The collection consists of the press office files of Senator Herman E. Talmadge from 1957-1980. Includes constituent correspondence, grant information, speeches, working files, legislative files, radio and television scripts, news releases, newsletters mailed to Georgia constituents, columns written by Talmadge, and newspaper clippings. The majority of the materials date from the late 1960's to the late 1970's. Constituent correspondence contains information on pending legislation and other issues of local or national concern. Topics include the Vietnam Conflict, the Watergate investigation, and the ratification of the Panama Canal Treaty. Grant files relate to federal aid for projects in Georgia including housing, dam construction, and water systems. Speech files consist of information on speeches Talmadge delivered to various civic, farm, church, and school organizations; local governments; and those to the U.S. Senate. Topics of Senate speeches include civil rights, rural development, and the Lockheed C-5A. Working files provide background information on numerous topics including the development of Lake Lanier Islands, forced school busing, the textile trade, the poultry industry, and work incentive programs. Also contains information on Talmadge's role in the Watergate investigation, the 1979 Talmadge ethics controversy, and campaign material. Legislative files consist of correspondence, speeches, news releases, copies of the Congressional Record, and voting records pertaining to legislation of interest to Talmadge either through authorship or sponsorship.
