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Harris Blackwood: Miller had a ‘barbed-wire’ voice and a way with people

Georgia Gov. Zell Miller waves to delegates at the Democratic Convention on July 13, 1992, in New York, where he gave the keynote address for the nomination of Bill Clinton. Miller died Friday, March 23, 2018, at age 86.

0325 ZELL MILLER — Georgia Gov. Zell Miller waves to delegates at the Democratic Convention on July 13, 1992, in New York, where he gave the keynote address for the nomination of Bill Clinton. Miller died Friday, March 23, 2018, at age 86.

When it comes to governors, Georgia has a fair share of both statesmen and colorful characters. We have had statesmen like Richard Russell, George Busbee, Joe Frank Harris and our current governor, Nathan Deal.