Creator
Henderson, Harold P.
Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992
Talmadge, Herman E.(Herman Eugene), 1913-2002

Date of Original
1981/1994

Subject
Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Georgia. General Assembly. Committee on Schools
Georgia--Governor (1959-1963 : Vandiver)
Georgia--Governor (1943-1947 : Arnall)
Georgia. Office of the Governor
Georgia. Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Governors--Georgia

People
Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968
Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992
Callaway, Howard H. (Howard Hollis), 1927-
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971
Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005

Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018

Medium
oral histories (literary works)
transcripts
interviews

Type
Text

Description
Documents the 1966 Georgia gubernatorial election and the life of Ellis G. Arnall, Georgia governor, 1943-1947. Additional interviews with Herman E. Talmadge, Georgia governor, 1948-1955, and U.S. Senator, 1956-1981, records information about Talmadge, his father (Eugene) and family, and politics in Georgia.
Ellis Gibbs Arnall was born to Bessie Lena Ellis and Joseph Gibbs in Newnan, Georgia, on March 20, 1907. Arnall began his political career in 1932, when he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent Coweta County. As a freshman legislator, he was elected to Speaker pro tempore, a position to which he was reelected in 1935. In 1939, Arnall became the youngest attorney general in the country at thirty-one years old. In 1942, Arnall was elected governor, defeating Eugene Talmadge. He was the youngest governor in the country at that time. Arnall served from 1943 to 1947. In 1947, Arnall was involved in the "three-governor controversy" when governor-elect Eugene Talmadge died before he could take office. Arnall lost his bid and retired from Georgia politics until a 1966 failed run for governor.
Gift of Harold Paulk Henderson, Sr.
Related materials available in the following collections of the repository: Alvan S. Arnall Collection of Ellis G. Arnall materials, c. 1937-2005 with gaps.
Related collection held by Georgia State University: Georgia Democratic Party Forum Records, 1959-1972.
Finding aid available in repository.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/gych_rbrl096hph

Language
eng

Original Collection
Forms part of: Harold Paulk (Hal) Henderson, Sr. oral history collection.

Holding Institution
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Rights