James Eubert Holshouser Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 68th governor of North Carolina from 1973 to 1977. He was the first Republican candidate to be elected as governor o
During his time as governor, Holshouser was engaged in an intra-party rivalry with conservative followers of U.S. Senator Jesse Helms (pictured).
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
Sanford in 1961
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