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Bob Short Papers
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| Title: Bob Short Papers | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1962-1970 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 box(es) (0.25 linear feet) | |
| Collection Number: RBRL295SHORTP | |
| Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies | |
| Abstract: Charles Robert "Bob" Short is a native of Clayton, GA. He served in various capacities in the administrations of Governors Marvin Griffin, Ernest Vandiver, and Carl Sanders, as well as Jimmy Carter's 1966 gubernatorial campaign. He later served as Governor Lester Maddox's press secretary, and as a political consultant to both Zell Miller and Johnny Isakson. He created the Reflections on Georgia Politics lecture series at Young Harris College, which later became the Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History series in partnership with the Richard B. Russell Library. This collections contains speeches, newsletters, and assorted campaign memorabilia from Jimmy Carter, Zell Miller, Lester Maddox, and Carl Sanders. | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Charles Robert "Bob" Short was born in Clayton, Georgia on April 17, 1932, and educated at Young Harris College, Georgia Southern University and the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. Upon discharge from the Air Force in 1956 he began his career as a sports writer for the Atlanta Journal, and then served in various capacities in the administrations of Georgia Governors Marvin Griffin, Ernest Vandiver, and Carl Sanders. Short coordinated the campaign of Jimmy Carter when Carter ran for governor of Georgia in 1966, and then worked as press secretary for Carter's opponent in that race, Governor Lester Maddox, in 1967 and 1968. In 1968 he was appointed regional director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness -- the forerunner of FEMA-- by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Entering the private sector in the early 1970s, Short worked for Hoffman LaRoche and Hospital Corporation of America, and for his own firm, Investmart, Inc., a marketing consulting business. Short remained active politically, consulting on a limited scale and serving as special assistant to Governor and Senator Zell Miller and Senator Johnny Isakson. Retired to Blairsville, Georgia, Short wrote the only biography of Lester Maddox, Everything is Pickrick (Mercer University Press, 1999), which won him the title "Author of the Year" from the Georgia Writers Association. In 2006 he began a lecture and discussion program at neighboring Young Harris College entitled Reflections on Georgia Politics, and then partnered with the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies to make Reflections an oral history series. In 2010, former Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox called Short "the most effective politician never elected to public office."
Scope and Content
This collections contains speeches, newsletters, and assorted campaign memorabilia from Jimmy Carter, Zell Miller, Lester Maddox, and Carl Sanders.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Bob Short Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
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