United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Midtown, 33.7811275, -84.38636Lewis, Boyd, 1944-1973-10-02View of Reginald Eaves (foreground), a political advisor to Maynard Jackson, at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel in the Midtown area of Atlanta, Georgia, on the night Maynard Jackson was elected mayor of Atlanta.A. Reginald Eaves served as one of Maynard Jackson's closest political advisors during his campaign for Atlanta mayor in 1973. In 1974, Mayor Jackson appointed Eaves the Commissioner of Public Safety for the City of Atlanta. Eaves resigned the position in 1978 amid a cheating scandal regarding police promotion examinations. Within six months, Eaves was elected to the Fulton County Commission.image/jpegVIS 101.378.006ahc101378006.jpgMSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History CenterPolitics and government--Georgia--AtlantaPolitical elections--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican Americans--1970-1980Podiums--Georgia--AtlantaMicrophoneCelebrations--Georgia--AtlantaEaves, ReginaldAtlanta Biltmore Hotel and Biltmore Apartments (Atlanta, Ga.)Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.)Election NightStillImage