MEN OF THE MACHINE
J. Robert Elliott.
The man who
made the motion.
Before he was a federal judge, he helped put Herman Talmadge in the governor’s office.
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J. Robert Elliott.
FROM THE ARCHIVE
What the Talmadge paper printed.
A racist cartoon, a federal order and the readers who helped a political machine run.
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All Southern Life →
AT THE TABLE
Talmadge Country-Cured Ham
The ham at the center of Betty’s hunt-breakfast menu.
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AT THE TABLE
Lucille Ball came to breakfast
A hunt breakfast at Lovejoy, from Betty Talmadge’s cookbook.
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PLACES & PEOPLE
Somebody has to judge the mules.
A few reasons to leave town this fall.
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A little friendly competition.
A crossword, a word search and a little history.
THE TALMADGE RESEARCH PROJECT
Where Red Galluses began.
We began with the Talmadge family, its political machine, and the men and women who made it run. Family archives and a growing cast of characters led us into a much wider story about Georgia life. That work became Red Galluses and The Statesman. The research continues.
The project and the publication →