jordan and had a private law practice in Lavonia, Ga. |
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OHVAN16B Chip Vandiver, Part 2
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1 sound_recording(s)
6 minutes
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| Chip Vandiver interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include being part of the Russell family. |
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| S.E. "Chip" Vandiver, III, is the son of Betty and Ernest Vandiver. He clerked for Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jordan and had a private law practice in Lavonia, Ga. |
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OHVAN17 James Dunlap
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1 sound_recording(s)
64 minutes
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| James Dunlap interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include life at UGA with Vandiver, his role in Vandiver's 1954 run for lieutenant governor, Vandiver's "No, not one" speech, Griffin and Vandiver and the rural road issue, Dunlap's role in Vandiver's 1958 campaign, the Sibley Commission, and Dunlap's role in Vandiver's 1966 and 1972 campaigns. |
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| James A. Dunlap was a classmate of Ernest Vandiver's at UGA and was a member of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. |
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OHVAN18 William Bowdoin
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1 sound_recording(s)
55 minutes
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| William Bowdoin interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the relationship between Griffin and Vandiver, Vandiver's "No, not one" speech, Bowdoin's role in Vandiver's administration, reforms in the bidding process, and Betty Vandiver's influence on her husband. |
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| William R. Bowdoin was president of the Trust Company of Georgia Associates, supervisor of the Purchases Department in the Vandiver administration, and chairman of the state Ports Authority. |
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OHVAN19 Douglas Embry
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1 sound_recording(s)
17 minutes
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| Douglas Embry interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Embry's time as editor of the Georgia Guardsman, Vandiver's accomplishments as adjutant general of the Georgia National Guard (including building armories), Vandiver's work ethic and "executive" leadership style, Vandiver's frugality, and Embry's impressions of Betty Vandiver. |
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OHVAN20 William Bonner
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1 sound_recording(s)
21 minutes
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| William Bonner interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Growing up in Lavonia with Ernest Vandiver, Vandiver as a student, and Vandiver's upbringing and childhood. |
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OHVAN21A James Owen, Part 1
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1 sound_recording(s)
37 minutes
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| James Owen interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Owen's time at UGA with Vandiver, Vandiver's run for lieutenant governor in 1954, Vandiver's run for governor in 1958, Marvin Griffin, and the Sibley Commission. |
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OHVAN21B James Owen, Part 2
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1 sound_recording(s)
19 minutes
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| James Owen interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Vandiver's accomplishments, the desegregation of the University of Georgia, and Vandiver's style and personality. |
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OHVAN22 George T. Smith
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1 sound_recording(s)
44 minutes
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| George Smith interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Marvin Griffin's administration, the beginnings of Smith's friendship with Vandiver, Vandiver and the legislature, the Honesty in Government Act, the Sibley Commission, Vandiver's handling of the desegregation of UGA, Vandiver's accomplishments and failures as governor of Georgia, and Vandiver as a steward, governor, and politician. |
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OHVAN23 George Busbee
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1 sound_recording(s)
26 minutes
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| George Busbee interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include his impression of Marvin Griffin's administration, the relationship between Griffin and Vandiver, and the Sibley Commission. |
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OHVAN24 Denean Stafford
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1 sound_recording(s)
32 minutes
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| Denean Stafford interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include meeting Vandiver at UGA, political help in Tifton County for Vandiver in his 1954 lieutenant governor campaign, Vandiver as lieutenant governor, Marvin Griffin, corruption in Griffin's administration, the desegregation of UGA, and Vandiver as governor. |
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OHVAN25 Robert C. Norman
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1 sound_recording(s)
84 minutes
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| Robert C. Norman interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Norman's first meeting Vandiver, attending UGA and law school with Vandiver, supporting Vandiver in 1954, the relationship between Marvin Griffin and Ernest Vandiver, the Sibley Commission and John Sibley, Vandiver's accomplishments as governor, Carl Sanders, and Roy Harris. |
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OHVAN26A William L. Lanier, Part 1
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1 sound_recording(s)
63 minutes
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| William L. Lanier interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include meeting Vandiver in 1948, Vandiver's opponents in the 1954 lieutenant governor race, the Griffin administration's integrity, the 1958 governor's race, Vandiver's "No, not one" speech, the Honesty in Government Act, Vandiver's administration, the Sibley Commission, and desegregation. |
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OHVAN26B William L. Lanier, Part 2
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1 sound_recording(s)
16 minutes
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| William L. Lanier interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the failures of Vandiver's administration, Vandiver as governor, and Vandiver as aspeaker, steward, and politician. |
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OHVAN27 David C. Jones
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1 sound_recording(s)
66 minutes
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| David C. Jones interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Jones' first meeting Vandiver, John Greer, Griffin's administration, the relationship between Griffin and Vandiver, the rural road issue, Vandiver's "No, not one" speech, Vandiver's administration, the Sibley Commission, the desegregation of UGA, failures and accomplishments of Gov. Vandiver, and Vandiver's 1972 run for the U.S. Senate. |
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OHVAN28 Robert H. Hall
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1 sound_recording(s)
38 minutes
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| Robert H. Hall interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Hall's introduction to Vandiver, the relationship between Marvin Griffin and Vandiver, Vandiver's "No, not one" speech, Vandiver's administration, corruption in Griffin administration, the Sibley Commission, damage to Vandiver's reputation because of the "No, not one" speech, and accomplishments of Gov. Vandiver. |
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OHVAN29 Glenn W. Ellard
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1 sound_recording(s)
55 minutes
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| Glenn W. Ellard interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Ellard's experience in the state legislature, his impression of various people in Marvin Griffin's administration, Griffin and Vandiver's fight over the budget, members of Vandiver's administration, the Sibley Commission, and Vandiver's accomplishments. |
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OHVAN30A William D. Ballard
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1 sound_recording(s)
84 minutes
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| William D. Ballard interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Ballard's impressions of members of Gov. Marvin Griffin's administration (including T.V. "Red" Williams and Roy Chalker), the relationship between Griffin and Vandiver, the rural roads issue, the relationship between Lt. Gov. Vandiver and legislators, the 1958 gubernatorial campaign, Vandiver's "No, not one" speech, the role of Betty Vandiver, the role of the highway department in Georgia politics, the Honesty in Government law, Ballard's opinions of his contemporary legislators, lobbying, the Sibley Commission, the desegregation of UGA, and the county unit system. |
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| | OHVAN30A William D. Ballard Transcript Access Online |
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OHVAN30B William D. Ballard
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1 sound_recording(s)
14 minutes
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| William D. Ballard interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include the county unit system, the accomplishments of Vandiver's administration, Vandiver as a politician and speaker, Vandiver's personality, Vandiver's withdrawal from the 1966 gubernatorial election, and Vandiver's 1972 U.S. Senate run. |
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| | OHVAN30B William D. Ballard Transcript Access Online |
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OHVAN31 Robert G. Stephens
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1 sound_recording(s)
55 minutes
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| Robert G. Stephens interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Stephens' experiences in law school with Vandiver, Vandiver's political rise, members of Griffin's administration, Vandiver as a politician, Vandiver's political philosophy, and Vandiver's failed 1972 U.S. Senate bid. |
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| | OHVAN31 Robert G. Stephens Transcript Access Online |
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OHVAN32 Louise King Aiken
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| Louise King Aiken interviewed by Hal Henderson. Topics include Ernest Vandiver as a schoolchild Vandiver's parents. |
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