M.E. Thompson oral history interview, 1976.

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M.E. Thompson oral history interview, 1976.

The collection consists of an oral history interview with M.E. Thompson in 1976 in which he discusses the three-governor controversy; purchase of Jekyll Island, Ku Klux Klan; Ellis Arnall administration; 1948 governor's race; E.D. Rivers; white primary; sales tax issue; assessment of Herman Talmadge, Marvin Griffin, Ernest Vandiver, Carl Sanders, Lester Maddox and Jimmy Carter; comparative styles of campaigning.

1 audiotape ; cassette.Transcript (35 p.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404299

Georgia State University

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Rivers, Eurith Dickinson, 1895-1967

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Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003

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Lester G. Maddox was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on 30 September 1915, to Dean and Flonnie Maddox. He was educated in the Fulton County public school system but dropped out of high school in order to persue a career (either "to start working" or "to persue a career in something"). In 1936, he married Virginia Cox and the couple eventually had four children. In 1944, Maddox opened a short order grill in Atlanta that he sold a year later at a profit. Maddox continued to hold jobs in the grocery busi...

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

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Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., was a farmer and businessman; his mother, Lillian Gordy, a registered nurse. He was educated in the Plains public schools, attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946. In the Navy he became a ...

Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002

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Herman E. Talmadge (1913- ), Georgia Governor (1947-1955) and U.S. Senator (1956-1980), born near McRae, Georgia. From the description of Herman E. Talmadge senatorial papers, 1945-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477028 Herman E. Talmadge (1913- ), Georgia Governor (1947-1955) and United States Senator (1956-1980) born near McRae, Georgia. T. Rogers Wade served as administrative assistant, fund raiser, and chairman of the 1980 U.S. senatorial campaign for Senator Talm...

Ku Klux Klan 1915-....

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The Ku Klux Klan was formally incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia on Dec. 4, 1915. The incorporated organization is a continuance of the earlier post Civil War Reconstruction Era unincorporated Ku Klux Klan and of the Knights of the White Camellia. Women of the Ku Klux Klan was incorporated at a late date as a separate entity. The stated purpose of the KKK was to promote an all White, Protestant United States, excluding all other races and religions. From the descript...

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....

Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982

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Marvin Griffin (1907-1982), served as Georgia's Adjutant General (1944-1948), Lt. Governor (1949-1955), and Governor (1955-1959). From the description of Marvin Griffin oral history interview, 1971 Aug. 21. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38726988 Marvin Griffin (1907-1982), Georgia Adjutant General (1944-1948), Lt. Governor (1949-1955), and Georgia Governor (1955-1959). From the description of Marvin Griffin oral history interview, 1976 June. (Ge...

Moore, Gene Gabriel,

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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...

Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-

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S. Ernest Vandiver (1918- ), Georgia Lt. Governor (1955-1959) and Georgia Governor (1959-1963). From the description of S. Ernest Vandiver oral history interview, 1994 Jan. 25. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477601 From the description of S. Ernest Vandiver oral history interviews, 1986 Mar. 20 and July 28. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477603 S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr. (1918- ), Georgia Lt. Governor and Governor, born in Canon, G...

Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992

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Ellis Gibbs Arnall (1907- ), Georgia Governor (1943-1947). From the description of Ellis Gibbs Arnall oral history interview, 1971 July 24 and September 16. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38726976 From the description of Ellis Gibbs Arnall oral history interview, 1976 July 6. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476301 From the description of Ellis Gibbs Arnall oral history interview, 1977 July 27. (Georgia State University). WorldCat r...

Georgia. Governor (1947-1949 : Thompson)

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