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Remembering Max Cleland, a life strong in the broken places
Georgia Today
English - November 12, 2021 19:39 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBHealth & Fitness News Politics news politics health science media journalism georgia gpb npr atlanta Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week, Georgians around the state are remembering Max Cleland. He died of congestive heart failure at his home in Atlanta on Tuesday. He was 79. Cleland was a Democrat and lifelong public servant in a variety of roles, including U.S. senator and head of the Veterans Administration under President Jimmy Carter. Jim Galloway, a now-retired Atlanta Journal-Constitution journalist, says Cleland’s politics were influenced by his military service. He lost three limbs in the Vietnam War. Georgia Today explores Cleland's life and legacy with Galloway, who also knew Cleland as a friend.