Interview with Betty Vandiver, October 3, 2008

Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

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Subject

State governments--Officials and employees

Description

Betty Vandiver helped her husband Ernest Vandiver run a successful campaign for lieutenant governor in 1954 and in 1958, when Ernest Vandiver was elected governor of Georgia. As first lady, Betty Vandiver was instrumental in setting up Milledgeville's Central State Hospital, Georgia's first mental institution. She elaborates on her childhood as part of the Russell family, discusses various political campaigns, and recalls the many political personalities she and her husband encountered.

Creator

Betty Vandiver

Bob Short

Date

2008-10-03

Identifier

RBRL220ROGP-051

Coverage

Georgia

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Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

Betty Vandiver and Bob Short, “Interview with Betty Vandiver, October 3, 2008,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed April 26, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL220ROGP/RBRL220ROGP-051.