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Title |
Garland Byrd oral history interview, 1976 November 10 |
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Identifier |
ByrdG_19761110_P1976-02_1a |
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Date of the interview |
1976-11-10 |
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Decade |
1970s |
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Interviewee |
Byrd, Garland T. (Garland Turk), 1924-1997
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Interviewer |
Dubay, Robert W.
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Abstract |
Among topics discussed: How he came to know 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 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; Byrd's assessment of Griffin administration. |
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Biographical note |
Garland Byrd (1924-1997) served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949, as assistant director of veteran services 1949 to 1952, and as lieutenant governor from 1959 to 1963. |
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Language |
English |
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Subject |
Three Governors Controversy (Georgia : 1946-1947)
Politicians
Contested elections
Legislators
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Subject (names) |
Byrd, Garland T. (Garland Turk), 1924-1997
Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005 |
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Extent |
42 minutes, 13 seconds of audio spread over 1 side of 1 tape. |
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Collection |
Georgia Government Documentation Project |
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Curatorial area |
Georgia Government Documentation Project |
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Digital Publisher |
Georgia State University Library |
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Finding aid |
http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ggdp/id/6109 |
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Rights information |
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Citation |
Byrd, Garland T., Interviewed by Robert Dubay, 10 November 1976, P1976-02, Series F. Marvin Griffin, Georgia Government Documentation Project, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta. |
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Source format |
oral histories (document genres) |
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Format |
audio/mpeg
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Type |
Sound |
