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| Title | Culver Kidd oral history interview, 1988 October 20 |
| Identifier | KiddC_19881020_P1988-17 |
| Date of the interview | 1988-10-20 |
| Decade | 1980s |
| Interviewee |
Kidd, Culver, 1914-1995 |
| Interviewer |
Allen, John |
| Abstract | Among topics discussed: Talmadge Administration; term as Baldwin County Commissioner; Marvin Griffin's administration; opposition of Lieutenant Governor Ernest Vandiver to Griffin; Jim Gillis of the highway department; Roy Harris; race between Marvin Griffin and Carl Sanders; Kidd's position on Governmental Operations Committee (formerly EREG); Kidd's indictments; Judge Owens; Jimmy Carter as governor; Carter's plan for a Department of Human Resources; George Busbee's plan to reorganize DHR; campaign for lieutenant governor in 1962; problems of reapportionment in Kidd's senatorial district; 1962 campaign for Senate; Hugh Gillis; Peter Zack Geer; Denmark Groover and the "clock incident"; Maddox‑Calloway governor's race; Bobby Rowan and floor leader; 1970 governor's race; Carter as governor; executive versus legislative branch; the Henry Grady Hotel; legislative "gift‑giving" on the last night of the session; Kidd's last session; Kidd's views on Miller‑Cleland race. |
| Biographical note | Culver Kidd (1914-1995), from Baldwin County, served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1947 to 1952 and 1957 to 1962, and served in the Georgia Senate from 1963 to 1991. |
| Language |
English |
| Subject |
Legislators Politicians Apportionment (Election law) Three Governors Controversy, Georgia, 1946-1947 |
| Subject (names) |
Kidd, Culver, 1914-1995 Georgia. General Assembly. House of Representatives Georgia. General Assembly. Senate Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946 Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982 Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005 Gillis, Jim L., 1892-1975 Harris, Roy Vincent, 1895-1985 Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Busbee, George, 1927-2004 Groover, Denmark, 1922-2001 |
| Location depicted | Baldwin County (Ga.) |
| Extent | 1 hour, 11 minutes, 38 seconds of audio spread over 2 sides of 1 tape, and a 37 page transcript. |
| Collecting area | Georgia Government Documentation Project |
| Digital Publisher | Georgia State University Library |
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| Citation | Kidd, Culver, Interviewed by John Allen, 20 October 1988, P1988-17, Series B. Public Figures, Georgia Government Documentation Project, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta. |
| Source format | oral histories (document genres) |
| Format |
application/pdf audio/mpeg |
| Type |
Text Sound |
Description
| Title | Interview transcript, 37 pages |
| Identifier | Kidd, C_19881020_(P1988-17) |
| Digital Publisher | Georgia State University Library |
| Rights information | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). |
| Source format | oral histories (document genres) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
