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Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) [1] was an American politician who served as governor of Georgia in 1947 and from 1948 to 1955 and as a U.S. senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. A Democrat, Talmadge served during a time of political transition, both in Georgia and nationally. [2]
Aug 12, 2002 · Herman Talmadge was a Georgia governor and U.S. senator who opposed civil rights and supported agriculture. He served from 1947 to 1954 and from 1956 to 1980, when he was censured and defeated by a Republican.
Mar 22, 2002 · Former Senator Herman E. Talmadge, an old-fashioned Southern populist who built schools as governor of Georgia and then called for stopping desegregation by closing them, died today at his...
In 1978, Herman E. Talmadge (Democrat-GA) was an influential and respected senator. Initially elected to the Senate in 1956 as a proponent of states' rights, he had gained national recognition and esteem through his work on the Watergate investigation.
On Herman Herman the night Talmadge, Talmadge, a leading of Tuesday, southern a leading Democrat November who had southern 4, 1980, Democrat the supporters who had of represented Georgia in the US Senate for twenty-four years, were quietly confident.
Herman Talmadge. After practicing law for several years, Talmadge joined the navy, where he saw extensive combat duty in the South Pacific during World War II and…
Herman Talmadge. Talmadge received national attention during his service on the Ervin Committee (officially, the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities), which investigated Richard Nixon and the…
