Carey Williams oral history interview, 1989 Feb. 23.

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Carey Williams oral history interview, 1989 Feb. 23.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476292

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Carey Williams, Sr. on February 23, 1989 in which he discusses his family background; University of Georgia; Red and Black; 1936 Senate race; Eugene Talmadge; Joe Boone; Roy McGinty; J.J. Brown; Franklin Roosevelt; Eugene Talmadge and his speaking style; political rallies; Atlanta press; 1942 governor's race; county unit system; Roy Harris; Miles Walker Lewis; The Statesman; W.O. "B" Brooks; William Kimbrough; Herman Talmadge; the State Board of Education; Ellis Arnall; the desegregation of the University of Georgia; Horace Ward; Ernest Vandiver; the Georgia Tech Sugar Bowl controversy; Robert Alwyn "Cheney" Griffin; three-governor controversy; soliciting votes; E.D Rivers, William's support of Griffin and Vandiver; honorary commission; 1966 governor's race; resignation from Board of Regents; changes in education; Herman Talmadge; Mack Mattingly; Atlanta press; Roy Harris; Williams' changing outlook; Roy Harris' Cracker Party; changes in newspapers; changes in campaigns; Lester Maddox; George Whitman; Eugene Talmadge; Osgood Williams; Crawford Pilcher; and changes in politics.

1 audiotape ; cassette.Transcript (48 p.)

Georgia State University

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Georgia State University

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