1996-10-31

1 audio file (0:22:21) : digital, MP3

Harvey Gantt delivers a campaign speech in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. Gantt discusses his kitchen table issues, including supporting children and students, job security, and how the federal government can be on the side of citizens. He says that government needs to fund Head Start and tax deductions for college tuition. He criticizes his opponent, Jesse Helms, for voting against federal involvement in education, voting for tax credits for companies, and calling Medicare and Social Security welfare programs. Gantt continues, saying that Helms votes for corporate welfare, the National Council for Senior Citizens says that Helms has the worst voting record on seniors, the Helms Foundation gets donations from multinational corporations and foreign governments, and Helms doesn't talk to NC citizens and refuses to debate. Gantt concludes by encouraging the audience to vote and to get other people to vote. Speech followed by a question and answer session, with topics including Social Security.

Recording is played throught the phone and recorded. Silence and dial tone at the end of cassette was trimmed in the digital file.

Harvey Gantt Papers

Gantt Audio Tapes

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.

Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

sound recordings
spoken word
public speaking

eng

Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Helms, Jesse

Democratic Party (N.C.)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Project Head Start (U.S.)
National Council of Senior Citizens

Political campaigns
Politics and government
African Americans--Politics and government
Education
Education, Higher
Education, Higher--Economic aspects
Student loans
Education and state
Higher education and state
Job security
Subsidies
Medicare
Social security--Government policy
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Gifts
Conflict of interests
Political participation
Campaign funds
Abortion--Law and legislation

North Carolina
North Carolina--Burlington

Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Manuscript 543

https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1437

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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.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette.

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2018-12-05