EPISODE · Mar 28, 2018 · 11 MIN
The Three Governors Controversy | S1 Bonus
from Buried Truths · host WABE
In 1946, Eugene Talmadge was elected to a fourth term as governor of Georgia, however, he died a month later, before he could take office. In a bizarre, almost-comedic turn of events, for two months, three men—Melvin Thompson, Ellis Arnall and Herman Talmadge, son of Eugene —would lay claim to the governor’s seat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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