James Terry Sanford
U.S. Senator, North Carolina
In office November 5, 1986–January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Jim Broyhill
Succeeded by	Lauch Faircloth
Born	August 20, 1917 Laurinburg, North Carolina
Died	April 18, 1998 (aged 80) Durham, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Margaret Rose Knight
Religion	Methodist

James Terry Sanford (August 20, 1917 – April 18, 1998) was a Southern Democratic politician. A native of North Carolina, he was a North Carolina state senator from 1953 to 1961, governor of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965, and United States Senator from 1986 to 1993. Sanford was noted for his progressive leadership in the fields of civil rights and education. Terry Sanford File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... 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Youth

He was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina to Cecil and Elizabeth Sanford. Sanford became an Eagle Scout in Laurinburg's Troop 20 of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).^[1] The BSA recognized him with their Distinguished Eagle Scout Award as an adult.^[2] Laurinburg is a city located in Scotland County, North Carolina. ... An Eagle Scout is a Scout with the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). ... For the Boy Scout program within the BSA, see Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America). ... The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, is a special award, awarded only to Eagle Scouts, for distinguished service in his profession or to the community for a period of at least 25 years after earning his Eagle Scout rank. ...

He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ...

He served as a special agent in the FBI for two years. During World War II he enlisted as a private in the US Army as a paratrooper, parachuted into France in combat with the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was awarded the Bronze Star, attained the rank of first lieutenant, and was discharged in 1946. He married Margaret Rose Knight on 4 July 1942, and had two children with her, a son, Terry Jr. and a daughter, Elizabeth. Special Agent may refer to: // In the United States Government Any civilian (i. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... An American Paratrooper using a MC1-B series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. ... During World War II, the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (517th PIR) was a regiment of the U.S. 17th Airborne Division and later, the U.S. 13th Airborne Division, of the United States Army. ... The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration and is the fourth highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

Gubernatorial career

Sanford was elected to the governorship of North Carolina in 1961 and served to 1965. Driven by his belief that a person could accomplish anything with a good education, Sanford nearly doubled North Carolina's expenditures on public schools during his term. He consolidated the University of North Carolina school system to ensure its solvency and strength. He conceived the idea for the state's Governor's Schools for talented children. He established the North Carolina School of the Arts to keep creative children in their home state. And he fought for racial desegregation-even sent his son to a desegregated public school-at a time when such a position was politically unpopular and possibly dangerous. He also established the North Carolina Fund under the leadership of George Esser; it was meant to fight poverty and promote racial equality across the state. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... An arts conservatory of international renown, the North Carolina School of the Arts was the first state-supported, residential school of its kind in the nation. ... This article is about race as an intraspecies classification. ... Desegregation is the process of ending racial segregation, most commonly used in reference to the United States. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A public school, has two distinct meanings: elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials or in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, a private boarding school, generally not coeducational, that prepares students for the university. ... The North Carolina Fund was a series of experiemtal programs conceived of at the request of North Carolina governor Terry Sanford. ... George Hyndman Esser, Jr. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ...

Tax increases to finance these educational programs diminished Sanford's popularity and were energetically exploited by his political opponents.

In a 1968 book, President John F. Kennedy's secretary Evelyn Lincoln wrote that Kennedy had stated he intended to replace Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson with Terry Sanford on the Democratic ticket for the re-election campaign in 1964. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Evelyn Maurine Norton Lincoln (June 25, 1909 - May 11, 1995) was the personal secretary for John F. Kennedy from his election to the United States Senate in 1953 until his 1963 assassination in Dallas. ... “LBJ” redirects here. ...

Duke University

He served as President of Duke University from 1969 to 1985. Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During his tenure as president of Duke University, he mounted two unsuccessful campaigns for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States in 1972 and 1976. He received 77 1/2 votes for president at the 1972 Democratic National Convention, finishing fourth behind George McGovern (1,864.95), George Wallace (381.7) and Shirley Chisholm (151.95). The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The word Presidency is often used to describe the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... George McGovern on May 8, 1972 cover of Time Magazine George Stanley McGovern, Ph. ... Governor George Wallace (in front of door) standing defiantly against desegregation while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the University of Alabama in 1963. ... Shirley Chisholm in 1972 Shirley Anita St. ...

Senate career

Sanford won the Democratic nomination to succeed Senator John P. East in 1986. East committed suicide in July of that year, and Sanford's Republican opponent, Congressman Jim Broyhill, was appointed to hold the seat through November. Sanford defeated Broyhill by three percentage points in the November election. He took office a day later, as a special election to serve the last two months of East's term had taken place the same day. Categories: People stubs | 1931 births | 1986 deaths | United States Senators | Suicides ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... James Thomas Broyhill (born 19 August 1927) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of North Carolina. ...

Compared to most Southern Democrats, Sanford was fairly liberal. He chaired the Senate Select Ethics Committee in 1992. Following a serious heart ailment he lost his bid for reelection in 1992 against Lauch Faircloth, a former Democrat who turned Republican with substantial backing from the political organization of Sanford's Senate colleague, Jesse Helms. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Categories: Stub | 1928 births | United States Senators ... Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. ...

Later life

Sanford spent the twilight of his life as vital as the young. He wrote books, taught and campaigned for the construction of a major performing arts center in the Triangle area that would provide a permanent home for the American Dance Festival, the North Carolina Symphony and the Carolina Ballet. Research Triangle Park, or RTP is a research park near Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. ... The American Dance Festival is a six-week summer season of modern dance performances, and a school for dance currently held at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Sanford announced in late December 1997, that he had been diagnosed with inoperable esophageal cancer, and that his doctors had told him he had just a few months remaining. After his release from the hospital, Sanford's condition slowly deteriorated. Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. ...

Sanford died peacefully in his sleep while surrounded by his family at his Durham, NC home. He was 80 years old. Sanford is entombed in Duke University's Chapel.

Legacy

Sanford's long and productive life touched countless Americans, and word of his passing was countered with words of praise from those who respected him.

According to President John F. Kennedy's personal secretary Evelyn Lincoln, Sanford was Kennedy's choice for vice president on the 1964 Democratic ticket. In 1968 she wrote a book titled Kennedy and Johnson in which she reported that President Kennedy told her that Lyndon B. Johnson would be replaced as Vice President. Lincoln wrote of that November 19, 1963 conversation, just before Kennedy was assassinated: The presidential seal was first used in 1880 by President Rutherford B. Hayes and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Evelyn Maurine Norton Lincoln (June 25, 1909 - May 11, 1995) was the personal secretary for John F. Kennedy from his election to the United States Senate in 1953 until his 1963 assassination in Dallas. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... JFK redirects here. ... “LBJ” redirects here. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Kennedy Assassination redirects here. ...

"His work and his influence literally changed the face and future of the South, making him one of the most influential Americans of the last 50 years," President Bill Clinton said in a statement issued from the Summit of the Americas in Santiago, Chile. "Most important, he was a wonderful man who fought for the right things in the right way. I was lucky to count him as my friend." The presidential seal was first used in 1880 by President Rutherford B. Hayes and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... Order: 42nd President Term of Office: January 20, 1993–January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas Date of death: Place of death: First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic Vice... The Santiago Summit of the Americas was the second meeting of leaders from the 34 countries negotiating for the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). ... The snowcapped Andes above downtown Santiago Santiago (frequently called   in Spanish) is Chiles capital and, when viewed as a conurbation, its largest city. ...

In recognition of Sanford's efforts in education and in countless other areas, a 1981 Harvard University survey named him one of the 10 best governors of the 20th century. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) , is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. One of the eight Ivies, it was founded in 1636. ...

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External links

See [1] Google.com

Terry Sanford for President 1976 Campaign Brochure reprint

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