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Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) 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.
- 1941–1945
Aug 12, 2002 · Herman Talmadge was a Georgia governor and U.S. senator who opposed civil rights and supported agriculture. He served from 1947 to 1954 and from 1956 to 1980, when he was censured and defeated by a Republican.
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...
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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...
Herman Talmadge. Linked to Herman Talmadge. Details. Terms of Use. After practicing law for several years, Talmadge joined the navy, where he saw extensive combat duty in the South Pacific during World War II and eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant commander. Courtesy of Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies ...
Mar 22, 2002 · That graveyard epiphany of ephemeral glory was, indeed, the fate and fortune of the most dominant political dynasty Georgia has produced. When his death was reported Thursday during drive time ...
Mar 22, 2002 · The Washington Post reports on the life and career of Herman Talmadge, a Democrat who defended segregation and was censured for financial misconduct. He also questioned witnesses in the Watergate hearings and wrote a book on segregation.
