Garland Byrd oral history interview, 1976 Nov. 10.

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Garland Byrd oral history interview, 1976 Nov. 10.

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The collections consists of an oral history interview with Garland Byrd on November 10, 1976 in which he discusses how he came to know Marvin Griffin; three-governor controversy; education and early career; campaign for commissioner of agriculture; office of commission of agriculture; 1948 talk of Griffin candidacy for governor; M.E. Thompson; Talmadge; county unit system; usefulness of UGA and Emory law school acquaintances; relationship with Governor Ernest Vandiver; advantages and disadvantages of lieutenant governor office; Byrd's withdrawal from 1962 governor race; campaign contributors in Georgia politics; reasons why Carl Sanders defeated Griffin; what Byrd would have done had he become governor; and Byrd's assessment of Griffin administration.

1 audiotape ; cassette.

Georgia State University

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Georgia State University

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Thompson, M. E. (Melvin Ernest), 1903-1980

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M.E. Thompson (1903- ), Georgia Lt. Governor (1946), served as Georgia Governor (1947-1949) after the death of Eugene Talmadge. From the description of M.E. Thompson oral history interview, 1976. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477598 M.E. Thompson (1903-1980) was born in Jenkins County, Georgia. He held various positions in public school education and in politics, including acting governer of Georgia from 1947-1948. From the description of M.E....

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Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925-

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Carl Sanders (1925- ), Georgia House of Representatives (1954-1962) and Georgia Governor (1963-1967). From the description of Carl Sanders oral history interview, 1976 June 1. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476322 Carl Sanders (1925- ), Georgia House of Representatives (1955-1963) and Georgia Governor (1963-1967). From the description of Carl Edward Sanders oral history interview, 1989 Mar. 28. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38...

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Garland Byrd (1924- ) Georgia House of Representatives (1947-1949), Assistant Director of Veterans Services (1949-1952), and Lt. Governor (1959-1963). From the description of Garland Byrd oral history interview, 1976 Nov. 10. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476313 ...

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