[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 65 (Wednesday, May 20, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H3608-H3609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H. J. RES. 119, 
  PROPOSING AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION TO LIMIT CAMPAIGN SPENDING, AND 
          H.R. 2183, BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY ACT OF 1997

  Mr. SOLOMON (during special order of the gentleman from Colorado, Mr. 
Bob Schaffer) submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 105-545) on the 
resolution (H. Res. 442) providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution (H. J. Res. 119) proposing an amendment to the Constitution 
of the United States to limit campaign spending, and for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal 
office, and for other purposes, which was referred to the House 
Calendar and ordered to be printed.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, on April 18, 1998 Senator Terry Sanford died 
at the age of eighty after a long battle with cancer.
  He was a Governor, a Senator, a two-time Presidential candidate, a 
lawyer, an author and a president of Duke University.
  Growing up in the segregated south, the town of Laurinburg, North 
Carolina, young Terry learned the value of hard work and money from the 
abject poverty his family lived in after his father's hardware store 
went bankrupt.
  After a stint as a paratrooper in Europe during World War II, Terry 
Sanford returned to his native North Carolina to attend the University 
of North Carolina law school and to become the progressive voice of the 
Democratic Party in North Carolina.
  In 1960, Terry Sanford ran for Governor of North Carolina and faced a 
spirited campaign against an avowed segregationist.
  He was forced into a run-off but won with 56% of the vote and went on 
to become Governor of the State of North Carolina.
  Terry Sanford assumed the governorship at a very turbulent time in 
the history of North Carolina and the South.
  The historic sit-in at the lunch counter at Woolworth's began just 
weeks after he assumed his office.
  While some southern Governors were calling for resistance to this 
nascent civil rights movement and defended segregation, Terry Sanford 
called for moderation.
  In his 1961 inaugural address, Terry Sanford called for a ``new day'' 
in which ``no group of our citizens can be denied the right to 
participate in the opportunities of first-class citizenship.''
  Along with civil rights and integration, Terry Sanford also stood for 
education since his earliest days.
  He created the community college system in North Carolina and the 
North Carolina School for the Arts in Winston-Salem and the Governor's 
School, a summer program for the most talented students in the State. 
He was recognized in a 1981 Harvard University study which ranked him 
as one of the Nation's top 10 Governors of the 20th Century.
  Constitutionally prohibited from seeking a second term, Terry Sanford 
looked for a new challenge. He started a law firm and turned down quite 
a few excellent opportunities such as becoming United States Ambassador 
to France, before he assumed the presidency of Duke University in 1970.
  At Duke University Terry Sanford doubled the Duke Medical Center's 
capacity making it a nationally recognized medical center and school 
and created the J.B. Fuqua School of Business.
  Continuing his dedication to Democratic politics, in 1972 Terry 
Sanford campaigned in the Democratic Presidential primary.
  Although he withdrew from the primary, Terry Sanford's ideas and 
ideals made an impact both in 1972 and during his second campaign for 
the nomination in 1976.
  In 1973, Terry Sanford was elected chairman of the 100 member 
Democratic Party Charter Commission which rewrote the party's 
Presidential nominating rules.
  He remained active in politics both in North Carolina and nationally.
  In 1985, Terry Sanford retired from the presidency of Duke 
University.
  In 1986, Terry Sanford ran for the United States Senate and defeated 
Republican Jim Broyhill.
  During his term in the Senate, Terry Sanford was remembered as a 
thoughtful legislator who took an interest in international affairs and 
education.
  He was a strong supporter of personal freedom and peace.
  In 1992, Terry Sanford lost his re-election for a second term to a 
former Democratic ally of his, now a Republican.
  One can only imagine what Terry Sanford would have accomplished in 
the United States Senate if he had been elected to a second term.
  After his loss, Terry returned to North Carolina, advising political 
candidates and spending time with his family.
  Mr. Speaker, Terry Sanford was a remarkable American.
  One who understood the challenges of his time and rose to the 
occasion. While all too often public servants run from the pressing 
issues of the day, trying to avoid difficult decisions and choices, 
Terry Sanford did not.
  His heroic stand against the status quo throughout his entire life, 
and his belief that he could make North Carolina and the United States 
a better place is what we stand here today to remember.
  Mr. BURR of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, tonight we have gathered to 
thank God for the life, the influence, the attitude, the service and 
the blessed spirit of Terry Sanford.
  He served as FBI Special Agent, Paratrooper, Governor, Senator, 
University President, Husband, Father and Grandfather in his life of 
service to his family, community, state and country. Terry Sanford left 
a great legacy of good work.
  Terry Sanford was a man dedicated to making the world a better place 
for those who were in need. He understood that by bringing people 
together much could be accomplished. Whether it was visionary goals for 
education or the advancement of the arts, I think it was his love of 
his country, his state and his family that drove him to succeed with 
every initiative he tackled. Terry Sanford was a very special person, 
willing and determined to do whatever he could to positively affect the 
lives of others.

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  When the history of North Carolina is finally written, a prominent 
place will be given to this man who will be missed, but forever loved 
by so many.

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