- Collection:
- Two-Party Georgia Oral History Collection, 2017-2020
- Title:
- Molly Dye Franklin interviewed by Ashton Ellett, 4 October 2018.
- Creator:
- Ellett, Ashton G. (Ashton Gene),1985-
Franklin, Molly Dye - Date of Original:
- 2018-10-04
- Subject:
- Politics and government
Georgia Politics and government
Georgia
Republican Party (Ga.) - People:
- Franklin, Molly Dye
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Interviewed by Ashton Ellett.
Molly Dye Franklin was raised between Waynesboro and Augusta. She earned her bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandizing from the University of Georgia in 1980 before earning a certification in executive secretarial protocol from Katherine Gibbs College in Boston, Massachusetts. She later completed the Program for Senior Managers in Government at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1997. Franklin began working for Georgia Senate Minority Leader Paul Coverdell as an aide in 1981. She also worked executive assistant at Coverdell and Company, Inc. in Atlanta. Following Coverdell’s appointment as Director of the U.S. Peace Corps in 1989, Franklin moved to Washington D.C. as Coverdell’s administrative director. She returned to Atlanta in 1991 and worked as administrative director for Paul Coverdell’s 1992 U.S. Senate campaign. She served as Senator Coverdell’s chief of staff from 1993 until 2000 when Coverdell Following his victory, Franklin served as Senator Coverdell’s chief of staff until his death in July 2000. From 2001 until 2005, Franklin was Vice President of Corporate Relations for AGCO Corporation in Duluth, Georgia. She is currently founder and President of MDF Designs and resides in Atlanta.
Franklin talks about growing up in Waynesboro and Augusta and attending the University of Georgia and Katherine Gibbs College. She reflects on moving to Atlanta and her early work with Paul Coverdell and the Georgia Senate Republican Caucus. Franklin offers her insights into the Georgia Republican Party’s growth as well as Coverdell’s role in it. She discusses working in Washington D.C. as a close aide to Coverdell at the U.S. Peace Corps before returning to Georgia to assist Coverdell’s successful 1992 U.S. Senate campaign. Franklin recalls her work as Senator Coverdell’s chief of staff. She reflects on the moment she learned that Senator Coverdell had died as well as the ensuing days. The interview closes with Franklin’s thoughts on the past and future of two-party politics in Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL425TPGA-063/video-access
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project, TPGA-063, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 videorecording (ca. 125 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Two-Party Georgia Oral History Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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