Oral history interview with R. David Boyd, 1998 September 18 Boyd, David, 1938- Steely, Mel Boyd, David, 1938---Interviews Cartoonists--Georgia--Interviews Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950--Caricatures and cartoons Georgia--Politics and government--1951---Caricatures and cartoons Governors--Georgia--Caricatures and cartoons Legislators--Georgia--Caricatures and cartoons United States. Army Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina--Alumni and alumnae Foxworthy, Jeff Gibson, Hoot Grizzard, Lewis, 1946-1994 Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 Oliphant, Pat, 1935- Steed, Robert L, 1936- Steed, Mike Totten, Jim NASCAR (Association) Wofford College (Spartanburg, S.C.) Newnan (Ga.) Newnan times-herald Vietnam War, 1961-1975 You might be a redneck if Political cartoonist R. David Boyd spent his early years in Washington, Georgia, and moved to Newnan in 1965 to take a job as executive director of the local chamber of commerce. His cartoons first appeared in the Newnan Times-Herald and have since been published in 200 newspapers in 46 states. Most of his work has been sharp political commentary, and neither Democrats nor Republicans have been spared his incisive wit. Boyd has also worked with comedian Jeff Foxworthy and currently lives in Newnan. Interviewed by Mel Steely on September 18, 1998 at Boyds home. The first three minutes of the interview, there is some microphone interference, but the answers are mostly clear. Boyd describes his childhood in Washington, Georgia and his high school experiences, including how he developed his sharp wit and comedic skills. He attended the Citadel for college, and calls it a "romantic, rich experience." He then discusses his time in the Army, and then begins to move into how he honed in his artistic talent and began drawing professionally. He talks about drawing political cartoons and how he chooses his subjects. Boyd also answers questions about how he came to work with famous names like Lewis Grizzard and Jeff Foxworthy, including a golf trip to Scotland. He says that his political cartoons do not come from the network perspective, but rather the "man-on-the-street" perspective. Carrollton, Ga. : Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgia Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections University of West Georgia. Georgia's Political Heritage Program 2010 Oral histories Moving images MovingImage http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:boyd19980918 video/x-flv video/vnd.rn-realvideo video/x-ms-wmv 1 transcript 2 interviews (circa 56 mins.; circa 50 mins.) Georgia's Political Heritage Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, State University of West Georgia Forms part of the online collection: Georgia's Political Heritage Program. Cite as: [interview title], Georgia's Political Heritage Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia