Elbert P. Tuttle oral history interview, 1992 Sept. 21.

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Elbert P. Tuttle oral history interview, 1992 Sept. 21.

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The collection consists of an oral history interview with Elbert P. Tuttle on September 21, 1992 in which he discusses the Outrigger Canoe Club; meeting his wife; settling in Atlanta; Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; national political conventions; black Republicans; post office Republicans; housing in Atlanta; cleaning voter registration lists; county unit system; Republicans in Atlanta, 1950; Bob Snodgrass; Helen Mankin election; Judge Robert Carpenter; Johnson v. Zerbst; politics 1952; credentials dispute; Roy Foster; patronage; Eisenhower campaign; Fifth Circuit Court; Judge Hutcheson; discussion of cases; appeals process; stalling desegregation; appointment of Judge Elliot; Judge Cameron; "The Four"; court packing; Baker v. Carr; Wesberry v. Sanders; racial cases; Judge Gewin; Julian Bond case; James H. Floyd; anti-war cases; Jack Bass; habeas corpus; civil rights cases; issuing injunctions; Ralph McGill; and desegregation at Rich's lunch counter.

1 audiotape ; cassette.Transcript (62 p.)

Georgia State University

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Georgia State University

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