- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with R. David Boyd, 1998 September 18
- Creator:
- Boyd, David, 1938-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Steely, Mel
University of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program - Publisher:
- Carrollton, Ga. : University of West Georgia Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1998-09-18
- Subject:
- Cartoonists--Georgia--Interviews
Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950--Caricatures and cartoons
Georgia--Politics and government--1951---Caricatures and cartoons
Governors--Georgia--Caricatures and cartoons
Legislators--Georgia--Caricatures and cartoons
United States. Army
Boyd, David, 1938---Interviews
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina--Alumni and alumnae
Foxworthy, Jeff
Gibson, Hoot
Grizzard, Lewis, 1946-1994
Oliphant, Pat, 1935-
Steed, Robert L, 1936-
Steed, Mike
Totten, Jim
Wofford College (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
NASCAR (Association)
Newnan (Ga.)
Newnan times-herald
You might be a redneck if - People:
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Political cartoonist R. David Boyd spent his early years in Washington, Georgia, and moved to Newnan in 1965 to take a job as executive director of the local chamber of commerce. His cartoons first appeared in the Newnan Times-Herald and have since been published in 200 newspapers in 46 states. Most of his work has been sharp political commentary, and neither Democrats nor Republicans have been spared his incisive wit. Boyd has also worked with comedian Jeff Foxworthy and currently lives in Newnan.; Interviewed by Mel Steely on September 18, 1998 at Boyds home.; The first three minutes of the interview, there is some microphone interference, but the answers are mostly clear. Boyd describes his childhood in Washington, Georgia and his high school experiences, including how he developed his sharp wit and comedic skills. He attended the Citadel for college, and calls it a "romantic, rich experience." He then discusses his time in the Army, and then begins to move into how he honed in his artistic talent and began drawing professionally. He talks about drawing political cartoons and how he chooses his subjects. Boyd also answers questions about how he came to work with famous names like Lewis Grizzard and Jeff Foxworthy, including a golf trip to Scotland. He says that his political cartoons do not come from the network perspective, but rather the "man-on-the-street" perspective.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_boyd19980918
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:boyd19980918
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [interview title], Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 transcript; 2 interviews (circa 56 mins.; circa 50 mins.)
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, State University of West Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- University of West Georgia. Special Collections
- Rights:
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