Thompson, M. E. (Melvin Ernest), 1903-1980
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1903 - 1980
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
M.E. Thompson oral history interview, August 12, 1971
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Identifier: ThompsonME_19710812_P1989-36
Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Jane Herndon. Among topics discussed: Rivers's education; Young Harris College; 1928 governor's race; "Blue Ridge chickens"; education reforms; "Little New Deal"; sales tax; highway‑building program; scandal over pardons and paroles; Rivers and Judge Beckwith; appointment of Charles Reed to Supreme Court. Comparison of Ellis Arnall and Rivers; scandals in highway department; use of road building for political gains; Rivers and Democratic National Committee; Grassroots Politics...
Dates:
August 12, 1971
M.E. Thompson oral history interview, Summer 1976
Item — Othertype Oral History: Series Series A: ; Series I; Series II; Series III; Series IV
Identifier: ThompsonME_1976_P1976-10
Scope and Contents
This interview was conducted for Georgia Public Television by Gene Gabriel Moore.
Among topics discussed: Three‑governor controversy; purchase of Jekyll Island; Ku Klux Klan; Ellis Arnall administration; 1948 governor's race; E. D. Rivers; white primary; sales tax issue; assessment of Herman Talmadge, Marvin Griffin, Ernest Vandiver, Carl Sanders, Lester Maddox, and Jimmy Carter; comparative styles of campaigning.
Dates:
Summer 1976
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