Oral history interview with Bob Scott, September 18, 1986
Subtitle: interview C-0036, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Contributors: Campbell, Karl E. (Karl Edward), 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: 2007
Place of publication: [Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Interviews; Governors; Politicians; Politics and government; Political parties; Rural families
Other titles: Interview C-0036, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007); Interview with Bob Scott, September 18, 1986; Oral histories of the American South.
Description: Bob Scott, former governor of North Carolina and the state's community college system president, describes his tenure as governor and discusses North Carolina politics. Neither Scott's political ideology nor his political goals make an appearance in this interview. However, his proudest accomplishments include helping rural schools and communities, an indication that his own background as a farmer may have led him to focus on constituents often overlooked by the political process. This focus on people, rather than polls, is what distinguishes Scott from his successors, he believes: he laments the decline of face-to-face politics. Finally, he seeks to explain the decline of the Democratic Party in North Carolina, citing internal squabbling and the leftward drift of the national party. This interview will be useful for students of North Carolina politics.
Notes: Title from menu page (viewed on November 5, 2007).

Interview participants: Bob Scott, interviewee; Karl Campbell, interviewer.

Duration: 01:45:18.

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.

Text encoded by Jennifer Joyner.  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-0036, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Transcribed by Jovita Flynn. Original transcript: 47 p.

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

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