The New Deal vs Eugene Talmadge 432013 Who

The New Deal vs. Eugene Talmadge 4/3/2013

Who is Eugene Talmadge? Based on the pictures describe what you think Eugene Talmadge may be like. n What is personality? n What are his characteristics? n What was his profession? n Is he popular? n

Who is Eugene Talmadge? u Started out as a farmer, lawyer, and sawmill owner from Forsyth. n Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1936 n Very conservative Democrat n Believed government should not intervene n Against government debt n White supremacist n Disliked relief efforts, public welfare, and federal assistance programs

Support or Opposition? n The New Deal is “a combination of wet nursin’, frenzied finance, and plain damn foolishness”

What were Eugene Talmadge’s actions regarding the funding New Deal? n Used federal for highways instead of for relief for unemployment n Wanted employees of New Deal programs to be paid less than other Georgians n Criticized programs that paid black workers as much as whites n Vetoed Georgia’s ability to participate in the Social Security Administration n Fired government workers who

A Change in Georgia Politics n Ed Rivers was elected Governor in 1936. n Rivers supported the New Deal programs n Supported health care, retirement pensions, teacher raises, 7 month school, expansion of electrical service, unemployment benefits, public housing.

Campaign Poster for Eugene Talmadge Image representing Talmadge or what he stood for. n 3 campaign platforms (why voters should choose him) n Use at least 3 Vocabulary words from this week. n