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Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) [1] was an American politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. A Democrat, Talmadge served during a time of political transition, both in Georgia and nationally. [2]
Aug 12, 2002 · Herman Talmadge, son of Eugene Talmadge, served as governor of Georgia for a brief time in early 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954. In 1956 Talmadge was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served until his defeat in 1980.
Mar 22, 2002 · Former Senator Herman E. Talmadge, an old-fashioned Southern populist who built schools as governor of Georgia and then called for stopping desegregation by closing them, died today at his...
In the U.S. Senate, Herman Talmadge became a powerhouse in the Southern tradition: Stay there, work hard, gain power, and transfer Yankee wealth south.
In 1978, Herman E. Talmadge (Democrat-GA) was an influential and respected senator. Initially elected to the Senate in 1956 as a proponent of states' rights, he had gained national recognition and esteem through his work on the Watergate investigation.
Mar 22, 2002 · WASHINGTON — Herman Talmadge, 88, a Democratic Georgia governor and senator who was among the last political lions of the Deep South to reap national attention for his defiantly...
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Mar 22, 2002 · Herman E. Talmadge, 88, a Democratic Georgia governor and senator who was among the last political lions of the Deep South to reap national attention for his defiantly segregationist rhetoric...
