Oral history interview with John Medlin, May 24, 1999
Subtitle: interview I-0076, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Contributors: Mosnier, Joseph, 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; Chief executive officers; Banks and banking; History; Public-private sector cooperation; Social responsibility of business; Wachovia Corporation
Other titles: Interview I-0076, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007); Interview with John Medlin, May 24, 1999; Oral histories of the American South.
Description: John G. Medlin, Jr., CEO of Wachovia, discusses the growth of the Charlotte-based bank. Medlin places the rise of Wachovia in a historic context, describing the management philosophy with which he stewarded its growth, along with some of the details of its national and international expansion. As he reflects on Wachovia's history, he comments briefly on the development of his management philosophy, Wachovia's history with racial integration, and its involvement in politics and charitable giving.
Notes: Title from menu page (viewed on Oct. 12, 2007).

Interview participants: John Medlin, interviewee; Joseph Mosnier, interviewer.

Duration: 01:41:48.

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 Mike Millner.  Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.

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Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series I, Business history, interview I-0076, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Original transcript: 33 p.

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

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