Interview with Buddy Darden, June 18, 2008

Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

Dublin Core

Subject

United States--Officials and employees

State governments--Officials and employees

United States--Appropriations and expenditures

Intervention (International law)

Political parties

Description

Buddy Darden served as a U.S Representative from Georgia’s 7th district from 1983 to 1995, and previously served as a Georgia Representative and Cobb County district attorney. In this interview he discusses his early life and his political career, reflecting on his college years working for Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr., his campaigns for office, and his legislative career on the state and national level. He also shares his thoughts on several policy topics and recalls his relationships with political figures like Senator Russell, Carl Vinson, Tom Murphy, and Roy Barnes, while also giving insight to his personal and family life.

Creator

Buddy Darden

Bob Short

Date

2008-06-18

Identifier

RBRL220ROGP-035

Coverage

Georgia

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Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

Buddy Darden and Bob Short, “Interview with Buddy Darden, June 18, 2008,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 21, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL220ROGP/RBRL220ROGP-035.