- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Harry Dixon, 01 December 2009.
- Creator:
- Dixon, Harry Donival, 1925
Short, Bob, 1932 - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
- Date of Original:
- 2009-12-01
- Subject:
- Georgia--General Assembly--House of Representatives
Georgia--General Assembly
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Apportionment (Election law)--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945
Liquor laws--Georgia
Apportionment (Election law)
Expenditures, Public
Legislators
Liquor laws
Georgia - People:
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946
Dixon, Harry Donival, 1925-
Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982
Murphy, Thomas Bailey, 1924-2007 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Harry Dixon discusses his early life in Ware County. He recalls growing up during the Great Depression and the attack on Pearl Harbor which convinced him to join the Merchant Marine. Dixon recalls several experiences during World War II. Dixon recalls working for the railroad after the war, first serving as a fireman and subsequently as an engineer. He discusses his growing interest in politics during reapportionment in 1962, recalling several failed campaigns and a subsequent successful one. Dixon discusses serving in the Georgia house for 38 years. Dixon recalls his friendship with Hanson Carter, Frances Houston, and Fred Kitchens. He discusses his work updating liquor laws in Georgia as the chairman on the committee of Regulated Beverages and his chairmanship of the Appropriations Committee. Dixon recalls memories of Speaker Tom Murphy, Marvin Griffin, and Eugene Talmadge. He comments on the county unit system and its advantage for some politicians. Dixon discusses the 1970 gubernatorial election of Jimmy Carter and his plan for reorganizing the state government. He also recalls his work with the no-fault insurance protocol in the state of Georgia.
Harry Donival Dixon was born in Ware County, Georgia, on March 24, 1925. He grew up in a railroad family and worked as a locomotive engine man on the Atlantic Coast Line. In 1943, he entered U.S. Maritime Service and served in World War II. He was discharged in 1946, and returned to Waycross, Georgia, and the railroad company. In 1952, he was promoted to engineer. In 1963, he was elected as a Democrat to the Georgia House of Representatives, where he served for 38 years. He served as chairman of Regulated Beverages for 27 years, and rewrote many of Georgia's liquor laws. Dixon served on the State Board of Transportation.
Finding aid available in repository.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-093/ohms
- 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):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 093, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (111 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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