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Politically Georgia: The life and legacy of Johnny Isakson

January 16, 2020 - Atlanta - Former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson acknowledges applause as he is honored in the joint session. Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his second State of the State address as the Georgia 2020 General Assembly continued for it's fourth legislative day. The governor and the house honored former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson during the session. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

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Credit: Bob Andres

January 16, 2020 - Atlanta - Former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson acknowledges applause as he is honored in the joint session. Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his second State of the State address as the Georgia 2020 General Assembly continued for it's fourth legislative day. The governor and the house honored former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson during the session. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com
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Dec 20, 2021

In this special episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, host Greg Bluestein is joined by Political Insider Patricia Murphy and senior writer Tamar Hallerman to reflect on the life and career of former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson.

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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter.

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Tamar Hallerman is an award-winning senior reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She covers the Fulton County election interference case and co-hosts the Breakdown podcast.

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Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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