- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Elizabeth "Betty" Vandiver and Jane Kidd on Ernest Vandiver, 09 February 2007.
- Creator:
- Short, Bob, 1932
Vandiver, Betty Russell, 1925 - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
- Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Date of Original:
- 2007-02-09
- Subject:
- Georgia--Governor (1959-1963 : Vandiver)
University of Georgia
Central State Hospital (Milledgeville, Ga.)
College integration--Georgia--Athens--History
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Governors--Georgia
Political parties--Georgia--History
College integration
Governors
Legislators
Political parties
Politics and government
Georgia--Politics and government
Georgia
Georgia--Athens - People:
- Vandiver, Betty Russell, 1925-
Kidd, Jane Brevard Vandiver, 1953-
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Ernest Vandiver's wife Betty and his daughter Jane recall memories of the former Georgia governor. They discuss the efforts to improve conditions at Central State Hospital, integration at the University of Georgia, Governor Vandiver's military career, and the role of political parties in Georgia in the mid-twentieth century and in 2007.
Finding aid available in repository.
Sybil Elizabeth "Betty" Russell Vandiver was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1925. The niece of Richard B. Russell, she grew up in Winder, Georgia. In 1947, she graduated from the University of Georgia and married Samuel Ernest Vandiver of Lavonia, Georgia, with whom she had three children. She helped him campaign successfully for lieutenant governor, a post Vandiver was elected to in 1954. In 1958, Vandiver was elected governor of Georgia. As first lady, Betty Vandiver was instrumental in improving the quality of care at Milledgeville's Central State Hospital, Georgia's first mental institution. Ernest Vandiver's subsequent campaigns for governor (1966) and U.S. Senate (1972) proved unsuccessful, and the Vandivers retired from politics. They remained active in the business and community affairs of Lavonia.
Interviewed by Bob Short.
Jane Brevard Vandiver Kidd was born February 12, 1953. As the daughter of Georgia Governor S. Ernest Vandiver (1959-1963) and grand-niece of Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr., Kidd was involved in politics early, serving as chair of Youth for Herman Talmadge in Talmadge's 1968 Senate campaign, and campaigning for her father during his 1972 US Senate campaign. She graduated from the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism in 1975, and in 1980 she won a seat on the Lavonia City Council, which she kept for three terms. In 1992 she was Don Johnson's campaign manager in his successful run for Congress, and served as Johnson's district director. In 2004 Kidd was elected to the state house, serving for one term before mounting an unsuccessful bid for a state senate seat. In 2007 she was elected chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-013/video
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 013 Elizabeth "Betty" Vandiver and Jane Kidd on Ernest Vandiver. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (109 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Contributing Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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