Jody Powell

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OVERVIEW:

BORN:
September 30, 1943 (Cordele, Georgia)

EDUCATION:
U.S. Air Force Academy (1961-1964)
Georgia State University (BA in Political Science, 1966)
Emory University (1967, MA in Political Science)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER:
Aide to Gubernatorial Candidate Jimmy Carter (1970)
Press Secretary to Governor Jimmy Carter (1971-1974)
Press Secretary for Carter Presidential Campaign (1974-1976)
White House Press Secretary (1977-1981)
Syndicated Newspaper Columnist/ TV Commentator (1981)
Founder/ CEO of Powell Tate public relations firm (1981-1989)

DIED:
September 14, 2009 (Cambridge, Maryland)

BIOGRAPHIES:

Wikipedia

RESOURCES:

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Hamilton Jordan, Jimmy Carter, Jody Powell, and Madeline McBean enjoy a laugh aboard Air Force One., 6/16/1978 (National Archives)

Exit Interview (Carter Library, 12/2/1980)
Carter Oral History (Miller Center, 12/17/1981)

ARTICLES:

President Jimmy Carter standing in front of a crowd of reporters with cameras on Press Secretary Jody Powell stands behind him. April 26. 1977 (Photo Credit: O’Halloran, Thomas J, Library of Congress Collection)

 

Obituaries, 9/15/2009 (NYT, WP, LAT, Politico)

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