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Oral history interview with Jack Hawke, June 7, 1990 interview C-0087, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007). Cover Image E-book

Oral history interview with Jack Hawke, June 7, 1990 interview C-0087, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

Interview C-0087, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) (other title)
Interview with Jack Hawke, June 7, 1990 (portion title)
Hawke, Russell Jackson 1941- (interviewee). Houghton, Jonathan Thomas Young (interviewer). Southern Oral History Program. (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. (Added Author).

Summary: Jack Hawke served as the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party from 1987 to 1995. In this interview, he describes the evolution of the Republican Party in North Carolina from the early 1960s, when he first became involved in politics, until 1990, when the interview was conducted. Hawke begins by offering his assessment of Frank Rouse, who served as the state chair during the early 1970s. According to Hawke, because of Rouse's ability to boost membership and his innovative use of television for political purposes, he was the most effective chair of the party during the years under consideration. Hawke goes on to describe divisions within the Republican Party. Recalling the impact of Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential bid in drawing new membership for the party, Hawke describes how divisions between state leaders such as Jesse Helms, James Holshouser, and James Gardner especially shaped the party's development from 1964 through the 1980s. Hawke spends a great deal of time discussing the role of Gardner within the party, focusing on both his limits as a leader and his successes in strengthening the party statewide. In addition, Hawke addresses the impact of the Watergate scandal, the role of the Congressional Club, and consequences of structural obstacles at the precinct level on the evolution of the party. Finally, Hawke discusses the state of the Republican Party in North Carolina in 1990, with mid-term elections on the horizon, and forecasts the party's immediate future.

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  • Physical Description: electronic resource
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  • Edition: Electronic edition
  • Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2007.

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General Note:
Duration: 01:04:07.
Interview participants: Jack Hawke, interviewee; Jonathan Houghton, interviewer.
Text encoded by Jennifer Joyner. Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.
This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digital library, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.
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Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 123.6 kilobytes, 117 megabytes.
Original Version Note:
Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series C, Notable North Carolinians, interview C-0087, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Transcribed by Jovita Flynn. Original transcript: 38 p.
Funding Information Note:
Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.
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Subject:
Gardner, James Carson 1933-
Hawke, Russell Jackson 1941- Interviews
Helms, Jesse
Republican Party (N.C.)
Elections North Carolina
Political campaigns North Carolina
Politicians North Carolina Interviews
North Carolina Politics and government 1951-
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