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Edwards Culver Kidd Jr. (1914-1995) was a Democratic state legislator from Baldwin County, holding office more than 30 years. He was known as a deal-maker and individually introduced more bills than any other legislator. Kidd encountered legal problems in a conspiracy case in 1978, in which President Jimmy Carter was called to testify. Kidd was not convicted and in 1992, his district was re-drawn and he lost the primary.; Interviewed by Dr. Mel Steely on August 19, 1993 at Culver's home in Atlanta.; Culver begins by discussing his early childhood, his time in school at the Georgia Military College and his interest in sports. After he attended Duke University for a short time, he decided to finish pursuing his studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology. During WWII, after having worked at a stock and bond house and his family's drugstore, he was drafted into the army. Kidd speaks of the time he spent training in the states as well as the time he spent serving in the war. Kidd was wounded in battle while in Japan and was subsequently made to return to the United States where he went through several months of physical therapy. Eventually he returned to running the family drugstore and was encouraged to run for the Georgia legislature. Kidd speaks of some of the issues that caught his attention from the beginning of his career in politics, such as mental health and the prison system, as well as discussing events such as the three governor's...

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