Gibson Prather oral history interview, December 18, 1980
- Title
- Gibson Prather oral history interview, December 18, 1980
- Description
- Oral history on audio cassette of Gibson Prather, Press Secretary to Senator Robert Morgan. Mr. Prather talks about Senator Morgan's narrow loss to Republican John P. East in the 1980 United States Senate race, emphasizing the winning party's use of misinformation to political ends and the role of television in politics. He highlights areas he views as Morgan's strengths, and talks about Morgan's view on labor reform and the Equal Rights Amendment. He cites Morgan's failure to secure the appointment of Charles B. Winberry as a federal judge as one of the greatest disappointments of Morgan's senate career. Interviewer: Pete Daniel. Includes transcript.
- Date
- December 18, 1980
- Original Format
- oral histories
- Extent
- 10cm x 6cm
- Local Identifier
- 0268-s4-ss1-sss10-b334-fd
- Creator(s)
- Contributor(s)
- Subject(s)
- East, John P.
- Morgan, Robert, 1925-2016
- Democratic Party (N.C.)
- Television in politics--United States
- Prather, Gibson
- Winberry, Charles B., 1941-
- Morgan, Robert, 1925-2016--Friends and associates
- Spatial
- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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Politics and Government
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Politics and Government: North Carolina
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Senator Robert Burren Morgan
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- Robert Morgan Papers from the East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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