Unity Press Conference with Senator Bob Kerrey, Charles Sanders, and Gov. Jim Hunt

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Press conference held after Harvey Gantt won the 1996 primary nomination for U.S. Senate. Speakers: Jim Hunt (introduced by Charlie Sanders), Bob Kerrey (introduced by Jim Hunt), Harvey Gantt (introduced by Bob Kerrey). Gantt talks about (starts around 14:30) having the government work on the side of average-working families, criticizes Jesse Helms and the Republican party for their negative campaign tactics, and emphasizes the policies he intends to focus on upon his election to the U.S. Senate. Takes questions after speech.

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Harvey Gantt Audio Tapes

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Title: Unity Press Conference with Senator Bob Kerrey, Charles Sanders, and Gov. Jim Hunt
Date: 1996-05-30
Physical Description: 1 audio file (0:31:37) : digital, MP3
Description: Press conference held after Harvey Gantt won the 1996 primary nomination for U.S. Senate. Speakers: Jim Hunt (introduced by Charlie Sanders), Bob Kerrey (introduced by Jim Hunt), Harvey Gantt (introduced by Bob Kerrey). Gantt talks about (starts around 14:30) having the government work on the side of average-working families, criticizes Jesse Helms and the Republican party for their negative campaign tactics, and emphasizes the policies he intends to focus on upon his election to the U.S. Senate. Takes questions after speech.
Digital Collection: Harvey Gantt Papers
Series: Gantt Audio Tapes
Collection Description: Harvey Bernard Gantt is an architect and Democratic politician active in North Carolina. Gantt entered local Charlotte politics in 1974 serving on the city council until 1983. He was elected to two terms as the first black Mayor of Charlotte from 1983 to 1987. In the 1990s (1990 and 1996), he ran twice for the United States Senate against Jesse Helms. The bulk of the collection is comprised of audiovisual materials from Gantt's 1996 campaign against Jesse Helms for U.S. Senate, but also includes speeches and writings.
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Genre: sound recordings
spoken word
public speaking
Language: eng
Subjects--Names: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Sanders, Charles A., 1932-
Hunt, James B., 1937-
Subjects--Organizations: Democratic Party (U.S.)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Subjects--Topics: Political campaigns
Politics and government
African Americans--Politics and government
Primaries--U.S. states
Fund raising
Economic security
Subjects--Places: North Carolina
North Carolina--Raleigh
Physical Location: Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Call Number: Manuscript 543
Finding Aid: https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1437
Rights Holder Information: This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by Harvey B. Gantt.
Rights Statement: Use of this resource is governed by the terms of the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives" License.
Funding Note: This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette.
Identifier: ganms543-05-022_01
Date Digitized: 2018-12-06

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