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What was the impact of Eugene Talmadges
political career?
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First round as governor (1933-1937)

• Appealed to rural white voters.
• Promised to cut car tag fees, lower utility
  rates, and balance the state budget

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First round as governor (1933-1937)

• Was a very strong executive
• The General Assembly refused to lower the price
  of car tags, he did it anyway.
• When the highway board would not give in to his
  control, he declared martial (military) law and
  picked new members
• Had the state treasurer physically removed from
  his office in the state capitol building.

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Why did he do these things?

• Read the 2nd paragraph on pg. 296 to determine
  why Talmadge took such strong actions.

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Disagreed with FDR and New Deal

• Openly opposed many parts of the New Deal
  including minimum wage, Social Security, and
  unemployment insurance
• Called FDR a socialist and sought to run against
  him for president
• Instead, ran against Sen. Richard Russell and lost

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Changes in Georgia

• _______________ became governor in 1936 and GA
  joined the New Deal completely by building
  ________________________(pick 3).
• Other items in the little New Deal included
  money for ____________ for schools, creation of
  the _______________, and requiring drivers
  _____________________.

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Still popular with voters

• 1940 Talmadge ran for governor for a 3rd time
  and won by telling white voters the New Deal was
  trying to end segregation.

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Talmadge and higher education

• 1941 Word spread that some college officials
  were wanting to integrate state colleges.
• Talmadge used his power to fire two
  administrators the Dean of Education at UGA and
  the president of the Georgia Teachers College
  (now Georgia Southern)

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Talmadge and higher education

• The Southern Assoc. of Colleges and Schools
  (SACS) took away the accreditation (official
  approval) of white public colleges in the state.
• Made national headlines. Georgia college credits
  were worthless outside of the state.
• Talmadge was defeated by Ellis Arnall in 1942
  the only governors election he lost

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Everything old is new again

• 1946 Talmadge ran for governor yet again.
• He did not win the popular vote but won the
  county unit vote, which meant he won the
  election.
• Talmadge died in December before officially
  taking office and 3 men claimed to be governor