Duncan McLauchlin "Lauch" Faircloth was an American politician and farmer who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 1993 to 1999. He was a Democrat for most of his career until he joined the Republican Party in 1991.
Official portrait, 1993
Faircloth along with Senators Bob Dole, Jesse Helms, and Strom Thurmond show their enthusiasm for the Carolinas' new football team, the Carolina Panthers
Faircloth and General Hugh Shelton during Shelton's nomination as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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. 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.
Sanford in 1975
W. Kerr Scott (left) and Sanford (right) at a restaurant circa 1953
Sanford's portrait as Governor.
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.
