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North Carolina Interview: Brooks Hays

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Article about Brooks Hays along with personal interview in (We the people of) North Carolina magazine North Carolina interview: BROOKS HAYS It wasn't long after Brooks Hays took up residence in North Carolina that he was tapped for service to the state. Governor Scott appointed him as Chairman of the Good Neighbor Council in 1969; it is a post for which he is abundantly qualified by experience and temperament. A native of Arkansas, Mr. Hayes is a lawyer, one of the nation's most outstanding Baptist laymen, a veteran of eight terms in the U. S. House of Representatives, the author of several books, former Assistant Secretary of State and later Special White House Assistant during the Kennedy Administration, former Arthur T. Vanderbilt Professor of Public Affairs at Rutgers University, and now Director of the Evangelical Institute at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. Hays was an early advocate of moderation and understanding in the critical area of race relations; his views brought him wide criticism from his native state and resulted finally in his defeat in the Arkansas Congressional primaries of 1958. Soon after he moved to North Carolina, friends sought to persuade [sic] Hays to run for Congress as a Democrat in the 5th Congressional District, for the seat held by Republican Congressman Wilmer Mizzell. Hays decided not to get in the race and soon thereafter agreed to Governor Scott's request that he become Good Neighbor Council Chairman. The following interview with Hays was conducted in Raleigh on May 4....
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Magazine Paper, 11.2 Long X 7.5 Wide
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June 1970
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