GOVERNORS’ PAPERS James B. Hunt, Jr. SPEECHES, 1997-2001 Accession Information: May 27, 1999, February 22, 2000, February 25, 2000, January 5, 2001 Arrangement: Chronological Processed by: James Mark Valsame Finding Aid prepared by: James Mark Valsame MARS Number: 374.5 Date: February 5, 2008 These records contain copies of speeches given at various media events and meetings by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. during his fourth administration between 1997 and 2001. Research notes, rough drafts, logistical plans, handouts, brochures, memos, and correspondence concerning the planning of each speech are also sometimes included. Date Event 1997 Box 1 1/6/1997 NC School Boards Association, Winter Leadership Conference 1/7/1997 Soil and Water Conservation Annual Meeting 1/6/1997 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education 1/8/1997 Salute to Community Colleges 1/10/1997 Student Government Assembly 1/10/1997 Young Citizen’s Forum 1/11/1997 Inaugural Address 1/15/1997 Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance 1/17/1997 Cabinet Press Conference 1/22/1997 Legislative Briefing for Non-profits 1/23/1997 NC Press Association Awards 1/23/1997 12th Annual Triangle Commercial Real Estate Conference 1/27/1997 Winter Storm 1/28/1997 Advisory Budget Commission 1/28/1997 Wilson Chamber of Commerce 1/28/1997 State Utilities Commission Nominees 1/30/1997 National Governors Association/National Education Goals Panel 1/30/1997 Audio and Video Greetings, APT Studios 2/4/1997 National Governors Association/Smart Start 2/5/1997 NCCBI Luncheon, Raleigh, NC 2/7/1997 NC Tobacco Growers 2/11/1997 State of the State Address 2/11/1997 Radio Conference Calls 2/12/1997 Budget Press Statements 2/12/1997 Budget Press Conference 2/5/1997 German Sister State Agreement Date Event 2/13/1997 National Fisheries Summit 2/13/1997 Graduated Driver Licensing Press Conference 2/14/1997 Transit 2001 News Conference 2/15/1997 Democratic Party Executive Committee 2/19/1997 North Carolina Hospital Association 2/26/1997 Excellent Schools Act Press Conference Box 2 2/27/1997 Bill signing concerning Gubernatorial Veto 2/27/1997 Leadership North Carolina 2/27/1997 National Assessment of Educational Progress Test Results Press Conference 3/3/1997 Queen Ann’s Revenge (Blackbeard) Press Conference 3/4/1997 Statement on Better Campaigns Commission 3/3/1997 Excellent Schools Tour, Teacher Town Meeting, Charlotte, NC 3/4/1997 Herman and Anita Blumenthal “Lifetime of Giving” Program 3/5/1997 SOS Annual Conference 3/5/1997 “Keeping Families First” Welfare Reform Conference, NC Association of County Social Services Directors 3/5/1997 News and Observer Interview, Hurricane Fran Series 3/10/1997 Glaxo, King of Sweden Event 3/10/1997 Queen Anne’s Revenge (Blackbeard), NC Division of Archives and History 3/11/1997 Governor’s Summit on Agriculture 3/11/1997 Phone Interview with Matt Burns, Triangle Business Journal 3/12/1997 Friend of Education Award 3/12/1997 North Carolina Education Cabinet, State Education Commission 3/12/1997 Dateline NBC Pfiesteria Report 3/13/1997 President Clinton’s Remarks to the NC Legislature 3/18/1997 NCACTS/NCMEP Web Site Unveiling 3/18/1997 Sir Walter Cabinet 3/19/1997 Public Hearing, Excellent Schools Act 3/19/1997 NCCBI Annual Conference (Excellent Schools Act) 3/19/1997 Joint Appropriations Meeting, Excellent Schools Act 3/20/1997 Business/Education Summit 3/24/1997 Excellent Schools Tour, Teacher Town Meeting, Rocky Mount, NC 3/24/1997 Hurricane Conference, Atlantic Beach, NC 3/24/1997 “What Matters Most: Teaching and North Carolina’s Future,” UNC- Wilmington 3/25/1997 State Employees Combined Campaign Celebration 3/25/1997 SRO Forum 3/26/1997 “A Closer Look with Tom Joyner” Television show 3/27/1997 Education Week Interview, National Press Club Box 3 4/4/1997 Excellent Schools Act Town Meeting, Goldsboro, NC 4/4/1997 NCSU Award, McKimmon Center, Raleigh Date Event 4/7/1997 Governor’s Conference on Small Business, Raleigh 4/7/1997 Excellent Schools Act Town Meeting, Asheville, NC 4/7/1997 Travel and Tourism, Asheville, NC 4/8/1997 Hog Farm Moratorium 4/8/1997 NRA Eddie Eagle Photo Op 4/8/1997 President’s Summit for America’s Future 4/9/1997 Graduated Driver’s License Bill Signing 4/9/1997 Telephone Interview with the Charlotte Observer 4/9/1997 Smart Start Orientation, Research Triangle Park 4/9/1997 Shoulder to Shoulder for Public Schools, Raleigh 4/10/1997 NC Jaycees Reception, Executive Mansion 4/11/1997 NCAE Convention, Raleigh 4/14/1997 Forsyth County Bar, Winston-Salem 4/14/1997 Winston-Salem Editorial Board 4/22/1997 General Electric, Charlotte 4/16/1997 Smart Start Town Meeting/”I am Your Child” Event 4/16/1997 Broughton High School DWI Rally, Raleigh 4/17/1997 “Stars in the East” Celebration, East Wake High School 4/17/1997 The Magnolias (Senior Housing) Grand Opening, Raleigh 4/18/1997 Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Summit 4/18/1997 Vanguard Cellular Systems Dedication 4/18/1997 Greensboro Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon 4/18/1997 Peeler Open Elementary School, Greensboro 4/22/1997 General Electric, Charlotte 4/22/1997 NCCU School of Education Groundbreaking 4/22/1997 Smart Start, CP&L Contribution 4/22/1997 TTA’s RegioSprinter Demonstration and Legislative Reception, Logan’s Trading Co. Box 4 4/23/1997 Senate Budget Press Conference 4/23/1997 Main Street Managers Reception 4/23/1997 Press Conference 4/23/1997 Board of Directors Dinner, Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 4/24/1997 NC Professional Teaching Standards Commission 4/24/1997 SEANC Legislative Day Barbecue 4/25/1997 Corning Groundbreaking Celebration, Concord 4/25/1997 Musgrave Machine & Tool Ribbon Cutting, Davie County 4/26/1997 Jefferson-Jackson Day 4/27-28/1997 President’s Summit, Philadelphia 4/28/1997 “I Am Your Child” TV Special, Executive Mansion 4/29/1997 NCCBI’s Council of Local Chambers of Commerce 4/30/1997 Editorial Boards Briefing on Smart Start and Excellent Schools Act 5/1/1997 Banner Pharmacaps, High Point 5/1/1997 SEANC Annual Luncheon/Membership Drive Kickoff 5/1/1997 Water Quality Improvement Plan Press Conference Date Event 5/2/1997 Transportation 2001 – TIP Update, Raleigh 5/2/1997 Hyde County Prison Dedication 5/2/1997 ECU Education Conference 5/6/1997 Covance Dedication Ceremony 5/6/1997 Carolina Hurricanes Announcement 5/8/1997 The Fifty Group, Angus Barn, Raleigh 5/8/1997 Wade Edwards Learning Lab and Sculpture Dedication, Needham Broughton High School 5/9/1997 South Carolina Jefferson-Jackson Dinner & Reception, Columbia, SC 5/10/1997 “Hands on Charlotte” Day 5/12/1997 NC Close Up – “The State Today,” Peace College, Raleigh 5/12/1997 Statement on Jason Summey 5/14/1997 Democratic Party Legislative Gala 5/14/1997 Cabarrus, Rowan, and City of Kannapolis Chambers of Commerce 5/15/1997 Biogen RTP Dedication 5/16/1997 Entrepreneurial Schools Conference 5/16/1997 NC PTA Box 5 5/19/1997 “Ambassadors Across America” 5/19/1997 Smart Start/CP&L Building Dedication 5/20/1997 Smart Start Awards 5/21/1997 State Aging Conference 5/21/1997 NCIH Stakeholder’s Conference 5/21/1997 State Employees Combined Campaign Video/Salvation Army Steak and Steak Event Video 5/22/1997 Hendrick SOS (Support Our Students) Announcement, Charlotte 5/22/1997 Statement of Henry McKoy on the Board of Governors Election 5/28/2997 Delta Day at the Capitol, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 5/28/1997 Vice President Al Gore Town Meeting, Raleigh 5/29/1997 Flue Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation, Raleigh 5/30/1997 Legislative Black Caucus 5/30/1997 NC Welfare Rolls down 22 percent 6/2/1997 Governor’s Global Forum 6/2/1997 Stanley Works Announcement 6/2/1997 Rowan County Smart Start Event 6/2/1997 Bill Lee Freeway Dedication 6/4/1997 Ghanian Delegation Welcome 6/4/1997 Alice Aycock Poe Center 6/4/1997 Deaf-Blind Week 6/5/1997 Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center/National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, Chapel Hill 6/6/1997 Hurricane Preparedness Bill Signing, Capital Rotunda 6/6/1997 Commission on National & Community Service, Raleigh 6/9/1997 Tar Heel Girls State, Greensboro 6/9/1997 Tar Heel Boys State, Winston-Salem Date Event 6/11/1997 C. D. Spangler Retirement Toast 6/11/1997 Annual NC Conference of the United Methodist Church, Fayetteville 6/12/1997 Change in Personnel System 6/13/1997 Establishing Paternity Campaign Kickoff 6/13/1997 State Employees Combined Campaign “Thank You” Celebration Box 6 6/16/1997 Bosch-Siemens Meeting 6/16/1997 Neuse River Boat Ride 6/16/1997 “Dreamer’s Showcase” Interview with Mary Kurek and Ted Haigler, Craven-Pamlico-Carteret Regional Library 6/16/1997 WUNC Radio Live Call-in 6/16/1997 Smart Start Town Meeting, Craven-Pamlico-Carteret Regional Library 6/18/1997 NCAE Summer Leadership Conference 6/18/1997 Task Force on Racial and Religious Violence & Intimidation 6/19/1997 Bob Ingram Taping 6/21/1997 Greater Mt. Airy Chamber of Commerce Parters in Education HOSTS Kickoff 6/23/1997 Welfare Rolls down 24 percent 6/23/1997 Work First Roundtable, Bowman-Gray/Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem 6/24/1997 Neal Family Adoption Celebration, Old Senate Chamber, Raleigh 6/24/1997 Governor’s Awards for Bravery and Heroism, Raleigh 6/24/1997 ESA (Excellent Schools Act) Bill Signing, Effie Green Elementary School, Raleigh 6/24/1997 Reward for Double Murder in Robeson County 6/25/1997 Telephone Interview with Bob Williams re: Tobacco Settlement 6/26/1997 Carolina Hurricanes Hockey, Raleigh 6/26/1997 1999 Special Olympics World Games Press Conference 6/26/1997 Dean Smith Award Presentation 6/30/1997 Governor offers reward for murder in Winston-Salem 6/30/1997 James B.