Terry Sanford
65th governor of North Carolina (1917-1998) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 80
James Terry Sanford was an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford served as the 65th governor of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965, was a two-time U.S. presidential candidate in the 1970s, and served as a U.S. senator from 1986 to 1993.
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W. Kerr Scott (left) and Sanford (right) at a restaurant circa 1953
Sanford (left) with John F. Kennedy and Luther H. Hodges in 1961. Sanford's early decision to endorse Kennedy as a candidate for President of the United States upset Hodges and some of his own supporters.
Sanford promoting public education at a school in Pender County, 1962
Sanford with President Lyndon B. Johnson on one of his "poverty tours" in Nash County, May 1964
Sanford with black schoolchildren in Alexander County, 1962
Sanford's portrait from his tenure as governor
Sanford's first press conference as presumptive President of Duke University, December 14, 1969Awards
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He was a strong proponent of public education and introduced several reforms and new programs in North Carolina's schools and institutions of higher education as the state's governor. From 1970 to 1985, Sanford served as the president of Duke University.
