Oral history interview with Lloyd E. Griffin, August 20, 1982
Subtitle: interview C-0135, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Contributors: Bulla, Ben F., interviewer; Southern Oral History Program; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
Edition: Electronic ed.
Publisher: University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Interviews; Politicians; Business and politics; Politics and government; Political and social views; North Carolina Citizens Association
Other titles: Interview C-0135, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007); Interview with Lloyd E. Griffin, August 20, 1982; Oral histories of the American South.
Description: Lloyd Griffin was born and raised in Belvedere, North Carolina, during the early twentieth century. After finishing his education at Wake Forest College and Harvard Law School, Griffin underwent officer training and served overseas during World War I. When he returned to North Carolina following the war, he passed the bar exam and became involved in North Carolina politics. He served in the North Carolina Senate under Governor John Ehringhaus and then joined Ehringhaus's administration, where he served in various capacities for 35 years until his retirement in 1975. Griffin was one of the founding members of the North Carolina Citizens Association, a coalition of North Carolina businessmen who worked together to establish and advocate for legislation that was conducive to business. Through the North Carolina Citizens Association, Griffin worked with B. Everett Jordan, a prominent North Carolinian textiles businessman and United States senator. Griffin describes his views of North Carolina politics during the mid-twentieth century, focusing on his perception of Jordan's leadership style.
Notes: Title from menu page (viewed on Dec. 2, 2008).

Interview participants: Lloyd E. Griffin, interviewee; Ben Bulla, interviewer.

Duration: 01:06:25.

This electronic edition is part of the UNC-Chapel Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.  It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.

Text encoded by Mike Millner.  Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.

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Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series C, Notable North Carolinians, interview C-0135, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Original transcript: 25 p.

Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.

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