Interview with Tommy Irvin, April 17, 2008

Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

Dublin Core

Subject

State governments--Officials and employees

Agriculture

Political campaigns

Undocumented workers

Agriculture and Industry

Description

Tommy Irvin discusses his long career as Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, a position he held from 1969 to 2011. Leading up to his service with the Department of Agriculture, Irvin served on the Habersham County School Board, directed the Georgia School Boards Association, served as a Representative in the Georgia House, and managed Lester Maddox's 1966 campaign for governor.

Creator

Tommy Irvin

Bob Short

Date

2008-04-17

Identifier

RBRL220ROGP-024

Coverage

Georgia

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Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

Tommy Irvin and Bob Short, “Interview with Tommy Irvin, April 17, 2008,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed April 26, 2024, https://russelllibraryoralhistory.org/RBRL220ROGP/RBRL220ROGP-024.